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Category:
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Music |
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Created:
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Aug 24, 2008 |
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Type:
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Public |
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Members:
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1 |
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Owner:
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henry armando
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Language:
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Spanish |
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Country:
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Peru |
BY: Fred Shuster, Music Writer
Smile Empty Soul, suburban Santa Clarita's first entry into the "new Liverpool" stakes, is something to smile about.
Admirers say the trio - whose single "Bottom of a Bottle" just hit No. 9 on Billboard's modern rock chart - doesn't provide the run-of-the-mill head-banging fare you might expect. Although its sound draws on grunge and new metal, the group has been lauded for lyrics and vocals that mean something to listeners.
was writing about our friends in Santa Clarita," he said. "Nobody thinks about their future. When most of my friends graduated from high school, they didn't do anything. They didn't go to college. Some of them got lousy jobs and are barely surviving. And those same kids, all they do is get (messed up). That's all they wait for; they live for that."
Despite a growing Canyon Country music scene, there are few places for bands to play. Rock hangouts pop up and do well for several months and then disappear, although there are a number of coffee houses that offer live music.
"It's a very conservative atmosphere," Danielsen said. "The city will see a bunch of kids hanging out and the place will shut down.
"But I'm not leaving. I like it here."
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