http://myspace.com/memoriesandjersey
Memories & Jersey is- Steven Lukas Doninger
Genre- Acoustic/electroacoustic/powerpop
Location- Spotswood, New Jersey
For fans of/sounds like- Dashboard Confessional, Hawthorne Heights, Jimmy Eat World, Brand New, Blink-182, Fall Out Boy, Say Anything, New Found Glory, Chiodos, The Spill Canvas, The Mars Volta
If you only listen to ONE SONG by Memories & Jersey, you MUST listen to... Our Notebook Fairytale
About Memories & Jersey/why they rock/ why you should check them out- "Tell Me Your Story", reads the headline to Memories & Jersey's Myspace, and telling his story is exactly what Steven Lukas Doninger is doing through his music. Doninger isn't making music in hopes that his face will grace the cover of Rolling Stone; he's making music because music can change- and save- lives. Memories & Jersey has a unique brand of electroacoustic-powerpop that lets Doninger tell his stories- which are at times pretty emotional- without sounding like he's whining. I've heard anything quite like Memories & Jersey before- while the electronic voice is nothing new, the way it's mixed with lyrics that are a mix of classic powerpop and classic, Dashboard Confessional-style acoustic emo makes Memories & Jersey stand out; it's hard to pinpoint exactly which artist they sound most like. The name seems to fit, too- the songs center around stories and memories, and Doninger is from New Jersey (as another New Jersey native, I happen to think that is awesome). Many of these songs- like "Our Notebook Fairtytale"- seem to center around romance (okay, maybe it's not the most "unique" theme, but there's a reason love songs are so popular)- "I'll illuminate the gray/ So you won't ever lose your way/ I'll bring color to your storybook/ And I'll give you your/ Notebook fairytale". Steven Doninger is talented, adorable, totally honest, and from New Jersey (the greatest state in the union), which basically qualifies him as awesome.
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Are you in a band, or do you know any awesome bands that you'd like to "nominate" to be in the 100 Bands Project? Comment here or send me an email at mollylh@live.com, with the band name, myspace/website link, band location (city and state/country, or if you'd prefer, a region- "Southern California", "New England", etc.), genre(s), what bands you think you sound like, band photo and member names (L to R, and what instrument they play), and anything else you think I should know about the band (if these things aren't available on the myspace). I'm open to solo artists, too. If I like your band, and I think other people will too, I will include you in the 100 Bands Project. Note- to be included in the 100 Bands Project, the band MUST be unsigned, there MUST be at least 3 original songs available for listening on Myspace or the band website, the band MUST currently be active (no broken-up/on hiatus/inactive bands, please), and all band members MUST be extremely good-looking. Just kidding about the last one, although it's a plus. ;)
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