Duo Decibel System w/ John McGrail

Saturday, April 13 @ 7:30pm

Duo Decibel System, comprised of Miss Melvis and John Scully, fuse styles that invoke bluesy punk rock, electronic ambience, jazz and pure indie pop. Three years hence the band has earned respect from the likes of Mike Watt (Minutemen, fIREHOSE). Watt has featured the band in interviews and regular rotation on his podcast. Miss Melvis: (Guitar, Words and Vocals) is a veteran guitarist/singer/songwriter best known for her stint in Cleveland’s infamous noise, improv ensemble Flat Can Co (Scene Magazine – “Best Indie Band” 2007, and “Best Instrumental Act” 2008). Soon after, Miss Melvis became romantically linked with Alejandro Escovedo. All signs now pointed to Austin, TX as her new home. During this period, when not touring with Escovedo, Miss Melvis released a full length CD (“Deep Inside”) and two MP3 singles. The singles featured Mike Watt on bass and Scott Krause (Pere Ubu, Home & Garden) on drums. Bands such as Starvation Army, Numbskull, Oral Authority allowed John Scully to unleash his myriad of influences while playing as fast as he could. Eventually, the jazz side overtook the punk side and led him into the world of 3 hour sets for folks sipping expensive cocktails. Upon meeting Miss Melvis, who encouraged him to bring out the electronics, Scully found out about his compositional abilities. The latest Duo Decibel recording, Slow Wave was composed and produced entirely by him.

John McGrail is often categorized as a folk musician, and he accepts that on some level, but he’ll tell you his influences range far beyond that. and all contribute to the ‘folk’ music he creates. Analysis of his tunes would find things like odd meters, Floydian textures, and the occasional stinging guitar solo. Then there are the lyrics… well there are those who have described him as the Dark Prince of Cleveland Folk. Never one to be pigeonholed, John uses whatever he has at his disposal to present his music. Boundaries are for breaking.

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