Boulevard: Up-beat rock and new wave for the 21st century.


Led by songwriter and singer Benji Barton, the Athens, GA-based Boulevard delivers a stylish set of rock, new wave and romantic appeal. Boulevard has the kind of sound that brings back the flare and charisma of what rock and roll should be, along with a performance that would make Bowie or the Stones proud.

Recording and performing since the early-2000s, Boulevard has ruffled more than a few feathers. It seems everyone has formed an opinion about the glamorous sound and vision of Boulevard. In December of 2005, Boulevard's Vice and Daring went to college radio, becoming 8th most added in the first week. Vice and Daring, an EP with no label support, out-added Death From Above and almost out-added The Darkness who debuted at #7 on the CMJ charts. With this kind of response from both fans and the industry alike, Boulevard was drawn to New York City to pursue an even more modern, progressive sound.

"Boulevard sounds as if they're on their fourth or fifth album here as the maturity of the songs and music is its greatest asset...It's an impressive batch of tunes from a band sounding far wiser than their years."
PopMatters.com

"Boulevard's self-released Signal has that whole "Someday, Susie, we're gonna get out of this two-bit town!" energy that befits the band's bouncy, vaguely rebellious and very much youthful pop-rock riffs."
Time Out New York

BOULEVARD Personnel:
Benji Barton: voice, guitar, keyboard
Donovan Babb: drums
Robert Caruthers: guitar, vocals
Stephen James: synthesizer, tambourine
Holden Spaht: bass

  Boulevard

[Signal by Boulevard]

Signal


[Vice and Daring by Boulevard]

Vice and Daring



Boulevard lives in Georgia, USA.

Tagged as: Alt Rock, Pop.


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