- The epochs
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Name = The Epochs
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Origin =Brooklyn, New York
Genre =Alternative
Years_active = 2002 - present
Label = Rebel Group
Associated_acts = Kotchy
URL = [http://www.theepochs.com/ The Epochs Official Site]
Current_members = Ryan Holladay, Hays Holladay, Kevin Smith, Kotchy
Past_members = Aaron ReedThe Epochs are an
alternative rock band based inBrooklyn ,New York , and fronted by the brothers Hays and Ryan Holladay.Members
Hays and Ryan Holladay are said to have grown up in the "Washington, DC suburbs", and are self-taught musicians. The brothers share vocal duties on the groups two albums and in their live performances. In concert, the brothers both play
guitar ,keyboards , and other percussion instruments.The band's drummer, who goes by the name of "Kotchy", is a native of
Indianapolis, Indiana . According to his website [http://www.kotchy.com] , Kotchy also works as an independent "creator of video, electronic and acoustic music."The band's bassist is Kevin Smith, who is no relation to the filmmaker of the same name.
History
The band was originally a twosome, composed of the Holladay brothers, who essentially self-produced the Epochs first album, "Ten Billion Light Years of Solitude" in 2000/2001. After moving to New York to attend college, they added a
rhythm section of Kotchy and Aaron Reed and began the slow process of writing and rehearsing the songs that would become theireponymous album.The band nexus of operations for the period of 2002-2003 and again from 2006 to today is
Sunset Park, Brooklyn . They live and rehearse in a large loft space above a battery wholesaler and within close proximity of both achurch and aliquor store .Albums and EPs
ources
Band Bio from the Mercury Lounge [http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com/calendar/show/1459]
The Epochs at Myspace.com [http://www.myspace.com/theepochs]
"Brooklyn Based Band Might Be to Rock Critics What Jessica Biel is to Teenaged Boys" at Boston.com [http://www.boston.com/ae/music/blogcritics/2008/02/the_epochs.html]
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