The Hemingway Solution
(From left to right: George, Dave, Pete, and Ryan)
The Hemingway Solution’s (THS) Dave
Guthrie (vocals/guitar) and George Niculescu (guitar/vocals) met in 1998 as
members of the band “Rubber Souls”. Upon
discovering a mutual direction in life and appreciation for music, the two
friends broke away from the band in March 2003 to pursue the concept of The Hemingway
Solution, after a dedicated 5 years of playing at various live shows, festivals,
concerts and in the recording studio. The
band was formed with the addition of drummer, Pete Niculescu, brother to George,
and a month later, in April 2003, the 7 track “Basement EP” was released.
After almost a year of playing with a variety of different bassists, THS
was finally complete with the addition of bassist Ryan Tang (also from Rubber
Souls) in January 2004.
“The
way I think about it is, our band is about getting away from all your
distractions, all the people you hate ,all those harsh words,” says drummer
Pete Niculescu. With
influences ranging from The Beatles, Guns N Roses, Smashing Pumpkins, Our
Lady Peace, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, and The Red Hot Chili Peppers;
their music can be classified as “melodic rock with an attitude and a shot of
tequila”, as it ranges from a hard to soft sound, and appeals to a wide
audience. The songs, generally
written by Dave and George, are about life experiences, or, according to George,
“whatever bugs me enough to want to pick up a guitar.”
Seeing the band live, one can expect
a group of honest musicians working off pure, raw
energy, and passion for the music, “There’s
plenty of bands like us out there, but we don’t think we’re God’s gift to
music, nor do we have attitude,” says Ryan Tang, bassist.
“From a live show, you can expect unbridled enthusiasm, and 4 guys who
love to play music together and perform,” states Dave Guthrie,
vocalist/guitarist. For show dates,
go to their website at http://www.thehemingwaysolution.com.
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