Singer/songwriter Suzanne Hockstein and guitarist Richard Hockstein have been writing and playing music in bars and clubs around NYC for many years - performing in CBGB's, The Cat Club, The Bitter End, Kenny's Castaways, The Continental, The C Note, Don Hill's and countless others . They are also regular performers at An Beal Bocht Cafe in Riverdale. Their more notable groups over the years have included Cult Failure, When Worlds Collide and currently Seeing Voices. Their music has been described as blues tinged psychedelic rock or even Blondie meets the Yardbirds. Suzanne has a strong melodic voice, an engaging stage presence and a deep often introspective lyrical sensibility. Richard wears his blues/rock influences squarely on his sleeve and strongly believes in little amps turned up loud.
Steve Giordano started playing bass at 16 in all the clubs on that well known strip of Bleecker Street (Greenwich Village) with characters like David Peel and the Lower East Side, "Tuneful" June Dafgard, Terry Mann, and harmonica/vocalist supreme, the late "Motor City" James. Many legendary characters dropped in to do guest spots like Buzzy Lindhardt, Tuli Kupferberg (of the Fugs), Maruga (Santana), Steve Martin (The Left Banke) and Les Braunstein (Blue Oyster Cult). After several years of playing blues, folk, and 60's rock tunes, he formed his own punk/new wave band called "Teenage Furniture." They played at clubs including Max's Kansas City, CBGB, Great Gildersleeves and Trax. Steve has collaborated on three film soundtracks - including one featured at the Telluride film festival and another which received multiple Emmy nominations.
Joe Guzzardo has been playing with Seeing Voices for most of the 21st century. Joe is fluent in rock, jazz, pop, latin and hip hop styles and has an excellent sense of dynamics. And while he is a lawyer by day, he is a true drummer by night.
See their website for more details about their latest album "Rumblestrut" www.seeingvoices.net
Listen to their killer performance below from the May 6th Festival:
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