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Hopewell's Jason Russo at Death by Audio. (Maryanne Ventrice/flickr)Kid Rock
Some promising New York rock bands are facing big challenges — like starting the seventh grade. Today on Soundcheck, guest host Katherine Lanpher looks at teen and pre-teen bands that are earning praise from veteran musicians and the press. And, a conversation with the 15-year-old organizer of London’s first Underage Festival. Plus: Jason Russo was a teenager when he joined the acclaimed alternative band Mercury Rev in the late '90s. Now, he’s exploring epic guitar songs with a band named for his hometown. Hopewell performs live in our studio.
Tween Music Scene
Soundcheck finds out what it's like to be a very young music fan in the U.S. and across the pond. First, we speak with Sam Killcoyne, the 15-year-old concert promoter behind London's inaugural Underage Festival. His event will bring 5000 teenagers -- and no adults -- to London's Victoria Park tomorrow. And later, we talk with Care Bears on Fire guitarist Sophie Kasakove and drummer Izzy Schappell-Spillman about getting a head start in punk rock. And, MTVNews.com Senior Editor Jem Aswad explains the bands, venues and parents that make up the local 'tween scene.
Underage Festival web site
Care Bears on Fire (MySpace)
Jem Aswad's article for New York magazine
Video: Tiny Masters of Today, "Radio Riot"
Hopewell Live
The upstate New York band Hopewell performs their brand of lush spacey guitar-pop live in the studio.
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