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Powerful Vocals Big Hooks And Melodies That Stay In Your Head - These Describe 231's Music Well. Crunchy Electric Guitar Combined With 12-String And 6-String Acoustic Guitar Make For An Interesting Mix Of Pop And Rock. Fans Have Described The Band As Sounding Like Everyone From Wilco To Styx To Goo Goo Dolls To Our Lady Peace. In April 2002 Good Times Magazine Wrote About The Band "They Are One Of The Few Groups Worthy Of A Major Label Deal That We Have On The Island." The Members Of 231 Are Just Glad People Are Enjoying The Music. A Perfect Testament To This Is The Fact That The Band's Songs Have Been Played And Downloaded Online Over 30 000 Times. On MP3 The Band Earned #1 In Power Pop With "Turn And Walk Away." In Mid-2001 New York's WLIR 92. 7FM Played The Band For 15 Weeks Straight. As A Result 231 Not Only Performed Acoustic Live On-Air At WLIR But Was Also Chosen By WLIR To Appear At A Station-Hosted Event In Which The Band Performed In Front Of Over 1200 Music Fans!! Most Recently The Band Was Featured Several Times On WBAB's Homegrown Show. The Band Was Also Chosen As Long Island Band Of The Month For March 2002 By Longislandmusicscene And As A Result Was Asked To Perform At Two Of Their Original Music Showcases At Long Island's Hottest Venues. Attendance At 231 Shows Remains Strong And Growing. 231 From Long Island NY Has Wholeheartedly Embraced Its Hometown Roots By Adopting This Name - 231 Is A Well-Known Traffic Strip On Long Island. The Guys Are Also The Best Of Friends And Have Played Together In Some Bands As Well As Separately In Others. They Have Over A Decade Of Experience Gigging Recording Etc. With Many Success Stories. One Artist's Band Played CMJ With Stone Temple Pilots And Was Featured On An Indie Compilation CD. Another Had A Song Voted Best In Unsigned Hard Rock At The New Music Seminar. And Still Another Released 2 Independent CD's And Had Top 40 Singles In The New Music Weekly AC Charts. 231 Band Members Believe That This Is The Truest They Have Ever Been To Themselves Musically. No Matter How You Slice It 10 Years Of Writing Recording And Performing Are Evidence Of An Artistic Dedication That Has Endured. The Stories Are Real The Guys Are For Real And Their Music Is For Real. Clearly They Love What They Do And They Continue To Grow. Their Current Music - Which The Members Feel Is Their Purest Self-Expression Yet - Is Also The Best Display Of Their Abilities As Songwriters And Musicians. While Looking To Hook Up With A Supportive Record Label And Team The Band Remains Firmly Committed To Its Vision. Its Artists Will Keep Pushing Ahead Promoting Putting Their Music Out On Their Own And Performing Until They Physically Can't Do It Any More. The Band Recently Released Their New CD "Love Laughs Hard " And Is Gigging Extensively In Support.

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