Left Hand Blue
Hometown: Andover, MA
Singing an original song called “Down”
*Carissa is on Bass and Back up Vocals
*Matt is Lead Vocalist and Guitarist
*Sean is the drummer
How did you get interested in music in the first place?
“We all had an appreciation for the retro music of yesteryear, which actually led us to find each other! We simply decided that since there aren’t very many bands our age playing this style of music anymore, we’d make our own and see what happened!”
What do you consider your greatest accomplishment so far?
“Our greatest accomplishment thus far, quite simply, is that we have stayed together and kept on playing our music. It can become quite frustrating being an underage band in a much older local rock scene, but we’ve stuck with it much to the credit of our family, friends, and town, and have kept playing even when the odds seem to stack up against us.”
What differentiates you from other musicians?
“Our sound. We are a no-frills band, and we draw many of our mannerisms from honest and diligent work ethics of bands such as the Clash or the Ramones. Our songs, however, feature abundant vocal harmonies, guitar flourishes, rhythmic changes, and staccato. It has proven extremely difficult to put us under a single genre.”
How would you describe your musical style?
“Our style is extremely eclectic – it is a combustable mixture of genres such as surf, punk, blues, folk, pop, rockabilly, and swing. In cohesion, these styles swirl together into “Left Hand Blue”, and glide along on top of a confidently driving bass and bombastic Ringo-esque drumming. Above all, we value honesty in our music, recorded or otherwise. We never record a track which we could not reproduce on stage in some form, and we write about that which is true to us, with very little fabrication.”
Who would you say has most inspired you?
“It is impossible for us to decide! We are musically inspired by our idols such as David “Honeyboy” Edwards, the Ramones, or Rush, yet each day we are inspired by our family, friends, and fans. Most of all, we inspire each other; we keep each other going when things get tough, and celebrate together when they’re great!”
