Six years ago, these musicians were practicing regularly at a garage on a
dodgy Venice street. When the barbershop around the corner began
advertising "50 cent haircuts," the fledgling band knew it had found its
name. The phrase encapsulates the band's attitude toward music. Bostonian
Jay Souza notes "a song has to be able to stand on its own with a single
voice and a single instrument, and if it can't do that, then it's not
really a great song. The song is 'the thing' first and foremost... and
then we rock it. We thought the name 50 Cent Haircut suited that ideal."
It is easy to sing the praises of 50 Cent Haircut; their country-rockabilly style enough to have put a smile on even the great man Cash’s lips. A band born and raised in Southern California, 50 Cent Haircut breaks the mold of SoCal expectation with their purist rock and roll, a brilliant awakening from the usual in these L.A. parts.
Composed of five artists who in their own right are mind-blowing talents individually, 50 Cent Haircut has shaped an innovation and aptitude rarely experienced on this local scene. They are truly musicians’ musicians. Jay Souza’s lyrics are remarkable, his creativity apparent in the strange yet emotionally, socially poignant metaphors running through. Somehow he manages to put his poetry to music without sacrificing the music or the lyrics, a talent highly prized by this listener. This month we are featuring Perferated, Geronimo and Atomic Anti-Star by 50 Cent Haircut.
I really can’t say enough about these guys, I love them and I hope you will enjoy them as much as I have through the years. For more information, tour dates, venues, updates and music, check out 50 Cent Haircut at http://www.50centhaircut.com and of course, feel free to donate. —DG
50 Cent Haircut's music remained on Unlikely 2.0 for one year, then was removed for reasons of space and copyright. Please check out their web page.
You will need an MP3 player to download the music, such as the free Winamp.