sosos - abigail

Artist/Band Profile: Lush harmonies over dead dry acoustic music down to the 1920's church pump organ makes sosos shine platinum.

So what makes sosos different? They keep audiences captive. No one gets lost. It's smart, simple music that grabs the average ear as well as the refined. You can put sosos in any room anywhere to play in front of anyone and they'll make them groove. It's not often you see a band drag out a 1920's church organ to gigs and jam on it. You can't go wrong with music from the root!

Their debut album "abigail" just dropped. Who wants the 1st bite?

also available at www.sososmusic.com

sosos is:
Chris Monteleone, Kerry Monteleone, David Klein, Chip Staples and Josh Foster.

Similar Artists: sosos, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Roger Waters, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Galactic, Widespread Panic, Alman Brothers, Grateful Dead, Jeffrey Gaines, Beatles, Pink Floyd, Nick Cave, Van Morrison

Music Style: Dead Dry Acoustic Roots Rock Soul with a twist of Acid Jazz

Reviews: "Home Grown Music" by Beth Feinstein-Bartl: On August 18th 2006, printed in the Sun-Sentinel Showtimes & posted online at southflorida.com Feinstein-Bartl writes "The guys who make up the sosos don't need electricity to rock the house. With what they refer to as "100 percent dead dry acoustic music -- the recording is free of amplifiers, reverbs, delays and so on," the Fort Lauderdale-based band generates its own brand of energy. "We base our band's premise around that if the power goes out, we should still be able to play and be heard," said Chris Monteleone, who plays acoustic guitar and sings. The sosos, pronounced so-so's, have been together since 2003. Monteleone's brother, Kerry, plays acoustic bass. Other members include Chip Staples on drums and percussion; David Klein playing an African drum called a djembe; and Josh Foster on piano and an old church pump organ. Mandolin, dumbek, harmonica, skeleton keys, shakers and other miscellaneous instruments are used to round out the blend of folk rock/funk tunes. The band has been busy of late with the recent release of its first CD, abigail. Chris Monteleone wrote and produced the album's 12 songs. The title track refers to a recurring dream Monteleone said he's had for 15 years."


River Daze: Printed August 7th 2006 in the Sun-Sentinel Broward Society section, page 6. "The Riverwalk Trust and the The River House host a River Daze concert featuring music by sosos...at The River House Restaurant."


"Block party's around the corner" by Heather C. McCalla: Posted August 4th 2006 at South Florida Sun-sentinel.com. McCalla cheers "It's time to get your celebration on at Respectable Street's 19 Years of Oblivion block party, set for Saturday night on Clematis Street...This highly anticipated annual event isn't your ordinary block party. From glam-folk to funk/reggae to garage rock, some of the best local acts will be performing...Sit outdoors and enjoy the summer breeze while sosos serves up their catchy Drag Me Down or lulling On My Own for free. South Shores has a happy hour from 2-7 p.m., so those who get there before the show can make good on that offer and get a little happy. Free live tunes and discounted drinks have all the makings of a much-deserved perfect ending to the work week."


"Local Scene" by Audra Hodges: posted October 2005 at www.losmag.com. Hodges writes "When I finally pried myself away from another somber star-studded network telethon to benefit the Hurricane Katrina recovery, I ventured out to see what was happening around town. I found that celebrities aren't the only ones who can put together a great fund-raiser. Many South Florida bands are donating the proceeds from their shows and setting up links to donate on their websites. Last month the Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale hosted the Jam for Humanity. 'Over 300 poeple showed up,' said concert promoter Mimi Bui, 'and we raised over $5,500.' Bands like Sweetleaf Syndicate, SOSOS, Teri Caitlin, Fourth Dimension, JP Soars and Billy Vasquez, Joel DaSilva of the Hep Cat Boo Daddies, and Super Jam with members of Crazy Fingers rocked the Room. 'The local musicians really pulled together and put on spectacular performances,' Bui said. The American Red Cross expects to put $2 billion into the Hurricane Katrina relief effort, said Ivana Lodovici of the Broward County chapter. 'These events get some attention on the problem,' Lodovici said."


South Florida City Link: "The forecast is good" by Dan Sweeny: posted September 14th 2005 at southflorida.com/citylink, Sweeney claims "my $10 didn't just buy a few gallons of water or a couple of MREs; it got me into an excellent show" and "SOSOS, the five-piece band, put on an excellent performance. Instead of the usual drums-and-bass rhythm section, the band had a drummer and a percussionist on djembe, which naturally gave the outfit a hippie vibe. Covers of Ben Harper's "Steal My Kisses" and The Beatles' "Don't Let Me Down" confirmed this. The band shines where it needs to; the guitar was front and center in the Harper cover, while the vocal harmonizing was good in the Beatles song."


Broward-Palm Beach New Times: "Rock 'n' Relief" by Jonathan Zwickel: printed September 8th 2005 volume 8 number 46. Zwickel wrote: "The truly dedicated know that music is more than a means to good times and a little escapism - at its best, it can be a powerful unifying force and a conduit for a community's conscience. This past sprint, the local music scene came together to raise money and awareness in the wake of the South Asian tsunami; now it's doing so again for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Special thanks go out to the musicians and organizers of the following benefit events. These guys let us show our support and have a good time while we're at it: Sweetleaf Syndicate, the SOSOS, Teri Caitlan, Fourth Dimension, J.P. Soars and Billy Vasquez, and Joel Dasilva of the Hep Cat Boo Daddies", all performed at the Cultu

Influences: Jeffery Gaines, Roger Waters, VoiVod, Metallica

Studio / Music Equipment: Intruments included on this recording are:
Guitar, Djembe, Harmonium, Bass, Kit Drums, Mandolin, Dumbek, Melodica, Piano, Harmonica, Skeleton keys, an old church Pump Organ, Shakers and a hand full of miscellaneous wierd intruments.