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LaGrecia



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Hometown: Brooklyn, NY (USA)

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Although the book on Lagrecia has barely begun, you can expect great things in the near future. Lagrecia is a brand new project started by Jason Shevchuk (formerly of Kid Dynamite and None More Black), Dana Berkowitz (formerly of Red Sparrowes), and Sal Dellaquila. Jason is best known for his part in Kid Dynamite and None More Black. When None More Black disbanded, Jason had no intentions of starting another band. Instead he had planned on writing and recording a solo record under the name On Guard. When we had caught wind of On Guard, I wrote Jason letting him know of my interest in putting out something for his band and as luck would have it, he wrote me back and said that he would be interested in doing something.

As writing and demoing continued, Jason had contacted Dana to record the drums. As the two worked together, things just came together. Jason said, "Dana and I have been writing and it's going way better than I had hoped. It's some of the coolest shit I've done (but then again i say that about everything new). I think we are actually gonna be a band. I thought it unfair to dictate the name of the group just because I was doing it solo." A recent trip to Richmond inspired the band to find a name, LaGrecia. In a Myspace blog,

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Reviews

LaGrecia On Parallels

LaGrecia

On Parallels (2008)

Suburban Home

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Videos: Verses Narrow: "Crushed"
Verses Narrow, which was formed by members of Lagrecia and Joshua Fit For Battle, have posted two new song and a video for "Crushed." The songs will all appear on a new 7 song EP due out in the future. You can click Read More for the…
October 12, 2012
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Videos: Suburban Home giving away free albums for 14th Anniversary
To celebrate their 14th anniversary, Suburban Home Records is giving away free digital copies of albums on the label. The list of choices includes albums from Austin Lucas, Cory Branan, Jon Snodgrass, Drag The River, Ghost Buffalo, In The Red, Joey Cape,…
September 11, 2009
Videos: Suburban Home releases 2008 sampler
Suburban Home Records has released a free sampler looking back at the label's releasing over the 2008 calendar year. The set includes songs from Austin Lucas, Drag the River, Ghost Buffalo, In The Red, Joey Cape, Kay Kay and His Weathered…
December 12, 2008
Videos: None More Black reunion shows become full-blown reunion
As rumoured, None More Black's highly anticipated reunion shows this past weekend have blossomed into a full reunion with both recording and touring on the horizon. The band explained via their blog: So what next? The creative juices are boiling. That means it's time to start writing a new record. We'll hit a stage near you as soon as we can. It feels damn good to be back. In the interim period…
July 07, 2008
Streams: LaGrecia: "On Parallels" (stream and free download)
Though the band recent underwent a fairly ugly breakup, LaGrecia's new album certainly doesn't sound like it. The three piece which includes members of Kid Dynamite,…
June 24, 2008
Tours: LaGrecia makes East Coast debut alongside Minnesota's Calling
LaGrecia has posted some upcoming shows. The new project from Jason Shevchuk (Kid Dynamite and None More Black) will be making its East Coast debut in Trenton alongside his brother Jeff's new band Minnesota's Calling and Bridge & Tunnel. You can see the full list of dates below by clicking Read…
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