Blue Cat Cubed

The Underground Artists Association (UAA) will be hosting its annual Blue Cat event April 1st through the 3rd. The event is in its third year, with this year's version appropriately titled "Blue Cat Cubed."

Read the new PlayErie interview with the UAA's Garrett Skindell.

Click here to view photos and listen to live audio

2004 Battle of the Bands winner chosen

This year's Battle of the Band's first place winner was Super No. 7 followed by Ron Yarosz in second place and Face Down In High Water in third place.

To experience the complete Battle of the Bands story visit our Battle 04 section.

New Seahollies song online

The Seahollies now have a new tune on their PlayErie page. Entitled "Hated" the song is from the band's new release - Decay. The CD features eleven new songs and was recorded at Diecaster Studios by Trevor Huster.

Please welcome N.Y.A.B.

Our newest addition to the PlayErie artist roster is N.Y.A.B. - a trio featuring Darren Holland (guitars, keys, vocals), LeiLani Aberts (drums, vocals), and Max The Red (production, vocals).

Check out their alt-rock influenced "Lead The Way" at the link above.

WERG to play local artists on the air

Erie radio station Energy FM 90 has announced that it will be dedicating airtime to local artists. The station plans to play one local band every 2 hours.

Energy-FM 90, WERG is Gannon University's student-operated broadcast radio and web-streaming station, which operates at 89.9 MHz on the FM dial. With a signal-strength of 3000 watts, Energy-FM 90 can be picked up throughout most of Erie County. On a larger scale, listeners from all over the world can pick up Energy's regular programming twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week by connecting to WERG-i on their website for live web streaming.

For more information contact Jess Kuzemsky at energyfm90md@hotmail.com - and don't forget to let her know that PlayErie.com sent you!

If you would like to have your music considered fro airplair on WERG please have a look at their submission guidelines page at www.wergfm.com/music-localrock.html To call in requests for local music use the WERG request line - (814) 459 WERG

Barstool Hooligans on PlayErie.com

Please welcome Barstool Hooligans to our growing list of artists. The band has just released its latest CD "Cheap Shots" and is playing extensively around the Erie area.

Barstool Hooligans describe themselves as "a resounding mix of classic Irish drinking music with the noise of modern rock."

Please welcome Shadows Force

Newly added to PlayErie.com is Shadows Force which is the solo project of bassist and vocalist Shawn Brinker.

Nicknamed "The Shadow", Shawn has been composing original music for over 10 years and has successfully produced 2 CD's under his own label. He is also a member of the popluar local band, Thirst N Howl.

Shadows Force combines a vast array of musical styles with a hard-rocking edge in the vein of Savatage, Pink Floyd, Stevie Ray Vaugh and Journey.

New release from Paper St.

Paper St. has just returned from Nashville, TN where they recorded their second release - a seven song EP.

The release date for the EP is March 27th with Paper St. holding a CD Release party that night at the Docksider. Also on the bill is Super No. 7, who will open the show.

The new Paper St. disc is titled "Music for the Desperate" and will be released in Media Play and CD Wharehouse throughout Western NY, Eastern PA, and most of OH. Stay tuned for a review of the CD here on PlayErie.com.

For more info about Paper St. visit www.paperstmusic.com