Motel Aviv

Post Punk/Pop
Band Members
Rodney Connell, Cole Hanson, Misti Watkins, Jayson Altman
Hometown
Austin, TX
Record Label
Contact/Booking: motelaviv@gmail.com
Short Description
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Bio
Austin-based band, MoTel Aviv was formed in early 2009. Together they create their own brand of infectious, high energy, post-punk pop songs with soaring vocals, jagged guitars, and stomping dance beats. Their debut album Post Modern Nation is now available. *********************************************************** "MoTel Aviv are an Austin foursome with a particularly potent brand of poppy rock and roll. Their major strength is in the songwriting. When all systems are firing 100 percent, it’s hard to find fault in MoTel Aviv’s assembly of the moving parts or their delivery of a hook. If the jangling, ringing guitar work doesn’t get you, you ignore the stomping beat and you’re somehow impervious to a chorus that easily gets lodged auditory canal like an earwig, then, who knows, you might be allergic to fun." -The Austinist ********************************************************"Filled with well-dressed, hook-riddled songwriting, jerky almost terse riffs and three-chord crunch, MoTel Aviv kept the near packed house moving non-stop from start to finish. While MoTel Aviv are certainly indebted to bands like XTC, The Clash and The Smiths, they still manage to box an audience about the ears with some actual creativity and by crafting shrewd, ringing, melodic three-to-four minute post-punk-pop, they’re rightfully maintaining that their scope stays broader than that of a revivalist band. Frankly, it was one of the better shows I’ve seen in Dallas in the last three years, here’s to wishing them frequent returns to the Big D or the Town of The Cow…Lola’s, Cavern…I’m looking at you." -The Squawker ********************************************************For 35 minutes, Motel Aviv turned back the clock on the fickle Parish hipsters to a time when bands like the Smiths, New Order and the Clash ruled the airwaves. Effusing a polished, mid-80s pop radio sound sans keyboards, Aviv delivered a sweaty, danceable set. A subtly shifting blend of bright guitar chords, simple, energetic drum parts, a deep, clean and hollow JJ Brunner-sounding bass, and Morrissey/Bono-esque vocals kept the show from veering into a saccharine monotony. They're absolutely professional in sound and showmanship. These kids are stylish pop song writers, vivacious live performers and sartorially consistent with their music without seeming pretentious. If Motel Aviv can find their audience, they have the potential to be the next Killers. --London Ferguson, The Deli
Current Location
Austin, TX
Artists We Also Like
The Knife, Fever Ray, Wild Beasts
Influences
The Clash, The Smiths, Gang of Four, Joy Division, The Cure, Radiohead, New Order...
Band Interests
Recording
Website
www.myspace.com/motelaviv
Press Contact
motelaviv@gmail.com
Booking Agent
motelaviv@gmail.com