About hangtheblesseddj

The new EP "The Clear Choice In Some Walks Of Life" is not in stores...anywhere!

but for now If you'd like a copy, come to a show and rock with us.

*Currently seeking management*

Consider a situation. You wake up on a Saturday morning with a broken nose, yet all you can remember from the night before is visual, aural, and spiritual enlightenment. You are without pants, yet strangely fulfilled. Chances are, you just experienced your first bout with the kick in the chest rock and roll of Hang The DJ. That, or you are reading a choose your own adventure book.

With niether humble nor impoverished beginnings in the sleepy province of Lititz, PA, Hang The DJ went through numerous lineup changes to arrive at their current 3 piece configuration. Lead singer and guitarist Colin D holds down the fortress with whooping crane calls and driving guitar work in the style of Ted Leo meets Ted Bundy. Hassan Ali wrestles a schizophrenic nightmare while battling the bass guitar, keyboards, vocals, and an inner desire for monkeys. He wins. J. Alexander Wash, our protagonist, provides the much needed machismo on drums and vocals to fuel a furnace of virility that can only be matched by the legendary Tom Selleck.

Hang The DJ is rock and roll. Their influences span the decades, taking an extra long pit stop in the pop/rock glory days of the 50's and 60's. Their sound is modern, yet authentic. Influences range from The Clash to The Shins, AFI to The Beatles, Rancid to The Four Seasons. In the land of Hang The DJ, the man with 33 hooks is king. Dancing at a show is mandatory, and the band will thrive aesthetically by the end of the set given the proper space, water and sunlight.

A recent move to Music City, a metaphorical bathtub filled with new songs, and more braggability than Martin Grammatica; Hang The DJ is taking their house by storm, then focusing on possibly branching out to the neighborhood.

But LeVar Burton told us you don't have to take our word for it:

"HTDJ takes The Beatles and Kinks and brings their discs to a punk show and plays them in between the bands...perfectly placing the right song at the right time without causing a riot "- Handsome Jack (JACKASS)

"...hang the blessed dj reminds me of the beginning of WAX and WEEZER early tour dates...clever and interesting..I get Phantom Planet meets The Shins to come...all hail good pop songs!" - Matt Suhar / Tantrum Management / Chicago

"An old brother band to both Goodnight & Goodnight and LeBaron, Hang the DJ has since taken their insanely catchy indie pop to Nashville, Tennessee. Once a five-piece, Hang the DJ is now a trio of some of the most talented musicians this area had ever known. They're currently working on new album, and their new single, "Lucy Lucy" is so adorably reminiscent of older Ted Leo." - Spooky Nook Records