E-TOWN CONCRETE

From the inner city streets of Elizabeth, NJ, emerges E-town Concrete, a truly powerful four-piece sculpted by their urban environment. Their music is rock n roll for the next millennium, combining the dark, aggressive metal that dominated the late eighties with the street wise hip-hop that is the very definition of our present-day pop-culture. However, this is not your ordinary rock/rap hybrid by any means. They are not a political rap-core band, they are not stoner or party music, they are not bandwagon jumping copycats with whiny rap vocals, and they dont employ the all too trendy DJ.



E-town Concrete is a new species more intense than their predecessors. They are a moody, multi-faceted, beast capable of assaulting the listener with violent guitar riffs, lulling them into a false sense of security with a melodic jazz motif or inducing head nods with the type of authentic New York style hip-hop that separates them from the pack. No, you have never heard anything like this before. This is a group that will redefine music forever.



E-town formed in late 1995 as a side project of another band for which, Anthony played guitar and Theo was on bass. Now, Anthony was experimenting on vocals and Theo found himself comfortably behind the drums. DeLux, a childhood friend of the trio, was recruited to play guitar, while Eric was the final addition on bass. E-town Concrete was now complete.



E-town Concretes debut LP Time 2 Shine was recorded live in only 10 hours and combines older material from the bands demo years - songs like End of the Rainbow and Cycles - with newer songs like Nothanx. The album merges raw talent with pure, honest emotion - elements that seem to be lacking in much of todays music. I think the reason why weve gained so much popularity so quickly, is because our message is real, explains Anthony. Nowadays kids are more screwed up than ever, so when I sing about my experiences and things that Ive been through, they can relate. Whether its the story of a friend who was shot and killed in 4 the Fame or the cutthroat approach to success in the short but powerful One Life to Live, E-town Concretes music addresses the issues that face (or fascinate) young people now.