Regional Bands - “S”

At least one member of the band must live, work, or attend school in Athens to be considered local. To be considered active, your band must have played a gig sometime within the last 365 days.

Band Name	Description
S.S.M.	SSM is John Szymanski (Hentchmen, ex-Paybacks), Dave Shettler (ex-The Sights), and Marty Morris (Cyril Lords). SSM toured in the winter of 2005-2006 with the Black Keys. The New York Times said "There are two differences between SSM and countless garage-rock revivals: the sound is scruffier and the songs are smarter. Despite the vintage equipment, this is no 1960's revival; it's a warped reinvention." [ 1 Concert ] [ 1 Photo ]
Salvage	So, gushkin and salvage are meant to be, proved to me by divine intervention and gushkin. Rock / Metal / Punk. [ 3 Concerts ] [ 2 Photos ]
Selecter Regga Band	Selecter Reggae Band is an All Star Sextet featuring members of Rays Music Exchange, the Zionites, DLO(Da LEMMINGS OnSombol), and Grand Oversoul. Formed in the Spring of 2005, the group,consisting of Tim Hensley(drums), Alonzo Leggette(percussion), Nick Blasky(bass and vocals), Andy Lenihan(keys), John Gentry Jr.(guitar), and Jeremy Lacinak(vocals and guitar), have fused a unique sounding perspective on an original roots music form. Like their predecessors who fused their own Island rhythms with R & B, Ska, and Dub. Selecter has added their own twist by bringing in newer elements such as Jazz and Rock, with extended improvisational sections, making for a truly new and fresh variation. Currently writing and rehearsing original material for an upcoming 2007 cd release. [ call: (513)-638-7746 ] [ mail: SelecterCincyReggae ÅΤ yahoo _Δot ÇOM ]
Series	Series is an indy/garage rock trio currently residing in Cleveland. Fronted by brothers Sam and Josh Goldberg (on guitar/vocals and bass respectively), the triad is rounded out by drummer "Untamed" Mark Karges. The band has played in Athens several times, including sets opening for Cleveland's Coffinbery and Roue, Columbus' Times New Viking, and most recently, Athens' own We March. [ call: (216) 554-1536 ] [ mail: jg242302_AT_ohiou _Δot edu ] [ 5 Concerts ] [ 1 Photo ]
Shineout Libretto	Formerly from Athens, now in Columbus, Ohio... A 4-piece emo/rock band with emphasis on smart/relatable lyrical content, 3-part vocal harmonies, in-your-face guitars, encompassing bass lines, and energetic drums. We hope to get you moving, physically and emotionally. Our goal is to perfect the EMO genre by combining the best elements of our diverse musical backgrounds. If you like what we do now, be sure to keep up with the band, because it will ONLY get better. [ call: 614-596-0422 ] [ mail: imbacknblack12 /\+ hotmail.FAKE_part_delete_this.c o m ] [ 1 Concert ]
Shotgun For Royalty	Two man rock band formerly from Athens, Ohio. Now live in Chicago. Watch our videos for better description. [ 25 Concerts ] [ 5 Videos ] [ 1 Photo ]
Silo The Huskie	Throughout the duration of their years playing together (the number of which is in and of itself a laudable achievement for any band) they've stuck to their guns, perfecting their unique brand of Midwestern roots rock that fits the brutally honest and sincere lyricism of songwriter Brian Barlup like a glove. [ 2 Songs ]
Six Gallery	From Parma, Kent, and Westerville Six Gallery found each other in Athens on the hottest day of August in 2005. Beautiful chaos ensued until the creation of an even numbered band in January 06. The train is building steam in Columbus currently and will likely be tearing up the tracks (pun intended) for a duration of no less than the time equivalence of the cuteness of kittens. [ 3 Songs ] [ 4 Concerts ]
Skeletonwitch	Formerly from Athens, Ohio... Now living in Cleveland, Ohio... Howling destruction from the darkest pits of the Abyss, the Skeletonwitch comes to slaughter your loved ones and crush your skull. Blending sheer burtality with satanic melodies, Skeletonwitch wails with shredding guitar riffs, vocals as evil as Lucifer himself, gore-dripping bone-snapping blast beats, enough spells to fill a DnD Manual, and enough long red hair to strangle your mother. Come to our shows if you want to see the master shredders and have your face melted off by hell-borne witchfire! [ mail: skeletonwitch @ skeletonwitch.ERASE_THIS_PART.KOM ] [ 2 Songs ] [ 20 Concerts ] [ 1 Video ] [ 1 Photo ]
Spiveys	We are the Spiveys. We have released a full length record, a single, and had several compilation appearances. We have played & toured the states and Europe with some of our favorite bands: The Cows, Brainiac, Bob City, Geraldine, Solex, Fear, The Woggles, Lustre King. We are undeniably loud and often dirty. We understand irony, but are not sarcastic. We like to drink. We like to rock. We are an institution in desparate need of expansion. [ 4 Songs ] [ 1 Concert ] [ 1 Video ] [ 1 Photo ]
Squirrel Nut Zippers	Performing songs from the entire catalogue, the band still rejoices at the difficulty people have in pigeonholing their unmistakable sound. A perpetually evolving, hybrid-stew of Southern roots traditions, the Zippers were aptly tagged "'30s punk" by one critic, and have always flirted with a muse most concerned with ghosts, love gone wrong, fever-dreams, and the razor's edge of sexual desire. Centered around the beguiling vocals of Katherine Whalen and the anachronistic windup toy that is Jimbo Mathus, the Zippers promise to both charm and confound. "I always felt like we were making short movies rather than songs," Phillips says. [ 1 Concert ] [ 1 Photo ]
The Stepford Five	"Complex arcs of guitar and stutter-stepped, hard-hitting drums define The Stepford 5, yet another export outta Columbus. They also win for quote of the festival, as singer Keith Jenkins proclaimed, "Sooner or later, we're going to prove to the rest of the stupid country that the Midwest is where all the good rock bands are." Their music is a hybrid of shoegazer and harder modern rock, with strong vocals and harmonies. As TS5 play, the sounds become waves of chords and beats, all crashing on the beach at once. Nice stuff." - Laura Hamlett(http://www.playbackstl.com/) [ 6 Songs ]
Street Sharks	The Street Sharks are straight-up thrashy hardcore. We like to play fast and we're not exactly a big fan of the 5 minute epic songs. Come thrash it up for us and check out our site! Formerly from Athens, now in Charolette NC! [ 1 Concert ]
Strikken	Hard metallic rock band with 5 members that love to play, and it shows! [ call: 614-648-0815 ] [ mail: band_AT_strikken.ignore_spam.ÇOM ]
The Sun	From Columbus, Ohio. Self described as progressive psychedelic pop. [ 20 Concerts ] [ 1 Video ]
Sybris	Angela Mullenhour - sings and fingerpicks an Epiphone Firebird guitar. She plays through a Fender Super Six combo amp. Eric Mahle - plays drums. Eric joined the band in the spring of 2005. Phil Naumann - plays G&L ASAT guitars through a 1972 Fender Bassman combo amp. Shawn Podgurski - sings and plays a Fender P-Bass through a Kustom 200 amp. [ 1 Concert ] [ 1 Photo ]