Roster McCabe

Roster McCabe
Origin Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Genres Electronic, Rock
Years active 2006-2014
Website RosterMcCabe.com
Members Jeff Peterson
Alex Steele
Scott Muellenberg
Drew Preiner
Michael Daum
Past members Jason Parvey
Sassan Scott Zaker
Loren Mills

Roster McCabe was an American rock band noted for its tight, high energy dance shows, exploration of music across genres and devoted fan base. Named by Billboard Magazine as one of "five up-and-coming jam bands that could draw audiences to the festivals of tomorrow",[1][2] Roster has toured nationally and played over 550 gigs in the last four years.[3] The band's music blends elements of a wide variety of genres, including reggae, rock, funk, and jazz,[4] although the band describes its sound as "Funky Reggae Dance Rock". After the departure of founding member Drew Preiner, The band renamed themselves "Night Phoenix." Night Phoenix (Steele, Mullenburg, Peterson, and Daum) played a handful of shows in the winter of 2013-2014, before breaking up in early-mid 2014.

Kickstarter Campaign

Roster used Kickstarter to jumpstart its latest album Through Space & Time. Through an innovative campaign that included live-streaming the recording process, the band raised over $10,000 from fans to complete the album.[5]

Name Your Price Downloads

In an homage to Radiohead,[6] the band provides their albums as "name-your-price" downloads on their website.[7]

Discography

The Rhythm/The Elements (2007),
Live at the Cabooze (2008)
Through Space & Time (2010)
Live at the Cabooze Vol. II (2011)
Wow, Neat Sounds! (2012)

References

  1. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20110430082237/http://mjgpro.com:80/artists/rostermccabe/. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20111012231847/http://www.proudhoneybee.com/roster/billboard.jpg. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ http://rostermccabe.com/content/archive
  4. ↑ http://www.avclub.com/artists/roster-mccabe,19546/
  5. ↑ http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rostermccabe/be-a-part-of-roster-mccabes-new-album
  6. ↑ http://www.switched.com/2007/12/28/fortune-puts-radioheads-name-your-price-album-on-list-of-dumbest-ideas/
  7. ↑ http://rostermccabe.com/content/music


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