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Born and bred in the basements of Philadelphia,
zelazowa is intense, rebellious rock.
It was early 2000 when this quartet of childhood
friends began performing together, and since
then they have grown to create a sound that is
entirely their own, combining raw, punk-fused
energy with towering vocal lines.
In late 2003, zelazowa road-tripped to Nashville,
TN to record three tracks at the Sound Emporium,
and begin developing album material. Upon their
return, they won the Last Band Standing Battle
of the Bands competition at the Trocadero in
Philadelphia, were selected as performers at
the Millennium Music Conference, Mid-Atlantic
Music Conference, and Motor City Music Conference,
and made their Massachusetts debut at the Locobazooka
Festival. A string of successful club shows in
New York City and Philadelphia followed, before
the band returned to the studio in late 2004
to lay down an entire album.
Recruiting Lou Gonzalez (Rolling
Stones, Jimi Hendrix) and Stuart White of Quad
Studios in Manhattan, zelazowa was able to
capture the raw intensity that encompasses
the band's live shows. Chris Athens (Coldplay)
of Sterling Sound then lent his mastering touch,
and sent the group off with his seal of approval.
The resulting album, entitled "Rest Easy," has
since won zelazowa an opening slot for Jimmy
Chamberlin Complex (Smashing Pumpkins) on May
3rd in Philadelphia, and earned them a Northeast/Mid-Atlantic
radio campaign starting May 30th.
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