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"7 Hills Stomp" began as a lofi punk blues cbg band set up in the style of "The White Stripes" and "Black Keys", lead vocals, guitar, drums. The twist was that all the songs were played on 1 and 3 string electric cbg's. Our 1st album (self titled "7 Hills Stomp") accomplished the in your face approach to punk blues we were looking for.

On our 2nd album "A Different Engine", we set out to record just what the title implies. We were "driven" by other influences- the midwest garage…

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Added by Joker on November 22, 2011 at 3:02pm — No Comments

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