Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution
| Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution | |
|---|---|
| Origin | United States |
| Genres | Acoustic, classical, folk, ska |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Pentimento Music Company, RISC |
| Associated acts | Streetlight Manifesto, Catch 22 |
| Website | http://www.acousticbandits.com |
| Members |
Tomas Kalnoky Jamie Egan Nick Afflitto Marcy Ciuffreda Rachel Goldstein Matt Dannenberg Layton Hayes John Paul Jones Achilles Kalnoky Paul Lowndes Chris Paszik Mark Rendeiro Dan Ross Pete Sibilia Shane Thompson Natalia Ushak |
Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution, or BOTAR, is a musical collective including influences from ska, punk,classical, and eastern European music, entirely in an acoustic format including classically trained musicians. It is composed of former Catch 22 members Tomas Kalnoky and Jamie Egan, in addition to Nick Afflitto, Marcy Ciuffreda, Matt Dannenberg, Rachel Goldstein, Layton Hayes, John Paul Jones, Achilles Kalnoky, Paul Lowndes, Chris Paszik, Mark Rendeiro, Dan Ross, Pete Sibilia, Shane Thomson, and Natalia Ushak.
They self-released their first recording, an EP entitled A Call to Arms, in late 2001. Among its five songs was a new arrangement of the Catch 22 song “Dear Sergio”, originally written by Tomas Kalnoky, which included a new verse and a minor renaming to “Hey Sergio:”. They quickly sold out of their self-produced album, deciding to then offer it on their homepage for free. The EP has since been re-released in CD-DA format.
Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution can be considered only a smaller side project, as it has taken a back seat to Tomas Kalnoky’s main focus, Streetlight Manifesto. A few of BOTAR’s members belong to Streetlight Manifesto. As of late 2003, BOTAR has been placed on hiatus while Streetlight Manifesto tours, but there are plans for future recordings. Both bands are members of The RISC Group.
They have two LPs that have been in the works since 2001: 99 Songs of Revolution and an as yet untitled album. 99 Songs is to be a wide-ranging 8-record collection of covers, with only two of the records done by BOTAR (two others will be produced by Streetlight Manifesto and four will be performed by two Streetlight Manifesto-related projects, with two for each group). The untitled album is planned to be original material.
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