WHO ARE WE? 87 Interesting. Weird. Lo-Fi. Indie Rock. We landed in San Francisco from different places. Patrick was born in Atlanta and has spent much time in Athens, Georgia and Seattle. He has always been into unique Indie Rock. Hanako is from Yamanashi, Japan and has spent a lot of time singing and playing Jazz in Tokyo. Nate hales from the tiny Wisconsin town of Black River Falls where he was influenced by Classic Rock. He moved to SF with his band from Madison. We think this odd mix of backgrounds and our willingness to experiment leads to songs that are different, interesting and weird. Our genre is kinda hard to pin down. It probably falls somewhere close to these categories: Outsider, Anti-Folk, Psych-Folk, Lo-Fi, Indie Folk and Indie Rock. Inspired by the at home lo-fi DIY recordings of artists like Waxahatchee, The Mountain Goats, Neutral Milk Hotel, Ty Segall and Daniel Johnston, we recorded our debut self-titled EP at home on a Tascam 8 track. Check it out. Let us know what you think. We are 87! PRESS/REVIEWS "The final band of the night 87 had the audience captivated from the moment they loaded on the stage their mini drum set. They started the set with a song titled “Flying Saucers” and continued to play an eclectic set of original songs that were intriguing and pleasing to the ear. They are a charming group of musicians with quality songs that invoke a feeling of nostalgia in their folk like tone while balancing the nuances of intricate lyrics. Their performance was exceptional. It was clear that these musicians are comfortable playing with each other and really love what they are doing. That energy translated to the audience and the judges as they were the winners of then night!" "Congrats to the winning band: 87! Cool original sounds with a female vocalist who's also on the drums, well rehearsed and a big reaction from the crowd! They take home the trophy and get to play a spot at our next MC Presents show! YEA!!" JAEMI FORTIER OF MUSIC CITY SF ABOUT THE JUDGES: We wanted to thank the judges for donating their time to our event and making this BOTB really special. It was awesome to have a streamlined judging system in place with professionals in the music industry. Big ups to Keyatte Shade, who is the founder of Soulhouse. Check out his weekly e-blast at www.keyslistsf.com. We were also lucky to have Jeff Wolfe the Director of Marketing at Collide music festival publication. It was a pleasure to have the involvement of long term Noise Pop production manager Kellyanne Schilke. Also adding to the caliber of our panel of judges was “Rad” Chad Zammuto professional drummer with bands such as the The Wailer’s, Matt Lucas & Gutter Lil "First of all, congratulations! It was a pleasure having you guys out for the show and needless to say we greatly appreciate 87's participation." Michael Bitton Marketing / Branding - Music City Sf "Our featured performer this week is a duo that has wowed us with their creativity and talent these past few months, PATRICK & HANAKO. (OF THE BAND 87) Both are solid songwriters, but both shine just as much, if not more at times, when they join forces and combine their respective creative energies. He's a bluesy singer songwriter with a strong voice and a tuneful ear. She's a multi-instrumentalist and multi-lingual songwriter (English & Japanese), who is just as comfortable at the piano as she is pounding a beat or even rocking an ocarina.* Seriously, this will be a fun set, expect the unexpected."BRENDAN GETZELL OF HOTEL UTAH SALOON "Your CD sounds great, the quality of the recording is really nice, love the piano on the second track!" Lance Harrington professional session musician and educator out of San Francisco, CA. He has had extensive training studying music privately under Berklee School of Music graduates, Los Angeles studio musicians, renowned Bay Area Jazz educators and at The Jazz School for Music and Performance.