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This Albany, NY, rock band plays modern rock with anthemic blues-inspired singing courtesy of vocalist Melanie Krahmer. Bassist Rich Libutti, drummer Greg Nash, and guitarist Mike Stiener provide the backing for Krahmer's distinctive singing. The name Sirsy came from a childhood nickname of singer Melanie Krahmer, whose younger sister couldn't quite pronounce "sister." Originally the group played covers, but eventually began writing original material. The first release for the hard-working group was Baggage, released in 2000. Their next release came two years later, Away From Here, and found the group further refining their groove-oriented pop sound. That same year saw Sirsy release a three-song DVD, The Three Little Videos, and a live album, At This Time (Live).
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Sirsy (pronounced "sir - see") is a female-fronted award-winning pop-rock group from Albany, New York, USA, founded in 1999. The band's current members are Melanie Krahmer on vocals, drums, flute and "bass with a stick" and Rich Libutti on guitar, bass guitar and "snare and bass with his feet". Sirsy is most notable for touring continuously throughout North America - over 250 shows every year for several years - and for background music for several television shows and independent films. Their relentless touring has gained them a cult following.
On March 23, 2010, Sirsy signed a record deal with Funzalo Records.
Ongoing tours
Sirsy are famous for playing extensively, typically over 250 shows per year, up and down the East Coast of the United States and Canada, most recently in a series of road trips from December 2007 to January 2008. In mid-2008, Sirsy started a tour to the Midwest United States.
Sirsy have headlined Albany's Tulip Fest and Lark Street's Lark Fest. They play most often in New York State, New England, New York City, Boston, Glens Falls, New York, and Saratoga Springs, New York.
A typical Sirsy show consists mostly of their own original songs mixed with a few interpreted covers of artists such as The Beatles, Counting Crows, Natalie Merchant, Johnny Cash, Prince and Radiohead.
They have a "cult following" due to their constant touring. They have been referred to as "the hardest working band in Upstate NY."
Competitions
The band have won several regional competitions, including being voted "Best Band" by the readers of Albany's Metroland for four years running (2003–2006). They are the only unsigned band in the United States to have appeared in Soundscan's Top 10.
In summer 2007, Sirsy wereplaced fourth from over 1,000 entries in the "Last Band Standing", a national competition sponsored by mp3.com for a place in the 2007 Lollapalooza festival.
Opening band
In addition to their own tours to smaller venues, the band has opened for many hit rock bands, including Maroon 5, Blues Traveler, Collective Soul, Cheap Trick, Vertical Horizon, Lifehouse, Undercover and Fuel.
Television appearances and films
Sirsy has written theme music for and appeared in promotional spots for Time Warner Cable and the WB Network. They were featured in the award-winning independent film, Dorian Blues, billed in the films credits as "Bar Band". ,according to the IMDB.
Sirsy have appeared on numerous regional broadcast and cable television programs. In 2007, the band made its first national cable television appearance on the national cable network Your Music channel on the City Sessionsseries.
In January 2008, Sirsy made their first national television broadcast on Fearless Music. The program was shown in syndication on stations throughout the United States.