The fusion of rock n' roll, guitar wizardry, funky white boy dancing and slam poetry - Spoken Groove

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ROCK: Modern Rock, SPOKEN WORD: With Music



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The Peter Nevland Band has exploded from obscurity to become the most energy dripping, rock nâ roll, spoken groove band ever imagined.

"It's a wild trippin' psycho funkedelic roller coaster ride that taps into the unexplored depths of the unknown." raves HM Magazine.

â...an explosion of words,â reads the Dallas Morning News, â...lifting his arms one minute and kicking his legs the next.â

âthis band must be seen to truly be understood and appreciated.â says Jim King of The Examiner, in Beaumont, TX.

SPOKEN GROOVE
IT'S A ROCK N' ROLL REVOLUTION!

âWhat Peter does with words is illegal in 7 states and under investigation in 17 more,â says national best-selling author, Roy Williams.

âPaul,... is a virtuoso on the guitar,â raves Hope Arts Festival Coordinator, David Taylor. âThe man does not hide behind his guitar, he rides it.â

Amazingly, Peter completed a Masterâs in Engineering from the University of Texas and spurned his lucrative position as an engineer at Motorola to pursue a performance career full-time.

CD Releases
âPeter Nevlandâ 2001 Peterâs solo, spoken word CD
âLate Bloomerâ 2002 The Peter Nevland Band
âJust My Mouthâ 2003 Peterâs 2nd spoken word CD
âAcoustic Spoken Grooveâ 2003 Peter & Paulâs Acoustic CD
âBirth of the Spoken Grooveâ 2003 The Peter Nevland Band
âThe Singlesâ 2004 The Peter Nevland Band EP


THE PETER NEVLAND BAND STORY

Spoken Groove. Thatâs the answer to people everywhere thirsty for a rock nâ roll revolution. The Peter Nevland Band has taken the burgeoning art form of slam poetry and made it accessible to the rock nâ roll masses in a way that would make Gil Scott Heron giddy with delight. âItâs a psycho funkedelic roller coaster ride that taps into the depths of the unknown,â says HM magazine. âAn explosion of words,â is the quotation of choice for the Dallas Morning News. Peterâs words by themselves will take you to never before discovered countries bursting with tongue in cheek humor, cultural insight, and the delight of a child. When combined with the prodigious musical and songwriting talents of guitarist Paul Finley, keyboardist, David Nevland, bassist, Jason Peavey, and drummer, Eric Allen, one ends up with a live show where absolutely anything is possible. If you still donât have a picture in your head for this new genre of music called Spoken Groove, youâll just have to experience it yourself.

Since packing out their first show at Café Mundi in July, 2001, the Peter Nevland Band has played all over the Austin music scene at Momoâs, Flamingo Cantina, the Red Eyed Fly, the Vibe, and everywhere in between. Theyâve been featured at arts festivals around the state and toured all over the Midwest and East Coast in the summers of 2003 & 2004. Theyâve produced two full-length albums, âLate Bloomerâ in 2002, and âBirth of the Spoken Grooveâ in 2003, one demo, âThe Singlesâ in 2004, and sold over 3000 units, besides spinning off the acoustic duo of Peter & Paul whoâve been touring all over the U.S. and Canada and releasing 5 full-length albums of their own since the Fall of 2002.

Of course the most interesting aspect to the Peter Nevland Band isnât so much where theyâve played, but how they discovered a completely new musical genre. Music and writing was the last thing on Peterâs mind when he came to the University of Texas in 1993 to study Mechanical Engineering. When he did start writing, what came out ended up being somewhere between a song and spoken word, not tied to a particular beat, but improvising around the rhythms that are generated by his exploding imagery and creative word choice. In fact his writing was so inventive, bands started asking him if they could play music for him while he unleashed his âDr. Seuss took a walk through the ghetto and decided to become the white, jive kingâ style. Pretty soon, he had a band of his own, had left his lucrative career as an engineer at Motorola, and launched off into wild musical adventures across an incredible spectrum of audiences. From rock hungry students to fine art lovers, inner city kids to white collar businessman, no one can get enough of the wonderful world of Spoken Groove.


