Eephus Band - Press Kit

“They write powerful songs about our national train-wreck, while it is happening… ”

Press Kit: The Eephus Band

"Talking Heads meets Wilco."

Songs for crazy times

Face it - we’re on the road to a catastrophic future, unless big changes happen fast. So why aren’t indie bands sounding the alarm?

The Eephus Band gets it — we play high-energy original songs about greed, politics, gentrification... and hope.

We sound like Talking Heads meets Wilco.

We are a five-piece amplified band based in Brooklyn, and we play fine bars all over NYC.

Our story

“We started out as a little old country-western band” says Peter Levinson, Eephus Band founder. “We played early 20th century deep cuts and B-sides.”

Then something strange happened.

Peter started writing original songs. “As a New Yorker, it didn’t feel real to write about country stuff, like pickup trucks and cowboy boots. I didn't grow up around that”, Peter explained.

So he started to write songs about what’s happening in the world right now. Songs about money, political frat boys, our slip-slide towards a police state... Oh, and a few love songs!

Lineup

The Eephus Band is: Jonny Leal (lead guitar), Shelly Leal (vocals and percussion), Jim Kuras (Bass), Timur Yusef (drums) and Peter Levinson (guitar, vocal, and songwriting).

Venues

We’ve played fabulous venues in NYC including: The Well, El Cortez, Hanks Saloon, Freddy’s Bar, Bar Matchless, Living Stage, Porch Stomp, Little Skips, RaR Bar, Caffeine Underground, Jalopy Tavern, Branded Saloon, Parkside Lounge, and Sidewalk Cafe.