Woodward on purevolume™

Rock / Pop / Indie

Long ago, visionary J.P. Zammit and future guru Dan Karmel met near a fence by an elementary school. They decided that one day they would form a band together. In early 2006, this band came in to its final formation with the addition of synth-rocking heartthrob Steve Hull and the always reliable Dave Tilove. Side effects of standing near the collected band of Woodward include fainting, elevated heart rate, sudden desire to dance, and the risk of becoming overly rocked-out.

Since its inception, Woodward has had a unique vintage tone, and has reminded everyone that music is supposed to be fun. With a reverence for the musical styles and cult-classical artistic themes that have defined a generation, Woodward reminds its audience of where rocks been, while quite seriously challenging where it might go by integrating sounds that are both fresh and nostalgic.

Proud of their hometown heritage, Woodward is named after the Detroit thoroughfare Woodward Avenue, which bridges worlds by connecting the Northern suburbs to the Southern tip of downtown Detroit. Anyone who lives near Woodward Ave. is welcome to put Woodward the Band stickers on all the street signs. If you are caught, we will disavow all knowledge of your actions, and this MySpace will self-destruct in ten seconds.

Woodward is currently touring nationally, and will probably be in your hometown soon. Woodward enjoys long walks on the beach, whiskey, dogs, will punch you in the face, and is being super-serial.

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What they're saying about Woodward:

Woodward excels at their mixture of their harmonies and intertwining sound. Guitarist J.P. Zammit and bassist Dan Karmel share the highly melodic vocals in the band, with organ and synth man Steve Hull creates a head bobbing moment with the track Take It Back.
-John Louse, DetroitBuzz.com, June 2007

"You guys were tight as hell! Your harmonies were QUITE impressive!"
-Bob Morris, The Hush Sound, Fueled By Ramen

Sharp power pop, like a less adenoidal Weezer. Woodward's best material is simple, hooky tracks about lost love, with sharp harmonies and an excellent sense of balance between piano lines and "oozinaahs."
-Current, January 2006

J.P (vox and guitars) and Dan (bass and vox) have tremendous harmonizing abilities - the whole disk in fact sounds extremely tight, professional. I sense a kinda Ramones-esque vibe to the overall tone...each track is filled with attitude and a lurid swagger. I am anxious to catch Woodward live and see exactly how that bravado plays out in person!
-Almost Famous Magazine, June 2005

Check out the latest release from local band Woodward, because it's only a matter of time before they aren't so local anymore.
-Ego Detroit Magazine, April 2005

Smart kids with homegrown talent, roll with this down-to-earth group as they take the local scene by storm.
-Go & Do Michigan, April 2005