Pretendo
Pretendo is a New York City- based indie rock band formed in 2004 of ex-/ present members of Enon, Skeleton Key, Creedle, The Rugburns, Mono Puff, Morricone Youth, Little Jack Melody and The DaoSon For. Guitarist/ vocalist Devon E. Levins and bassist/ vocalist John Castro were childhood friends playing in the Las Vegas hardcore punk band Abeyance in the 1980s.
E. Levins met drummer Stephen Calhoon in 1997 when their respective bands Creedle and Skeleton Key had played together.
Pretendo recorded its debut eponymous album with Wharton Tiers in New York City at Fun City Studio, which was released on April 5, 2005 by Country Club Records.
Pretendo's second album entitled( or" Two") was recorded in 2007 by Martin Bisi at B.C. Studio in Brooklyn, New York and includes artwork and lyrics contributed by contemporary pop artist Ron English.
was released on March 4, 2008 by Country Club Records.
The band has commenced work on its third album, tentatively entitled, with new members
Kenny Shaw replacing Stephen Calhoon on drums and Dan Kessler on keyboards.
Stephen Calhoon has been a sideman for Yoko Ono, Daniel Johnston, Brave Combo, Shudder to Think and Vic Chesnutt.
John Castro is the son of Atlantic Records recording artist, jazz musician Joe Castro.
Straightener (band)
Straightener have performed at numerous festivals and live tours.
The band toured all over Japan during their" Linear" tour in 2007, as well as performing a joint tour in December 2013 with Asian Kung- Fu Generation to celebrate both bands' 10- year anniversaries.
Both bands performed in Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan along with a local band from each country.
2001–02 UEFA Champions League second group stage
Eight winners and eight runners- up from the first group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams, each containing two group winners and two runners- up.
Teams from the same country or from the same first round group could not be drawn together.
The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter- finals.
Across the Great Divide tour
The Across the Great Divide tour was a concert tour by Australian alternative rock bands Powderfinger and Silverchair in 2007.
The tour featured concerts in 26 towns across Australia and multiple shows in New Zealand.
According to Powderfinger frontman Bernard Fanning, the aim of the tour was to" show[ that] both bands are behind the idea of reconciliation."
Both bands aimed to increase awareness of the efforts of Reconciliation Australia to reduce the current 17- year gap in life expectancy between the average Australian life and that of Indigenous Australians.
A triple DVD set was released with the same title as the tour on 1 December 2007 with the Melbourne performances for both bands and backstage occurrences from the tour.
Johnny Foreigner / Stagecoach
Johnny Foreigner/ Stagecoach is a split EP between Johnny Foreigner and Stagecoach.
Released on November 15, 2010 through Alcopop!
Records it features an original track from both bands as well as another track in which both bands perform a cover song of each other's songs and was limited to 500 copies.
Paralamas e Titãs Juntos e Ao Vivo
Paralamas e Titãs Juntos e Ao Vivo is a live album by Brazilian rock bands Paralamas do Sucesso and Titãs in 2008.
It is the second live album recorded by both bands together, and it has been released as a DVD as well.
The album is part of the bands' 25 years of career celebration, and several other shows took place in the beginning of 2008, with both bands sharing stage.
Some well- known Brazilian artists made guest appearances during the show, like Andreas Kisser( from Sepultura), Samuel Rosa( from Skank), and Arnaldo Antunes( former Titãs member).
For the live performances, both bands were nominated for" Best Live Act" at the 2008 MTV Video Music Brazil awards
Pretendo
Pretendo is a New York City- based indie rock band formed in 2004 of ex-/ present members of Enon, Skeleton Key, Creedle, The Rugburns, Mono Puff, Morricone Youth, Little Jack Melody and The DaoSon For. Guitarist/ vocalist Devon E. Levins and bassist/ vocalist John Castro were childhood friends playing in the Las Vegas hardcore punk band Abeyance in the 1980s.
