Fans of Counting Crows, The Dave Matthews Band, and anything else that rides on sincerity and soul should take a listen to this Philadelphia startup:

The Michael Chance Band is comprised of earnest and talented young musicians under the leadership of their eponymous frontman. This band features symphonic, deliberately understated rock with a feel reminiscent of the E Street Band in their prime.

Still a "new" band, the MCB's players are professionals who have shared stages and studios with some of the best musicians to grace Philadelphia, or the world. Michael Chance recorded early song demos with such laudable talents as Robert Martin (Orleans, Frank Zappa, Etta James), Wayne "Tex" Gabriel (of John Lennon and Elephant's Memory), Steve "Muruga" Booker (of the Parliament Funkadelic), Steve Wise (Stevie Wonder's protege), and Bruce Hawes, a pioneer of The Sound of Philadelphia. Their welcome experience and cultured talent has taught the frontman of this young and energetic group how to rely on his strengths: a husky, powerful voice, an ability to write songs that stay in your head, and an inability to divorce his emotions from his performance. With the advent of the MCB, Michael is finally lucky enough to be teamed up with musicians who manage to consistently amaze him with their consummate ability, creativity, and on-stage intensity.

Live performances from The Michael Chance Band are an emotionally powerful affair. The band's members seem unafraid of what they are doing, openly finding joy in the exhausting experience of pouring their hearts out for you.

Check them out. You won't regret it.