The Hooks
The Hooks
San Francisco, CA
Rock / Punk / Folk
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"Hailing from Sligo, Ireland, The Hooks are undoubtedly one of the most exciting bands in San Francisco at the moment. After regularly packing out The Garavogue and McGarrigles in their native Sligo, and Dublin's Ambassador, Olympia and Belfast's Limelight, while supporting Shane McGowan & The Popes, the boys are now building their fan base in the city of San Francisco. While in Sligo, the band, comprising of brothers Keith and Ronan Mulligan (Guitars and Vocals), Bassist David Mullen, and Drummer Enda McGoldrick, have in the last year reached the finals of the 2003 IMRO Showcase, and the 2003 O2 New Band Competition, and have twice been Demo of The Fortnight in Jackie Hayden's Column in Hot Press, also winning Song of The Fortnight with "All Across The World" in 2003. As a result of this appearance, combined with their triumphant 2FM session recently, the band are garnering quite a lot of record company interest, both from the majors and the independents, and are sure to be signing on the dotted line at some stage soon. In the meantime, they are currently working on the release of a limited edition self-released EP, containing the cream of their recording sessions so far, which is aimed for release next September. The Sligo Weekender describes them as "Sligo's finest live original band at the moment" Whilst Hot Press described their June performance in The Village as "Watertight, rising to the challenge of maintaining the momentum" Recently the Mulligan brothers have moved to San Francisco to make a go at the states and have been joined by new members, drummer Colin Delaney and ex-bassist Willie Gregory.
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