Not to be confused with Streetlight Manifesto, Sky Green Manifesto is a local band that strives to bring music, in all its various forms, to their audience in a fun, random way.
For those of you who haven't heard of them, Sky Green Manifesto is one of the many local bands that have Berry College students as members. The band plays no set style of music, but says they play rock 'n' roll in all its forms.
They have not had their big break yet, but the members are keeping themselves busy with a few smaller gigs here and there such as playing at some of The Church at Northside’s “Thursdays at 8”, and their luck could change with their first 'true' show coming up on Nov. 30.
The Band
The members of Sky Green Manifesto never under dress.In fact, they have been known to wear ninja suits,
pumpkin costumes, and, of course, the Burger King crown
at their live gig.
Photo courtesy of band's Myspace.com page
Sky Green Manifesto is made up of Andrew Coleman (lead vocals), Nick Riggs (bass), Justin Thomas Adams (lead guitar/vocals), and Ian Robison (drums).
With many different genres of music, the audience can find many different ways to describe their sound. They perform a wide range of musical genres, including:
- Rock (To hear a sample of their rock music)
- Country (To hear a sample of their country music)
- Rap (To hear a sample of their rap music)
- Punk
- Even some children’s music.
Other music samples may be found at the band's website on MySpace.
“Loud is a good term,” said Aaron Blevins, a friend of the band, of the music.
Fame and Fortune...?
Admittedly, not many people know this band, yet, but being in a band is more then getting gigs to Coleman. “I’m in the band because it is fun,” Coleman said.
One of Coleman’s fellow band members also has a similar passion for being in the band. “I’m in the band because I love music,” Adams said.
The members try to keep things in good humor and view themselves realistically as well.
Coleman has many friends that have given their honest opinion about the band and claims that, “They say they like us, but they probably hate us. They just do not want to hurt our feelings”.
Sky Green... What?!
One of the trials for this band was coming up with the name, Sky Green Manifesto. “I had a vision, an epiphany,” Coleman said. “If you put any two words in front of manifesto, it will be a great band name.”
Blevins also mentions why the name of the band is very important.
“The name Sky Green Manifesto is so random, just like their music,” Blevins said.
In the Studio
With their first true show coming up, Coleman and the members of the band are already making preparations for their first album.
“We do not have an album yet. We have been working really hard trying to record,” Coleman said. “Our first album will be called ‘Aaron Blevins Presents’.”
Blevins, a good friend of the band, found it a great honor for the band to name their future album after him. “They are all crazy. I love helping them out, I want to be real supportive,” Blevins said.
“The cover of our first album will have me covered in gold, holding chocolate,” Adams said.
Future Horizons
With already more than 3,600 MySpace profile page views and the band to soon debut their personal page on the internet, people can be looking forward to their first album.
Sky Green Manifesto aims toward a wide audience with their many genres of music. But whatever the kind of audience, and no matter what kind of music they are playing, Sky Green Manifesto’s mission will stay the same.
“Our mission is to get crunk,” Coleman said, using a term he said means "to just have fun and get down." It is what Sky Green Manifesto is all about.
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