The Holdup
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The Holdup is an American alternative
band from San Jose, CA. Their music incorporates elements of reggae
, hip-hop
, pop
, and indie.
Their first EP quickly sold one thousand copies in the summer of 2008; the band then received attention from local independent record label Dub Rock Records. A few weeks later the band signed with Dub Rock and began production on their first album, Stay Gold. Once released, Stay Gold debuted at the #1 spot on the iTunes Reggae Charts. Due to the album’s success on iTunes, it was featured on the “What’s Hot” list for six weeks. The single “Good Times” was on rotation at multiple college radio stations such as Santa Clara University’s KSCU
103.3FM and also landed on the Bay Area’s biggest alternative mainstream rock station KITS
Live 105.3FM.
After a successful first album, the need for a follow-up became apparent and The Holdup went back into the studio to create their sophomore record, Confidence in 2010. The song “Faster” adds a hip-hop style by incorporating an up-tempo beat and quick delivery by vocalist Garmany. It is followed by “Motion” which breaks down the band to its core, producing an acoustic sound with heartfelt lyrics, providing musical diversity to the album. Confidence debuted at #1 on the iTunes Reggae Charts and earned the band the award of iTunes Best New Reggae Artist of 2010.
Growing in popularity, the band decided to release a third album in 2011, Still Gold. Prior to its release, a half cover of "Young Folks
" by Peter Bjorn and John
, renamed by The Holdup as "Young Fools", entered the music mainstream. The popular San Francisco radio station KITS
Live 105.3 immediately started giving the song rotation adding to the band’s popularity. While the third album was in postproduction, iTunes recognized the band’s talent once more by placing their song "Summertime Baby", off of the album Confidence, on the iTunes Essentials Rising Stars: Reggae playlist that was released on March 28, 2011.
Still Gold was launched on April 26, 2011, and continuing the trend of the previous two albums, debuted at #1 on the iTunes Reggae Charts. It also earned the #2 spot on the Billboard Charts
: Reggae Albums.
The band is continuing to perfect their innovative style of reggae music and is currently working on their fourth album, scheduled for release Spring 2012.
The band has played shows all over the country. Some notable locations are: The Roxy
- Los Angeles, CA; Slims -San Francisco, CA; The Catalyst -Santa Cruz, CA; BB King’s Blues Club - New York, NY; House of Blues
- Boston, MA; House of Blues
- Anaheim, CA; Shoreline Amphitheater - Mountain View, CA; The Bellyup - San Diego, CA; and Great American Music Hall
- San Francisco, CA.
The Holdup has toured with such acts as Rebelution
, The Dirty Heads
, SOJA, Iration
, Silversun Pickups
, Hole
, Panic! at the Disco
, Sublime with Rome
, Pepper
, 311
, Collie Buddz
, Cage the Elephant
, Blues Traveler
, Dead Kennedys
, Warren G
, and many more.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band from San Jose, CA. Their music incorporates elements of reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, hip-hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
, pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, and indie.
History
Formed initially by Danny Flores (drums) and Mike Garmany (lead vocals/guitar) in 2008 after recruiting Kyle Christensen (bass guitar), the band started writing and performing their original songs at local venues around San Jose. It didn’t take long for a fan base to develop as the multi-genre music quickly spread through the area. As demand for an album began to increase the band recruited Clev Stiles (DJ/band manager) and The Holdup was complete.Their first EP quickly sold one thousand copies in the summer of 2008; the band then received attention from local independent record label Dub Rock Records. A few weeks later the band signed with Dub Rock and began production on their first album, Stay Gold. Once released, Stay Gold debuted at the #1 spot on the iTunes Reggae Charts. Due to the album’s success on iTunes, it was featured on the “What’s Hot” list for six weeks. The single “Good Times” was on rotation at multiple college radio stations such as Santa Clara University’s KSCU
KSCU
KSCU is a radio station broadcasting a Variety format. Licensed to Santa Clara, California, the station serves the San Jose area. The station is currently owned by Santa Clara University. The station plays independent music, varying from indie rock, punk, ska, jazz, blues, reggae, and others...
103.3FM and also landed on the Bay Area’s biggest alternative mainstream rock station KITS
KITS
KITS is a San Francisco, California, USA-based radio station broadcasting at 105.3 MHz. The station is owned by CBS Radio and programs a modern rock format. The station also broadcasts on HD channel L2, locally on Comcast cable channel 986, and is streaming online.-Hot Hits:The station's...
Live 105.3FM.
After a successful first album, the need for a follow-up became apparent and The Holdup went back into the studio to create their sophomore record, Confidence in 2010. The song “Faster” adds a hip-hop style by incorporating an up-tempo beat and quick delivery by vocalist Garmany. It is followed by “Motion” which breaks down the band to its core, producing an acoustic sound with heartfelt lyrics, providing musical diversity to the album. Confidence debuted at #1 on the iTunes Reggae Charts and earned the band the award of iTunes Best New Reggae Artist of 2010.
Growing in popularity, the band decided to release a third album in 2011, Still Gold. Prior to its release, a half cover of "Young Folks
Young Folks
"Young Folks" is the first single from Peter Bjorn and John's third album, Writer's Block . The single features Victoria Bergsman of The Concretes as a guest vocalist.-Reception:...
" by Peter Bjorn and John
Peter Bjorn and John
Peter Bjorn and John are a Swedish indie rock band, formed in Stockholm in 1999 and named after the first names of the band's members: Peter Morén , Björn Yttling and John Eriksson .They are best known for the 2006 single "Young Folks", which...
