Local Bands - “S”

At least one member of the band must live, work, or attend school in Athens to be considered local. To be considered active, your band must have played a gig sometime within the last 365 days.

Band Name	Description
Sarah Guthrie	Sarah's music reflects her environment; being down-to-earth, telling stories, and conveying humor and pathos equally. The Athens Messenger Insider Magazine had this to say: "If you could record Athens County in a recording studio, it would sound pretty close to Sarah Guthrie and the Athens County Ruffians' "Songs From the Dam Farm." No, she isn't the daughter of Arlo or Woody, but she's got their spirit. This album is best listened to with a straw between the teeth, a pair of overalls with the knees worn out, and a jug of Athens' finest balanced on one hip." [ 3 Songs ] [ 15 Concerts ] [ 3 Photos ]
Schooley Station	Schooley Station, an Ohio quartet named for a now-defunct railway station in their hometown, mix influences ranging from brit pop to folk to jazz. [ mail: gigs -.a.t.- schooleystation.no_spam.c o m ] [ 3 Concerts ] [ 2 Videos ] [ 2 Photos ]
Scott Free and The Getaways	Scott Free and the Getaways is a Rock and Roll outfit with a lot of punk, funk, and grit country influence. [ mail: rememberyourboots Â+ yahoo.not_part_of_the_address.KOM ] [ 8 Concerts ]
Sean Redefer	Sean is the lead singer for the band Watch Rilke. This is his solo work. [ mail: Seanpredefer -at- aol.ERASE_THIS_PART.ÇOM ] [ 1 Song ]
Seguro	Tight three piece band that have been playing together for around four years. Plays both covers and originals. Original music is alternative based. Covers vary from Muse to Ben Folds. [ call: 614-425-2076 ] [ mail: xd152807 at ohio(.)edu ]
She Bears	She Bears is a 5 to 8 piece band consisting of but not limited to: horns, acoustic and electric guitars, keys, drums, other percussion, bells, violin, bass, concertina, and multiple vocals. The band formed in early 2008, without a set lineup to play a show that they had been asked to play. Since then, the lineup has changed multiple times, and probably will as a need for more instrumentation comes about. She Bears draws influences, and has been compared to, Pedro the Lion, Arcade Fire, Bright Eyes, and many other bands with way too many people on stage. [ mail: shebearsband @ hotmail_dot_c o m ] [ 5 Concerts ]
Silent Age	Silent Age is a local band that has spent about a year together developing their songs that derive influences from indie rock, and strive to have a unique sound. [ mail: davidlwest ?a.t.? hotmail.FAKE_part_delete_this.c0m ] [ 14 Concerts ] [ 1 Video ]
Silo Circuit	The Silo Circuit play a blend of Klezmer/Eastern European knockoff/Indie music. They sing and play instruments and clap their hands while stomping their feet. They march in unison down dark alleys juggling deadly weapons and singing yiddish wedding songs. [ call: 740-707-6548 ] [ mail: sredefer ?a.t.? columbus.delete_this.rr.delete_this.c0m ] [ 3 Songs ] [ 30 Concerts ] [ 1 Video ] [ 3 Photos ]
Slater Brothers' Blues Band	Since it's inception two years ago, the Slater Brothers' Blues Band has evolved into a tight unit covering a diverse range of musical stilling from Steely Dan to Robert Cray to Tony Toni Tone. A repertoire consisting of both classic and contemporary blues covers as well as a mix of R&B, funk, and original tunes from their CD, promises to make for an entertaining evening. The Slater Brothers' Blues Band is sure to whet the appetite with a pleasing mix of musical genres. Where else can one hear the classic Albert King blues ballad, You're Gonna' Need Me, followed by the jazz-tinged, Steely Dan pop classic, Peg? Or the contemporary blues of Tommy Castro's, Nasty Habits, followed by the blues-infused funk of Tony Toni Tone's No Loot? From Robert Cray to Buddy Guy to Stevie Ray Vaughan to Coco Montoya, the Slater Brothers' Blues Band serves up a harmonious menu of classic and contemporary blues and R&B. [ 25 Concerts ]
Slaughter Drive	Slaughter Drive's original members (Zach, Jesse, and Stefan) started jamming together in June of 2003 under the name Mexican Lasertag. Since that summer of '03, SD has been playing regularly live, working in the studio to release a debut CD, and in the meantime recruiting the baddest players of A-town (Thusfar, Matt Graham and Stuart Lambert). Come see us live around town and dig their grab-bag of various styles including Ole' School Funk, Rock, Jazz, and Blues. You can often find them jammin' out at the 5th house on Slaughter Drive, Athens Ohio; just doing their funkey thang. [ call: 740 592-3671 ] [ mail: slaughterdrive ÅΤ hotmail.ignore_this.KOM ] [ 4 Concerts ]