WHERE THEY'VE PERFORMED
Shepton Mallet, England - Soul Survivor Festival, 2005
New York, NY '" New York Stock Exchange, Times Square, MTV Studios,
The Bitter End, Nuyorican Poetry Slam, Café P.A.
Freedom Arts Festival, Port Arthur, TX '"2002, 2003 (FeaturedArtists)
Hope Arts Festival, Austin, TX '" July, 2001 (Featured Artists)
Ichthus Music Festival 2003 '" Wilmore, KY
Austin, TX '" Flamingo Cantina, Momoâs, Steamboat, Spider House, Flipnotics, the Vibe,
Cheapo Records, Ruta Mayaâs, Egoâs, Café Mundi, 5X Austin Poetry Slam Champion
Beaumont, TX '" Logon Café
Dallas, TX '" Deep Ellum Live, Club Clearview, Galaxy Club, SMU, Insomnia, Youth Specialties
Fayetteville, AR '" The University of Arkansas, Kennedy Coffee
San Diego, CA '" The Emergent Convention
Los Angeles, CA '" Verge, The Bridge
San Francisco, CA '" Merge, Highway Community
Atwater, CA '" Seraphim Café
Durango, CO - Steamworks Brewing Co.
Colorado Springs, CO '" 32 Bleu
Hamden, CT '" The Space
Washington, D.C. '" Teaism (D.C. slam feature)
Jacksonville, FL '" Boomtown Theatre
West Palm Beach, FL '" PBA University, Club Dada, Alligator Alley
Milledgeville, GA '" Georgia College & State University
Hinesville, GA '" Over Coffee
Savannah, GA '" Savannah College of Art & Design, 180
Evansville, IN '" Club Rev
Georgetown, KY '" Georgetown College
Morehead, KY '" Rowan County High School
Owensboro, KY '" Beyond the Brim, Common Ground
Baltimore, MD '" XandO (Baltimore slam feature)
Albion, MI '" Albion College
Ann Arbor, MI '" The University of Michigan
Petoskey, MI '" The Bridge
Grand Rapids, MI '" Calvin College, Schullerâs Books, 4 Friends Coffee, Billyâs Bar
Minneapolis, MN '" The Quest, Solomonâs Porch
Springfield, MO '" Drury University
Joplin, MO '" Dioko Coffee Co.
Chapel Hill, NC '" The Cave
Albuquerque, NM '" Atomic Cantina
Santa Fe, NM '" Bar B
Columbus, OH '" Oldfieldâs on High, Vineyard Cafe
Oklahoma City, OK '" The Backroom, Galileoâs
Stratford, ON '" Club Tango, Falstaffâs, Bistro 32
Corvallis, OR '" Oregon State University
Pittsburgh, PA '" Club Café, Quiet Storm, Shadow Lounge, The Copper Dog
Nashville, TN '" Lipscomb University, The Emergent Convention
Kingston, TN '" Common Ground
Price, UT '" College of Eastern Utah
Where Youâve Heard Them on the Radio
Tuscaloosa, AL '" WVUA 90.7FM
Durango, CO '" KDUR 91.9FM
Rolla, MO '" KUMR (an NPR affiliate) morning show, KMNR college radio
Springfield, MO '" KDRU 98.1FM
Oklahoma City, OK '" KTOK with Sonya Vaughan and Scott Lewis
Cleveland, OH '" WCSB 89.3 FM, The True Unda-Ground Show
Stratford, ON '" CJCS 1240
Austin, TX '" KLBJ Local Licks Live with Loris Lowe, Power FM 106.7
Price, UT '" KCEU 91.1FM


WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

â...an explosion of words.â
- The Dallas Morning News

âIt's a wild trippin' psycho funkedelic roller coaster ride that taps into the unexplored depths of the unknown.â
- HM Magazine

âNot that you aren't a supreme entity yourself, but the band ROCKS unbelievably!â
- Holly Holleran '" Charlottesville, VA

â...hearing Peter perform is like ... taking a running leap off the rim of the Grand Canyon with your hands tied behind your back so that the only way to pull the parachute's ripcord is with your toes.â
- Roy Williams, Best selling author, President, Williams Marketing, Buda, TX

âWow, itâs really cool! I hope youâre not offended by this, but itâs like Scooby Doo, funk, jazz...stuff.â
- The doorman '" Next Door, Dallas, TX

âIâm always amazed by your work, Peter. Youâre doing things that no one else on the slam scene is doing.â
- Matthew John Conley, 2002 Austin Poetry Slam Champion

â...it was the most original thing I had ever seen and powerful enough to leave me standing in the darkness crying.â
- Sean McNally '" Fredericksburg, VA

â...with all the glory of a skinny-limbed red-head, Peter bumps and grinds and hops his way through his spiritual journey like an ecstatic hip-hop dancer.â
- David Taylor '" Coordinator, Hope Arts Festival, Austin, TX