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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> |
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| Name = Josh and the Empty Pockets |
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| Background = group_or_band |
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| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Pop Rock]], [[Jazz]] |
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| Origin = [[Lincolnwood]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]] |
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| Years_active = 2006–present |
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| Label = [[Indie]] |
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| URL = [http://www.myspace.com/joshandtheemptypockets www.myspace.com/joshandtheemptypockets] |
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| Current_members = Josh Solomon - Guitar and Vocals <br>Nate Bellon - Bass Guitar and Vocals<br>Dan Rosenthal - Drums and Vocals<br>Erika Brett - Vocals |
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Josh and the Empty Pockets is an [[indie band]] from [[Chicago, Illinois]]. |
Josh and the Empty Pockets is an [[indie band]] from [[Chicago, Illinois]]. |
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Josh and the Empty Pockets is an indie band from Chicago, Illinois.
Buddy Holly
Shortly after forming the band in 2006, Josh Solomon was cast as Buddy Holly in the 2007 production of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story at Chicago’s Mercury Theatre, which had an extended run.[1] Nate Bellon (bass) and Dan Rosenthal (drums) were also cast as The Crickets in the show.[2] As part of the production, the band released a tribute album called Celebrate Buddy Holly.[3]
Under the Bed
Josh and the Empty Pockets released their first album of original songs[4] – Under the Bed – in 2008.[1] As part of that release, they promoted the single "Fall Right Now" to medium and secondary markets and reached #11 on the FMQB Adult Contemporary Chart.[5] All ten of the tracks from Under the Bed were placed on the Nickelodeon TV channel's programs "iCarly", "Zoey 101" and "Drake & Josh".[6]
Baby It’s Cold Outside/Baby Please Come Home
The band added a female vocalist, Erika Brett, before recording and releasing a Christmas single, a rock arrangement combining "Baby, It's Cold Outside" and "Baby Please Come Home".[2] The single reached #73 on the Mediabase chart playing on, among others, the following radio stations:[7]
| Station | Market |
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| WYYY | Syracuse |
| WEZF | Burlington, VT |
| WJYE | Buffalo |
| WJKK | Jackson, MS |
| WVAF | Charleston, WV |
| WLDB | Milwaukee |
| KQHN | Shreveport, LA |
| WCDV | Baton Rouge |
| WWWM | Toledo |
| KISC | Spokane |
| KSMJ | Bakersfield |
| KSTZ | Des Moines |
| WRMM | Rochester |
| WTSS | Buffalo |
References
- ^ WLS-TV Chicago. "Buddy Extends Chicago Run At The Mercury Theater". Retrieved 1-26-2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Chris Jones, Hedy Weiss; et al. "Review Round-Up". Retrieved 1-26-2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Explicit use of et al. in:|author=(help) - ^ Adam Harrington. "Whisperin & Hollerin Review". Retrieved 1-26-2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. "ASCAP Title Search". Retrieved 1-26-2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ FMQB. "ACQB Adult Contemporary Top 40 Chart (archived on flickr)". Retrieved 1-26-2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Top40 Charts. "Josh & The Empty Pockets". Retrieved 1-26-2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Mediaguide. "Yes.com Web Music Search Engine". Retrieved 1-26-2009.
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