Sweet Cyanide is a Vaudevillian laced blend of David Bowie glam meets Guns N Roses grit. The band cites the aforementioned artists as major influences and undoubtedly encompass the sleazy, aggressive yet theatrical characteristics of classic rock that reigned within the timeframe of these super star acts, except with a modern flair.
Although a new act, Sweet Cyanide are no strangers to the bomb scorched indie music landscape and have a sensible grip on how to succeed there, especially in terms of promotion, marketing and publicity. The band plans to cultivate its fan base through an energetic, engaging live show. Nonetheless, this is a fan base whose foundation has technically already been established from the natural evolution that occurs when two bands marry.
Sweet Cyanide is the combined effort of members of two NYC based bands well recognized on the regional scene, Crashbox and Moment Theory. Sal Scoca (Vocals/ Guitar) and Angelo Fariello(Bass), both from Crashbox developed a solid bond with Mike Bambace(Drums) and Joe Salvatore(Guitar) from Moment Theory. This bond led the two bands to tour regionally together and eventually evolved them into Sweet Cyanide. The lineup tops off with vivacious female vocalist Lindsay Benjamin which gives the band switch-hitting vocal ability, a quality virtually non-existent in commercial music today.
Froman: Which of your songs would make for a good porn soundtrack?
Sweet Cyanide (Sal Scoca): Being huge fans of Japanese porn, we coulddefinitely see "SLM" or "Crash theory" being a great soundtrack...it would start playing right as they stop the dialogue and start the heavy humpin'!
Froman: Is it true for the guitarist if the audience can't see your c*ck it isn't rock?
SC: The guitar is definitely an extension of the "penis" or as you put it The "Cock" (hate that word) and rule # 227 from the Rock n' Roll Handbook does state: "If one attempts to rock in front of a live audience, one must ALWAYS display the cock"
Froman: If you could add one member from any band who would it be?
SC: Gustov Kletscky from "The Rusty Trombone 5". He was a great horn player who eventually went insane and murdered the rest of his quintet with a spatula and a lead pencil...pretty amazing if you ask me.
Froman: Drum solos...only good for other drummers or audience pleasing?
SC: Only when the drummer is Mike Bambace!
Froman: Record companies. Need them or want them?
SC: Don't Need Them, Don't Want Them; They just need to keep fuckin' things up so us indie's can keep growing... sorry David!
Froman: Do you all have equal say in songwriting?
SC: Sometimes- depends on the direction we want the song to take...
Froman: Strangest thing you've snorted?
SC: Crushed Aspirin, X, and Baby powder...out of a chick's butt
Froman: What band/artist would you like to beat up?
SC: Sweet Cyanide! Hate that bass-player, Angelo Fariello...what a cocky prick!
Froman: Ever play a concert where you were almost too fucked up to go on stage?
SC: Joe Salvatore's rule of live gigging: Don't ever show up to a gig fucked up...We have ALL challenged that rule...including Joe Salvatore!
Froman: What's the creepiest venue you've ever played? Ever fear for your life on stage?
SC: We played to a pack of wild hillbilly's down south with 12 teeth amongst the 40 of them...nice folks though...if you can get over tooth thing!
Froman: Is there anyone in the band that you have to dress b/c he's embarrassing?
SC: Joe is always trying to wear Lindsay's clothes on stage...FREAK!
Froman: Describe your sex: light some candles or lay down the tarp?
SC: We all have different sex habits but speaking for myself, i like to wear my giant squirrel costume and and play "Find my nuts before the winter comes"...girls ALWAYS love to find my nuts...salted or so they tell me!
Froman: Who gets the most groupies? Or at least give us a best groupie story?
SC: Due to the sensitive nature of this question, we'll just say if groupies were chocolate, Angelo would be a big, fat, pimple-headed Bass player! Leave it at that!
Froman: Aquanet or paul mitchell?
SC: Aqua-what and Paul- Who????
Froman: What's the most ridiculous thing you've seen requested for backstage (aside from 1000 brown M&Ms to fill a brandy glass)?
SC: A vibrator on a stick
Froman: A 17 yr old gorgeous little groupie comes in thru the bathroom window…play ball?
SC: I would have to say "come back when your 18 because Sal does NOT wanna spend the rest of his good years in prison".
Froman: Any spinal tap moments?
SC: We played an outdoor festival once and we had to walk through this bizarre senior citizen's center to get to the stage area...Grandma was never quite the same after that one!
Froman: The day your band dies, what would u like its epitaph to read?
SC: Roses are red
my balls are Blue
here lies the Baddest Band
The world EVER knew!
