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URL:https://www.jointherevolution.net/concerts/stokeswood/
SUMMARY:Stokeswood
DESCRIPTION:“The five members of Stokeswood woke up one day in a black va
 n with a trailer full of equipment and not one of them knew how they got t
 here\,” says the Facebook page of the Altanta-based pop outfit. While th
 at lead-in is delivered with a wink\, there is a genuine immediacy to Stok
 eswood. Right at home on the stage and purveyors of a spontaneous party vi
 be\, this band inspires instant fandom and uninhibited dance moves. Really
 \, Sokeswood requires little in the way of introduction\n\nThe current lin
 eup includes founding members Adam Patterson (vocals) and Mark Godwin (lea
 d guitar) with Michael Roman (keys)\, Jon Joiner (drums) and Justin Mullin
 ix (bass and live production). The musi- cians are known to switch instrum
 ents between songs — one hint as to their eclecticism and energy — and
  they eschew limits on influences. From Atlanta's hip-hop beats to indie-r
 ock melodies\, "We walk the fine line of so many genres\," says Patterson.
  "We're taking all the parts of what we know and making it a cohe- sive so
 und." Proof that the formula works: Since releasing its first album in 200
 9\, Stokeswood has been landing pop tracks on radio stations in the Southe
 ast where that genre is often overlooked and jam is king.\n\nThe title tra
 ck to the band's new EP\, 2075\, is all futuristic thrum\, thick with stat
 ic\, driving percussion and swirling high notes. The song nods to both pow
 er-pop and the shimmering danceability of new wave. Meanwhile\, "Forget" 
 — at once anthemic and heart-on-sleeve — pulses with choppy beats and 
 swooping melodies. "Please go on and stop me if my tongue's too rough / an
 d interrupt me if I talk too much / I nev- er wanted that for us\," Patter
 son sings\, his vocal sailing through cool crests of synthesizer.\n\nRunni
 ng like a thread throughout Stokeswood's career is an emphasis on a captiv
 ating live show — an ap- proach felt consistently on the band's albums\,
  too. This holds true on 2075\, where the track "Current" pairs palpable a
 che with fast strums and rhythmic pummel. "Bloody History" is a sparring m
 atch. Swift and lithe\, the song sounds heavy but bounces through power ch
 ords and muscular beats\, never weighted down by its own fierce attitude. 
 Here\, as on rest of the EP\, sounds are expertly layered to maximize text
 ures and sonic impact. These are songs that earn their place on the dance 
 floor as well as on that most personal of gestures: the mix tape.\n\nOn 20
 75's final track\, "Stop By\," the lyric asserts\, "Stop by\, come on and 
 see me\, because I'll be doing fi- ne." It's a song of equal parts anger a
 nd seduction — a heady blend set to ricocheting percussion and mel- ody 
 lines that morph into spacey blips and warbles. It launches at a fully caf
 feinated pace and builds in intensity\, though the sense of joy that the m
 usicians take in crafting each note is never out of sight.\n\nAccolades in
 clude being named best local rock band by Creative Loafing Atlanta in 2013
  and 2014. The publication also honored Stokeswood for best band name — 
 apt\, as the group's moniker comes from a well-known thoroughfare where Pa
 tterson and Godwin once lived in a haunted house — and best music video 
 for "Our Streets." That the awards are bestowed by Creative Loafing reader
 s\, aka Atlanta's music fans\, makes them that much more meaningful. It's 
 a sign that even without label backing\, Stokeswood is reaching the masses
 .\n\nAnd\, although all of Stokeswood's members are Atlanta natives\, they
  consider Miami (among with other Florida markets) a home away from home. 
 That city was one of the first to embrace Stokeswood's sound\; the group w
 ent on to play events such as The Rock Boat\, Party in the Park\, and Cent
 er Point Music Festival. They've opened for Wiz Khalifa and\, because the 
 Stokeswood sound nods to such a range of musical categories\, they've shar
 ed stages with the likes of Sister Hazel\, MGMT\, Girl Talk\, Edward Sharp
 e and the Magnetic Zeros\, Minus the Bear\, Skrillex\, Bassnectar\, Michae
 l Franti and Barenaked Ladies.
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CATEGORIES:All Ages,Concerts
LOCATION:Revolution Live\, 100 SW 3rd Ave.\, Fort Lauderdale\, FL\, 33312\,
  United States
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