Urban Artillery
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URBAN ARTILLERY is a Los Angeles
-based band
founded by Jeff Hollie (Frank Zappa, Burning Sensations, Bonedaddys) and Steve Young
(Beef Box, Urban Artillery, Q Styles Infinity). Their overall sound has been described as a cross between George Clinton
and Rage Against the Machine
. During their mercenary tenure on the local Los Angeles club scene, the band had performed at all the standard rock institutions such as Music Machine, Palomino, Madame Wongs, Club Lingerie, Country Club, and more alternative venues like Water the Bush, and Al's Bar. Urban Artillery appeared annually at the West Hollywood Street Festival and the Sunset Junction Street Festival as well as being showcased on KROQ's Local Music Showcase. The band was interviewed on several television shows including Century Cable's "What's Bubbling Underground" and Rachel Donaghue's "On the Flipside". Urban Artillery has produced 2 videos for their songs, "Beautiful Country" and "Racist Town" which was filmed at night on the steps of City Hall in downtown Los Angeles. The band received a moderate amount of exposure on mainstream television and radio in Los Angeles in the 80's and also recorded the song Racist Town which was on the soundtrack of the movie Floundering
.
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Band (music)
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founded by Jeff Hollie (Frank Zappa, Burning Sensations, Bonedaddys) and Steve Young
Steve Young (guitarist)
Steve Young is an engineer, filmmaker, designer, publisher, guitarist, and songwriter. He has written and published several songs that were played on the MTV shows The Real World and Road Rules...
(Beef Box, Urban Artillery, Q Styles Infinity). Their overall sound has been described as a cross between George Clinton
George Clinton (funk musician)
George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost...
and Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk...
. During their mercenary tenure on the local Los Angeles club scene, the band had performed at all the standard rock institutions such as Music Machine, Palomino, Madame Wongs, Club Lingerie, Country Club, and more alternative venues like Water the Bush, and Al's Bar. Urban Artillery appeared annually at the West Hollywood Street Festival and the Sunset Junction Street Festival as well as being showcased on KROQ's Local Music Showcase. The band was interviewed on several television shows including Century Cable's "What's Bubbling Underground" and Rachel Donaghue's "On the Flipside". Urban Artillery has produced 2 videos for their songs, "Beautiful Country" and "Racist Town" which was filmed at night on the steps of City Hall in downtown Los Angeles. The band received a moderate amount of exposure on mainstream television and radio in Los Angeles in the 80's and also recorded the song Racist Town which was on the soundtrack of the movie Floundering
Floundering
Floundering is a 1994 comedy film set in the aftermath of the Los Angeles riots of 1992. The film was directed and written by Peter McCarthy, starring James LeGros with appearances by John Cusack, Ethan Hawke, and Lisa Zane.-Plot summary:...
.
Current members
- Jeff Hollie (vocal, sax)
- Steve YoungSteve Young (guitarist)Steve Young is an engineer, filmmaker, designer, publisher, guitarist, and songwriter. He has written and published several songs that were played on the MTV shows The Real World and Road Rules...
(guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s) - Jerome Lee (bass guitar, vocal)
- Craig Manrique (drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
) - Andy Krikun (keyboard, vocal)