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June Concert Calendar
Manhattan/Brooklyn
6/03 & 6/04: Femi Kuti & The Positive Force
@ Fillmore NY at Irving Plaza
6/03: David Grisman Quintet @ BB King Blues
6/05: Rubblebucket Orchestra @ Sullivan Hall
6/06: Three Legged Fox @ Arlene's Grocery
6/10: Antibalas @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise
6/12: Collie Buddz @ BB King Blues Club
6/18: Spiritual Rez @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise
6/19: The Superpowers @ Zebulon: BK
6/19: Dub War / Distance / Cyrus @ Love
6/20: Sick Of It All / Bane @ Gramercy Theatre
6/23: Bedouin Soundclash @ Mercury Lounge
6/25: 311 / Ziggy Marley @ Central Park
SummerStage (not free)
6/25: Femi Kuti @ Prospect Park: BK
New Jersey
6/03: David Byrne @ Wellmont Theatre: Montclair
6/03: Goes Cube @ Asbury Lanes: Asbury Park
6/05: This Is Hell @ Clara Barton Hall: Edison
6/06: Citizen Cope @ Wellmont Theatre: Montclair
6/07: Phish @ Susquehanna Bank Center: Camden
6/19: Collie Buddz @ Surf Club: Ortley Beach
6/19: Mishka @ Wonder Bar: Asbury Park
6/25: Bedouin Soundclash @ Maxwell's: Hoboken
6/27: 311 / Ziggy Marley @ PNC Bank Art Center
Philadelphia & PA.
6/02: Grizzly Bear @ Trocadero
6/03: Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
@ Zeno's Pub: State College
6/04: Three Legged Fox @ Swingin' Summer
Thursday: West Chester
6/05: Three Legged Fox @ Cafe 210 West
State College
6/06: Pony Pants @ Best Fest (in Clark Park)
6/06: Rubblebucket Orchestra /
Blue Method @ World Cafe Live
6/06: This Is Hell @ Punxsutawney
Community Cntr.
6/07: BioDiesel @ Silk City
6/07: Darkest Hour / Summer Slaughter
Tour @ TLA
6/12: Paint It Black @ First Unitarian Church
6/13: Strike Anywhere / This Is Hell
@ Championship: Lemoyne
6/18: Three Legged Fox / Can't Hang
@ Millcreek Tavern
6/18: Phish @ Post Gazette Pavilion:
Burgettstown
6/21: Nightmare Of You @ North Star Bar
6/26: Femi Kuti @ World Cafe Live
6/26: Bedouin Soundclash @
The Note: W. Chester
6/30: 311 / Ziggy Marley @ Penn's
Landing
6/30: Mad-Sweet Pangs @ The Fire
Washington DC.
6/01: Grizzly Bear @ 9:30 Club
6/03: Wale / UCB / Tabi Bonney @ 9:30 Club
6/04: Gregory Isaacs / Easy Star All-Stars/
Lionize @ 9:30 Club
6/05: Subatomic Sound System / Emch/
Paul Zasky /
Jahdan Blakkamoore @ Comet Ping Pong
6/05: A Place To Bury Strangers / Caverns
@ Rock N Roll Hotel
6/06: Denali @ Black Cat
6/08 & 6/09: TV On The Radio @ 9:30 Club
6/09: The Detroit Cobras @ Rock N Roll Hotel
6/10: Exit Clov @ Black Cat
6/11: The Dillinger Escape Plan
@ Rock N Roll Hotel
6/11: BLK JKS / The So So Glos @ Black Cat
6/12: Meshell Ndegeocello @ 9:30 Club
6/13: Joe Lally / Glorytellers @ Black Cat
6/13: Meat Puppets @ Rock N Roll Hotel
6/14: Sunset Rubdown / Witchies @ Black Cat
6/19: Nightmare Of You @ Rock N Roll Hotel
6/20: Collie Buddz / The I-Ternals @ Zanzibar
6/20: Frodus / The Van Pelt / Guiltmaker @ Black Cat
6/20: Major Lazer feat Diplo & Switch @
Rock N Roll Hotel
6/22: Vieux Farka Toure / Elikeh / Farafina Kan
@ Rock N Roll Hotel
6/25: Patterson Hood & The Screwtopians
@ Black Cat
6/27: Femi Kuti @ 9:30 Club
6/27: Bedouin Soundclash @ Rock N Roll Hotel
6/27: Appomattox / Lemonheads @ Black Cat
Baltimore & MD.
6/02: Goes Cube @ Talking Head Club
6/03: Easy Star All-Stars @ Rams Head Live
6/05: Darkest Hour / Summer Slaughter Tour
@ Sonar
6/05: Medeski Martin & Wood / The Wood Brothers
@ Rams Head Live
6/05: Noah D / Hot Pink Delorian / Computer Club/
Smash Gordon / Hyx @ Hour Haus
6/06: Starscape / Noah D / BioDiesel / Chase
and Status@ Starscape
6/06: A Place To Bury Strangers / Dirty Projectors
@ Metro Gallery
6/12: Three Legged Fox / Can't Hang @ 8 x 10
6/14: This Is Hell @ Talking Head
6/16: Collie Buddz @ Castaways: Ocean City
6/17: Mishka @ The Quarter at Bourbon St
6/18-6/21: Summer Solstice Projekt Festival/
Shpongle/
Brothers Past /The Egg / Skream / Sub Swara
@ Hawkwood Farms: Harmony
6/19: Steppin Razor @ Bull on the Beach: Bel Air
6/20: Three Legged Fox @ Thirsty Turtle:
College Park
6/22: The Movement / SOJA @ Seacrets:
Ocean City
6/27: Mad-Sweet Pangs / Caleb Stine @ 8 x 10
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