| Pat and Brendan | |
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| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Genre(s) | Alternative Rock |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Label(s) | Independent |
| Website | Myspace Page |
| Members | |
| Pat McKenna Brendan Kelly Josh Wayman Leo Lionheart Josh O'Riley |
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Pat and Brendan is a Melbourne based Alternative band formed in 2003, originally a duo featuring Pat McKenna on guitar and Brendan Kelly on piano-accordion. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music An independent record label (or indie record label) is a Record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the Major record labels The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles
After releasing their debut album "!" in May 2007, McKenna entered the duo into a local Push Start Battle of the Bands heat, not actually expecting to be chosen to compete. Battle of the Bands is a generic term for a contest in which many bands, usually rock/guitar bands but often from a range of different styles compete for the Upon receiving the news that they had been included in the lineup, the duo decided that in order to stand a chance of winning the battle, they had better recruit a band. They asked their friends Leo Lionheart and Josh Wayman to accompany them on drums and bass guitar/keyboards, respectively. After only a week of rehearsals with the band, they won the Maroondah heat of the Push Start battle in July 2007, and soon after asked Josh O'Riley join the band on bass guitar, allowing Josh Wayman to focus on his keyboard duties. The City of Maroondah is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. The next Push Start heat involved the winners from all over the Eastern Melbourne Suburbs, and was headlined by hard rock band Airbourne. This is a list of Municipalities and their Suburbs and townships in the greater Metropolitan area of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria Airbourne is an Australian Rock and roll band originating from Warrnambool, Victoria Australia, where they gained a steady following The competition was tight, but Pat and Brendan came out victorious, and now await the Push Start Battle of the Bands finals, which takes place during Push Over Festival in March 2008, headlined by bands such as Gyroscope, Shihad, Cog and many more. Gyroscope is a Post-grunge Rock band based in Australia. The band formed in Perth, Australia in 1997 their current line-up consists of Shihad is an Alternative rock band with elements of Industrial rock, from Wellington New Zealand. Cog is an Australian Progressive rock band that formed in 1998
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Members
- Pat McKenna - Vocals, Guitar
- Brendan Kelly - Vocals, Accordion, Melodica, Saxophone
- Josh Wayman - Keyboards and backing vocals
- Leo Lionheart - Drums and Percussion
- Josh O'Riley - Bass and backing vocals
Discography
Albums
- ! (2007)
External links
The melodica is a Free-reed instrument similar to the Accordion and Harmonica. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic