City Of The Sun
| City Of The Sun | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New York, New York |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Chesky Records |
| Website |
wearecityofthesun |
| Members |
John Pita Avi Snow Zach Para |
City Of The Sun is an American acoustic post-rock trio from New York City. Their sound is influenced by several genres including post-rock, gypsy jazz, flamenco, and indie rock.
Biography
Formed on the Upper East Side of New York City in 2011, City of the Sun initially consisted of guitarists John Pita and a vocalist who left the group soon after forming. Guitarist Avi Snow joined in 2012. The group is known to have created their signature sound while busking on the streets of New York and still will gather for impromptu public jam sessions in public squares and subway stations in New York City to this day. After being seen at one of their many public performances, the group were invited to perform at the 2013 TED conference and have since also performed at regional TEDx conferences.[1] Percussionist Zach Para joined the group in 2013, and in 2014 they released a live EP entitled, Live At The Factory. 2014 also saw the group play to sold out shows at such iconic New York City venues as Rockwood Music Hall, Mercury Lounge, and The Gramercy Theatre. City of the Sun has also opened for a wide array of diverse music artists such as punk rock icon Marky Ramone, Gregg Allman, Jewish reggae artist Matisyahu, and bluegrass quintet Greensky Bluegrass.
In 2015, the band was signed to Chesky Records[2] and released their full-length debut to the sun and all the cities in between in March of 2016,[3] which debuted at #12 on the Billboard Jazz charts.[4] They will be performing at the 2016 edition of the SXSW music conference in March as well as opening for Charles Bradley at the iconic Beacon Theatre in April.[5][6]
Discography
- Live at the Factory EP (2014)
- Time (Single) (2015)
- Jefferson St. Sessions EP (2015)
- to the sun and all the cities in between (2016)
References
- ↑ "City Of The Sun: A Band That Combines Indie Sounds With Flamenco | PressPlay". elitedaily.com. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ "John Pita on Instagram".
- ↑ "Pledge Music - City Of The Sun | Projects". pledgemusic.com. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ↑ "Jazz Music: Top Jazz Albums & Songs Chart | Billboard". billboard.com. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ↑ "City Of The Sun | SXSW 2016 Event Schedule". sxsw.com.
- ↑ "Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires With special guest City of the Sun |". beacontheatre.com.