, renamed by The Holdup as "Young Fools", entered the music mainstream. The popular San Francisco radio station KITS
KITS
KITS is a San Francisco, California, USA-based radio station broadcasting at 105.3 MHz. The station is owned by CBS Radio and programs a modern rock format. The station also broadcasts on HD channel L2, locally on Comcast cable channel 986, and is streaming online.-Hot Hits:The station's...
Live 105.3 immediately started giving the song rotation adding to the band’s popularity. While the third album was in postproduction, iTunes recognized the band’s talent once more by placing their song "Summertime Baby", off of the album Confidence, on the iTunes Essentials Rising Stars: Reggae playlist that was released on March 28, 2011.
Still Gold was launched on April 26, 2011, and continuing the trend of the previous two albums, debuted at #1 on the iTunes Reggae Charts. It also earned the #2 spot on the Billboard Charts
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
: Reggae Albums.
The band is continuing to perfect their innovative style of reggae music and is currently working on their fourth album, scheduled for release Spring 2012.
The band has played shows all over the country. Some notable locations are: The Roxy
The Roxy
The Roxy was a fashionable nightclub on Neal Street in London's Covent Garden, known for hosting the flowering British punk music scene in its infancy.-Brief history:...
- Los Angeles, CA; Slims -San Francisco, CA; The Catalyst -Santa Cruz, CA; BB King’s Blues Club - New York, NY; House of Blues
House of Blues
House of Blues is a chain of 13 live music concert halls and restaurants in major markets throughout the United States. House of Blues first location was in Cambridge's Harvard Square. It was opened in 1992 by Isaac Tigrett, co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, star of The Blues Brothers...
- Boston, MA; House of Blues
House of Blues
House of Blues is a chain of 13 live music concert halls and restaurants in major markets throughout the United States. House of Blues first location was in Cambridge's Harvard Square. It was opened in 1992 by Isaac Tigrett, co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, star of The Blues Brothers...
- Anaheim, CA; Shoreline Amphitheater - Mountain View, CA; The Bellyup - San Diego, CA; and Great American Music Hall
Great American Music Hall
The Great American Music Hall is a concert hall in San Francisco, California. It is located on O'Farrell Street in the Tenderloin neighborhood on the same block as the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theater...
- San Francisco, CA.
The Holdup has toured with such acts as Rebelution
Rebelution (band)
Rebelution is a reggae band from Santa Barbara, California. Current members of Rebelution are Eric Rachmany, Rory Carey, Wesley Finley, and Marley Williams...
, The Dirty Heads
The Dirty Heads
The Dirty Heads are a Reggae rock band from Southern California with a melodic style that includes hip hop and punk genres. Their debut album, Any Port in a Storm, was released on September 23, 2008, by Executive Music Group .-History:...
, SOJA, Iration
Iration
Iration is a reggae group from Santa Barbara, CA. All members originally hail from Hawaii. They play a mix of reggae, dub, rock and are known for playing a lot of Sunshine Reggae.-History:...
, Silversun Pickups
Silversun Pickups
Silversun Pickups is an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2002. The band comprises Brian Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Christopher Guanlao, and Joe Lester....
, Hole
Hole (band)
Hole is an American alternative rock band that originally formed in Los Angeles in 1989. The band is fronted by vocalist/songwriter and rhythm guitarist Courtney Love, who co-founded Hole with former songwriter/lead guitarist Eric Erlandson...
, Panic! at the Disco
Panic! at the Disco
Panic! at the Disco is an American alternative rock duo, formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2005. Since its split, the band's line-up includes Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith . Former members Ryan Ross and Jon Walker left the group in 2009...
, Sublime with Rome
Sublime with Rome
Sublime with Rome is a musical collaboration between Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh, formerly of the band Sublime, and singer and guitarist Rome Ramirez. The group chiefly performed songs by Sublime, which was fronted by Bradley Nowell until his death in 1996...
, Pepper
Pepper
- Plants and plant products :The genus Piper of the pepper family , including for example:* Black pepper, white and green pepper, Piper nigrum* Cubeb, Piper cubeba, also known as Java pepper* Long pepper, Piper longum...
, 311
311 (band)
311 is an American rock band from Omaha, Nebraska. The band was formed in 1988 by vocalist/rhythm guitarist Nick Hexum, lead guitarist Jim Watson , bassist Aaron "P-Nut" Wills and drummer Chad Sexton...
, Collie Buddz
Collie Buddz
Collie Buddz is a Bermudian reggae and dancehall artist best known for his single "Come Around". Although born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he was raised in Bermuda. He performed on Shaggy's 2007 album Intoxication on the track "Mad Mad World". In 2008, he performed the song "SOS" on WWE The Music,...
, Cage the Elephant
Cage the Elephant
Cage the Elephant is an American rock band from Bowling Green, Kentucky, that formed in mid-2006. Since their formation, the band has gained a large following in the US as well as the UK and Canada for their sound and their high-energy live performances. The band released their self-titled debut...
, Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler is a rock band, formed in Princeton, New Jersey in 1987. The band has been influenced by a variety of genres, including blues-rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, soul, and Southern rock...
, Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1978. The band became part of the American hardcore punk movement of the early 1980s. They gained a large underground fanbase in the international punk music scene....
, Warren G
Warren G
Warren G , is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is also Dr. Dre's half-brother.His biggest hit is the song "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released in 1994...
, and many more.
Discography
- Stay Gold 2009 Dub Rock Records
- Confidence 2010 Dub Rock Records
- Still Gold 2011 Dub Rock Records