The Hounds Below are an indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band based in Detroit

Detroit, Michigan

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, Michigan

Michigan

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, United States

United States

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 and fronted by Jason Stollsteimer

Jason Stollsteimer

Jason Stollsteimer is the vocalist and guitarist for the American indie rock band The Von Bondies. Stollsteimer also is the main songwriter and producer of the Von Bondies...

. In addition to instrument mainstays guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

, drums

Drum kit

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 and bass guitar

Bass guitar

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, members play piano

Piano

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, violin

Violin

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, viola

Viola

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, cello

Cello

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, xylophone

Xylophone

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, keyboard

Keyboard instrument

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 and trombone

Trombone

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. The band released their first single on December 12, 2009.

History

• Pre"hounds below" (2008)
  The band was originally formed in 2008 after Stollsteimer wrote a group of songs dealing with his very recent separation from his high-school sweet heart of 13 years. He asked a group of close friends to come share the stage. After doing one and only show in 2008 playing under the name "jason and the hounds below", a gap of almost a year went by before changing the name of the band permanently to "the hounds below".

• Formation (2009)
  The band reformed in the summer of 2009, when songwriter/singer Jason Stollsteimer decided to reform the group to play a different style of music than his other band, the Von Bondies
  The Von Bondies
  The Von Bondies were an American alternative rock band. The group disbanded in July 2011. Its most recent members were Jason Stollsteimer on vocals and lead guitar, Christy Hunt on rhythm guitar and Leann Banks on bass guitar...
  
  . Guitarist Ben Collins joined, followed by bass player Gjon. Various keyboard players and additional musicians have also performed with the Hounds Below, and appear on the band's first single, recorded in September 2009 by Jim Diamond at Ghetto Recorders.

• Touring
  Bands that the hounds below have opened for are Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
  Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
  Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, now based in Los Angeles. BRMC is known for their garage rock, blues, folk revival, neo-psychedelia sound. They are influenced by bands such as: The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Verve, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, T...
  
  , The Raveonettes
  The Raveonettes
  The Raveonettes are a Danish indie rock duo, consisting of Sune Rose Wagner on guitar, instruments, and vocals, and Sharin Foo on bass, guitar and vocals...
  
  , The Grates
  The Grates
  The Grates are a two-piece band from Brisbane, Australia, comprising Patience Hodgson and John Patterson . They have been lauded for their catchy songs and enthusiastic and energetic live shows, as Patience spends much of the time bouncing around, even while singing...
  
  , The Horrors
  The Horrors
  The Horrors are an English band from Southend on Sea, formed in 2005. Their debut Strange House, was released in 2007 and reached number thirty-seven on the UK Albums Chart, their second album Primary Colours was released in 2009 and peaked at number 25 in the UK...
  
  , black angels
  Black Angels
  Black Angels may refer to:*Black Angels, a Chicano street gang from Ontario, California*The Black Angels , an American rock band**The Black Angels *Black Angels , a 20th century composition by George Crumb...
  
  , Company of Thieves
  Company of Thieves (band)
  Company of Thieves is an indie rock group from Chicago, Illinois. Their first release, Ordinary Riches, was released digitally on January 6, 2009, with a physical CD release on February 24, 2009...
  
  , Airborne Toxic Event, The Like
  The Like
  The Like is an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California. The current members are Elizabeth "Z" Berg , Tennessee Thomas , Laena Geronimo , and Annie Monroe...
  
  , Band of Skulls
  Band of Skulls
  Band of Skulls is an alternative rock band from Southampton, England, consisting of Russell Marsden , Emma Richardson , and Matt Hayward...
  
   and The Whigs
  The Whigs
  The Whigs are an American garage rock band from Athens, Georgia, consisting of lead singer and guitarist Parker Gispert, drummer Julian Dorio and bassist Timothy Deaux.-Biography:...
  
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• Current Line-up (2011)
  The Current line-up for the band consists of Jason Stollsteimer on lead vocals/guitar, Gjon on bass and Skye Thrasher on Guitar.

Song writing

Stollsteimer is the main song writer in the Hounds Below, same as with his other various projects. In 2008 Stollsteimer won an ascap award for writing the song "c'mon c'mon" for the hit TV show Rescue Me

Rescue Me (TV series)

Rescue Me is an American television drama series that premiered on the FX Network on July 21, 2004, and concluded on September 7, 2011. The series focuses on the professional and personal lives of a group of New York City firefighters in the fictitious Ladder 62 / Engine 99 firehouse.The show...

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External links

• Official website