E. Levins met drummer Stephen Calhoon in 1997 when their respective bands Creedle and Skeleton Key had played together.
Pretendo recorded its debut eponymous album with Wharton Tiers in New York City at Fun City Studio, which was released on April 5, 2005 by Country Club Records.
Pretendo's second album entitled( or" Two") was recorded in 2007 by Martin Bisi at B.C. Studio in Brooklyn, New York and includes artwork and lyrics contributed by contemporary pop artist Ron English.
was released on March 4, 2008 by Country Club Records.
The band has commenced work on its third album, tentatively entitled, with new members
Kenny Shaw replacing Stephen Calhoon on drums and Dan Kessler on keyboards.
Stephen Calhoon has been a sideman for Yoko Ono, Daniel Johnston, Brave Combo, Shudder to Think and Vic Chesnutt.
John Castro is the son of Atlantic Records recording artist, jazz musician Joe Castro.
Creedle
Creedle is an American post -hardcore and alternative rock band based in San Diego, California which released three full length albums on Cargo Music/ Headhunter Records in the 1990s along with numerous 7" singles.
The band was primarily composed of Devon E. Levins a.k.a. Devon Goldberg( guitar/ vocals), PieBoy a.k.a. Tim Blankenship( bass/ vocals), Dr. Gein a.k.a. Dion Thurman( drums), Stretch a.k.a. Robert Walter( keyboards and samples) and Cheme a.k.a. Cochemea Gastelum( saxophone).
Creedle was formed after the nearly simultaneous break ups of San Diego bands
The Pull Toys, Daddy Long Legs, Holy Love Snakes and If Tomorrow.
Half Man
Half
Pie,
Creedle's first album, was recorded and mixed by Donnell Cameron at Westbeach Recorders in Hollywood, California.
The artwork was created by Fip Buchanan.
The second album, Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars, was a concept album pertaining to freemasonry, the Knights Templar and related conspiracy theories which was also recorded and mixed at Westbeach Recorders but instead by Bill Jackson, who worked with Prince, Danny Elfman and Elvis Costello.
The album features the Skinbus Horns, composed of Pete Kellers on alto saxophone and Pierre de Gaillande on trumpet.
The final album entitled When The Wind Blows added alto saxophonist Cochemea Gastelum.
The album was recorded and mixed by Mark Trombino at Big Fish Studios in Olivenhain, California and included the vocals of Rob Crow and Pierre de Gaillande on various tracks and liner notes by music writer David R. Stampone.
All three albums were released on Cargo Music/ Headhunter Records.
Members of the band continue to record and perform with The Greyboy Allstars, The DaoSon For, Morricone youth, Pretendo, fluf, Robert Walter's 20th Congress, 16, Manual Scan and Sharon Jones& The Dap- Kings.
Creedle, joined by Rob Crow on vocals, keyboards and samples, played a reunion show on December 30, 2007 at the Casbah in San Diego which is where the band played its first show in 1991.
The band has since played sporadic shows in California and Nevada and commenced working on a new album in May 2010 tentatively entitled
The San Diego Music Awards.
Rob Crow and Gabriel Sundy have respectively replaced Robert Walter and Cochemea Gastelum on some live dates.
On March 29, 2011, the band performed an album's worth of new material at the Casbah under the name" The San Diego Music Awards" to some controversy based on the similarity in name to the San Diego Music Awards local music awards show held annually in San Diego, California.
In January 2014, Robert Walter played live with the band for the first time in nearly twenty years for the Casbah's 25th anniversary show.
The band was featured as a subject in Bill Perrine's documentary" It's Gonna Blow !!!
- San Diego's Music Underground 1986- 1996".
List of people from Homs
The following is a list of notable people from Homs and ancient Emesa.
Ancient Bards
Ancient Bards is an Italian symphonic metal band, formed in January 2006 by keyboard player Daniele Mazza.

Question: Are both bands, Creedle and Ancient Bards, from the same country?
Answer: no