Slim Pickins	Slim Pickins hit the ground running in January of 2002 taking over the small town of Athens, Ohio, with their hard-driving bluegrass music, Stanley style. Featuring the the fabulous banjo pickin' of "Jr" Jeremy Kane, the rock solid guitar work of Justin Judy, the miraculous mandolining of John "Catfish" Juliano, and the doghouse thumpin' of Eric "Junebug" Leighton, this crew pounds out an intoxicating blend of bluegrass music. [ 23 Concerts ] [ 1 Photo ]
The Snails	Chirs Monday on guitar and vocals, Andrew Weiland on bass and vocals, Matt Presutti on Gutar and vocals, Eric Blankenhome on drums with Chris Moore on keys. [ mail: thesnails ?a.t.? frognet.FAKE_part_delete_this.net ] [ 4 Songs ] [ 33 Concerts ] [ 6 Videos ] [ 6 Photos ]
Some Kind Of Sleeping Giant	Progressive layered guitar. Heavy experimental rock. Color changing genre shifts. Songs about humans. Influenced by bearvsshark, Botch, The White Octave, Piebald, At The Drive In, and Texas is the Reason. [ call: 740 566 6463 ] [ mail: projectactive at gmail.ignore_spam.c0m ] [ 2 Songs ] [ 2 Concerts ]
Southeast Engine	Southeast Engine is an indie folk rock band from Athens, OH. With the help of The Wrens, the group signed with Misra Records in 2007 and released their first nationally distributed album, A Wheel Within A Wheel, later that year. [ 12 Songs ] [ 88 Concerts ] [ 2 Videos ] [ 9 Photos ]
space6oy	live electro/house with a pile of drum machines, synths, samplers, records and effects. [ mail: info_AT_space6oy.delete_this.c o m ] [ 6 Concerts ] [ 1 Photo ]
Speakeasy	Speakeasy, a five-piece (2 guitar players, drummer, bassist, and singer) band, is based out of Athens, Ohio. Well-versed in alternative rock, major influences including: Third Eye Blind, Counting Crows, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Bush, Pearl Jam, Weezer, etc. Known for adding a unique "flavor" to alternative rock (funkier beats, active lead guitar, active bass lines). Has a solid, and expanding set list comprised mostly of originals and have been playing together for years. [ mail: feedback_polly_\|AT\|_hotmail.FAKE_part_delete_this.ÇOM ] [ 5 Concerts ]
Speed Knobs	We are an original three piece bar rock band. No re-inventing the wheel here...just catchy tunes about drinking, screwing, and general blasphemy. [ call: 740-594-9398 ] [ mail: gene Â+ guitarrepairman(.)c0m ] [ 2 Songs ] [ 13 Concerts ] [ 1 Video ] [ 1 Photo ]
The Spelling Bees	Formerly known as ...and then depression set in, the spelling bees is Pearce Dietrich's new project after the implosion of his pop-rock outift, The Dreamboats. Liza Dietrich joins him at lead vox. The band was pretty much dead until Erik Schmall (woody whatever) decided to release a collection of our songs ("snake on a bicycle") on Agriculture Records, his D.I.Y label. "Snake on a Bicycle" consists of the best songs from our four albums as ...and then depression set in. We're currently working on our first album in 2 years, "Demonic Mnemonics", and preparing for the Athens night life. It's lofi pop made in my bedroom. [ 6 Songs ] [ 1 Concert ]
Spider Bags	We've been playing music together on and off for around fifteen years. John came from West Virgina, the rest of us New Jersey. Birdman records is putting out our first record May 21, 2007. Based out of Chapel Hill, North Carolina [ 4 Concerts ] [ 1 Photo ]
Spooktober	A two man band which concentrates on spook rock and party rock. Jesty Beatz often kicks it with us as well as some other talented folks. [ call: 614-893-7235 ] [ mail: br195605 @ ohio.ERASE_THIS_PART.edu ] [ 3 Songs ] [ 8 Concerts ] [ 2 Photos ]
Stella	STELLA has performed with such artists as NRBQ, JD Hutchison, the Carpenter Ants, Greg Brown, and Robert Earl Keen, and has also been featured on several radio programs in the regional area. This year, 2004, STELLA took 1st Place in the coveted Best Of Athens Readers Poll by the Athens NEWS, for the category of Best Local Band. [ 4 Songs ] [ 56 Concerts ] [ 1 Video ] [ 4 Photos ]
Steve Zarate	Singer, song writer, and street performer. If you're unfamiliar with Steve Zarate you probably either haven't lived in Athens very long or you rarely if ever go uptown on weekend nights.He's one of many local characters who make this town so amazing and unique. -- M. Oates AMN review [ mail: stevezarate \at\ hotmail.FAKE_part_delete_this.KOM ] [ 3 Songs ] [ 14 Concerts ] [ 1 Video ] [ 2 Photos ]
The Stragglers	How can you describe music in words? Just go to our website and check out a couple of our tunes on our web site [ call: 614-353-4616 ] [ mail: the_stragglers_suck ÅΤ hotmail.not_part_of_the_address.c0m ] [ 4 Songs ] [ 10 Concerts ]