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Sylvia Platypus

Rank #7 Philadelphia, PA Celtic / Rock / Glam

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Members: Janet Bressler- vocals Bill Barone and Michael Southerton- guitars Charlie Rutan- bagpipes Ruchama Bilenky- bass Rosalba Gallo- drums

Sounds Like: Steeleye Span, Lou Reed, Mott the Hoople, Jefferson Airplane, Annie Lennox

Bio: Edith Piaf parties with the Yardbirds on a windswept moor...

Sylvia Platypus recently debuted their multimedia rock opera, "Le Mirage/Dead City Philly" at the 2011 Philadelphia Fringe Festival. The story of a woman and her ghostly double battling for the love of the same man is based (in part) ... See Full Bio

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“Sylvia Platypus... creates a musical experience that is out of this world...”

— Nicole Wright, Cavootle

"Like a Vampire,” sung with earthy fullness by Bressler, is rock at its best, with some hot guitar from Barone with a surprisingly delicate underpinning of bagpipes from Rutan. Then, they set rock on its ear with their cover of the Stones’ “Paint it Black,” where Rutan’s pipes take center stage. “Raggle Taggle Gypsy,” a standard for Celtic bands, is re-imagined wildly and with passion by Bressler’s raw vocals. And there’s the haunting “The Seagull (An Faoileag), my back button favorite, which sounds traditional but was written by Bressler and Rutan...

— Denise Foley, Irish Philadelphia

“Janet Bressler has worn many hats, literally and figuratively... but none more dramatic than the "psycho-celtic glam blues band" Sylvia Platypus. ... Bressler's girl-Iggy voice leaps furiously and tenderly over Bill Barone's crunching guitars and Charlie Rutan's bagpipes, while her rhythm section churns like Raw Power -era Stooges...”

— A. D. Amorosi, Philadelphia City Paper

“Husky-voiced Janet Bressler is a rock singer of the old school, belting out tunes in a smoky club with a gang of long-haired ne'er-do-wells backing her up… unreconstructed bar band rock n' roll -- but with a few crucial differences... I'm not quite sure who to recommend this to besides "music fans", but there you go -- consider it recommended. ”

— Ben Hughes , Splendid Magazine

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Goin' Down the Hole by Bill Barone (Sylvia Platypus) 2/2/2012

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Jun 22

Fergie's Pub
Philadelphia, PA, US | 10:00pm
Fergie's Pub
Philadelphia, PA, US
Sat Jun 22 10:00pm
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Marisol Celestia
hi thanks for the support. i think this page is really emotional and professional, good work
ROSES FOR GRACE
Your Great boss! Superb! You rule!
Literal Complication
Hey we fan ya...LitCompNation
Kelly Triplett
What a GREAT band name!!! And...Like a Vampire - VERY interesting...as was your video!
Shane Alan Swaim - ...
I am listening to "Like A Vampire." Great Vibes. Sincerely, Shane
Across the Pond
Nice vocals.