1. crystal palace, london, uk:-|The Pines are Pamela Berry and Joe Brooker, and release(d) records on Matinée. They are headquartered in the South London enclave of Crystal Palace and they throw the best parties on the planet.|* MusicBrainz|* Biography/Discography 2. Indiana/Chicago, USA:-|John R. Niles and Tony De Perio met in the indiana heartland through the small town circuit of drinking, womanizing and general debauchery. Eventually moving to chicago, both find themselves unemployed and sleeping on the couch of one Jason Kyrouac. Jason’s disillusionment with playing music, Tony’s motivation for the rock and a summer of collecting Black Sabbath and Rush records; these three men form a bond that would stretch for years of instrumental heavyness. After months of coaxing, John soon joined the fold and they went on a two year endeavor of writing and reworking songs before releasing anything and playing the rare show. 3. Iowa/Minneapolis, USA:-|Benson Ramsey and David Huckfelt are a songwriting duo. They originate in iowa, but they currently reside and operate out of minneapolis, mn. They play a blend of blues groove and Dylanesque folk music. They both sing and play the guitars.|* MusicBrainz 4. Now called Life At The Pines, tenby/newbury/cardiff/cheltenham, uk:-|* MusicBrainz|* MySpace 5. Calgary, Alberta, Canada|Alt-country. Ya’llternative. Country written by rock stars. Jamie, Colin, Becky, Chuck, Ray, and Todd don’t always know what to call it, but they certainly enjoy playing it. Inspired by artists such as Lucinda Williams, Chris Issac, and Ryan Adams, The Pines are roaring it up around Calgary, bringing you the covers and the originals, the happy and the sad, and the Wide Awake and Drunk. |* MySpace|* ReverbNation|* Facebook| |
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