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KLEVELAND

KLEVELAND

© 2006 Kleveland (751937289722)

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This is Pop rock with alot of teeth, "Kleveland is like early Pretenders with some Blondie mini anthems and a little stoner rock slip showing."

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Kleveland
'melting hearts & faces everywhere'

Kleveland’s self-titled debut soars melodically with rich rock 'n' roll that cherishes guitar noise as much as a meaty rhythm section. A pounding, fierce brand of rock that is as much Cheap Trick-influenced as it is Joan Jett, AC/DC, and early 90s guitar-rock. It rings true to the old and the new, a genuinely fearless rock record.

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"Stephanie Smith led Kleveland into a crashing surge of Blondie-esque mini anthems. Smith's sandpaper-on-velvet vocal surges have never come across better or stronger, particularly on the fiery and fun new cut "Johnny Is a Klepto." Strumming in a black tank top, she's a ringer for Joan Jett, but Smith has a sound of her own, making her both archetype and idol on a night pumped full of necessary noise.
--The Oregonian

“Kleveland’s kickass Everybody Wants to EP sounds like the Donna’s- if the Donnas were twice as catchy…. A must-see show for fans of rowdy punk and power pop.”
--The Portland Mercury

“She’s got a big mouth, pretty and rude, just like her songs.”
--Falling James, L.A. Weekly

“Kleveland succeeds where so many have fallen short, crafting infectious guitar pop barbed with punk energy” --Willamette Week

“This hard-rocking, hard-knocking abrasive power trio blasts out the noise with plenty of melody and sweet hooks”
--Music Millennium

“Referencing everyone from Iggy Pop to Blondie to the Kinks, Kleveland stunned onlookers with walls of sounds and pounds of rockstar panache.
--Oregonian

“Proceedings begin with P-town’s own Kleveland, a trio of kick-ass local heroes lead by guitarist/singer Stephanie Smith, the sort of girl Iggy Pop wishes he was—spastic, unpredictable, completely given over to the noise.” --The Portland Mercury

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  • Energy...
    author: Andreas V.

    somewhere between the Ramones and Patti Smith, but the band has a sound of their own dominated by Stephanie Smith and her Les Paul Jr. guitar... Waiting or live shows here in Germany...

  • rockfest
    author: Terry Crass

    you girls outrocked everyone but Saliva at Rockfest 12. I've been to many shows and usually avoid girl bands but now I am looking for you to play some time other than the month of Sept. any other shows coming up?? love you guys ( i mean girls)

  • Amazing, as usual. Kleveland always delivers!
    author: Rachelle Stephens

    This CD rocks! You must buy it. Stephanies vocals as usual will blow you mind!

  • skull crushing with lots of heart
    author: Miss Leigh

    As a big fan of Stephanie K and the last Kleveland album I've been waiting for this one for 2 years, almost like I was the one at the Lake House in 2004 with Keanu and Kleveland was rocking it in the future having a gay old time. Well, indeed this album is a saliva laced french kiss of a reunion at the mailbox and believe you me the flag is up and it says "FUCK YEAH!" Every song on this album is terrific. Portland is a bubble of awesome bands and Kleveland is the pin-prick of 2007.

  • skull crushing with lots of heart
    author: Miss Leigh

    As a big fan of Stephanie K and the last Kleveland album I've been waiting for this one for 2 years, almost like I was the one at the Lake House in 2004 with Keanu and Kleveland was rocking it in the future having a gay old time. Well, indeed this album is a saliva laced french kiss of a reunion at the mailbox and believe you me the flag is up and it says "FUCK YEAH!" Every song on this album is terrific. Portland is a bubble of awesome bands and Kleveland is the pin-prick of 2007.

  • Hard rocking band with a hard rocking front woman.
    author: Blues Bunny

    Hard rocking bands with hard rocking front women are always a treat when it works well, and with Kleveland there can be no doubt that it does. Their ‘take no prisoners’ approach is apparent from the outset with “Jonny Is A Klepto”, a song that simply crackles with raw energy. Stephanie’s singing at times come across as Patti Smith with even more attitude – the oxymoronically titled “King of the Drama Queens” with its anger-laced, cutting yet witty lyrics being a case in point. If there is any justice this band will have a much deserved higher profile in the not to distant future.

  • Kleveland will be big time any second now....
    author: KD

    Professional quality, well done music, and they have that "it" factor.....

  • author: CD Baby

    The debut full-length from Kleveland (yes, spelled with a K), is a nice return to rock, slapping the imitators and modern slew of $300.00 hair cut rock acts back to the suburbs where they belong. Here we have a bare bones, but still juicy, melodic attack of buzzing guitar, steady bass, and crashing drums that prove pivotal in backing up front woman Stephanie Smith’s growl. A woman that knows her way around both a pop song and a rocker, her and her band blend the two into a fierce, pull-no-punches feast that will give you plenty of venom to chew on while you’re trying to sing along to her plaintive lyrics riddled with hope, regret, and a new beginning. If you can imagine The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde and Joan Jett rolled into one, and then put into the Northwest’s hipster indie-rock scene as they rebel with real rock music, than you can imagine Kleveland.

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