Eastern Standard Time (band)

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Eastern Standard Time
General information
Genre (s) Ska , jazz , reggae , soul
founding 1995
Website www.easternstandardtime.com
Current occupation
Bill Dempsey
Chris Holland
Morgan Russell
Jake Honoroff
Brandon Calber
Zach Cutler
James McDonald
Peace Unikue

Eastern Standard Time is a ska - jazz band from Washington DC (USA).

history

Eastern Standard Time was founded in Washington DC in 1995, the following year the first EP, “Take 5”, was released on WFN5 Records . The first album "Second Hand" was also released in 1997 on WFN5 Records. The band quickly gained a permanent place in the international ska scene and has been touring Europe , Canada and the USA regularly since the late 1990s . Further publications appeared on various American and European labels .

The music of Eastern Standard Time is ska jazz with strong reggae, soul and other Caribbean influences, it is considered an excellent live band.

Discography

  • 1996: Take 5 (EP, WFN5 Records)
  • 1997: Second Hand (WFN5 Records)
  • 2000: Off the Clock (EP, 10 "/ CD, Leech Records )
  • 2001: Time Is Tight ( Grover Records )
  • 2005: Tempus Fugit (Jump Up Records / Grover Records)
  • 2005: Arrivals and Departures. Live ( Megalith Records )

Web links

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  1. www.easternstandardtime.com/reviews ( memento of the original from August 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - International reviews / quotes: Eastern Standard Time  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.easternstandardtime.com
  2. www.ox-fanzine.de - Review: Eastern Standard Time - Second Hand, Simon Brunner in Ox-Fanzine # 30 (1998)
  3. www.grover.de - Band biography: Eastern Standard Time - USA
  4. www.allska.de - Review: Eastern Standard Time: Tempus Fugit, Florian Heilmeyer
  5. www.easternstandardtime.com/disco.html ( Memento of the original dated August 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - full discography, including samplers, LPs, EPs, re-releases etc.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.easternstandardtime.com