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Super 400

Total fans: 159

Troy, NY: Kenny Hohman picked up the guitar as a young boy after hearing Eddie Van Halen's mind-bending tracks on the early Van Halen records. Joe Daley's two older brothers were already established musicians in their home town, so when Joe was a teenager, he cut his teeth playing the drums with them at dingy clubs and blues joints in and around Troy. After high school, Joe and Kenny moved to New York City, then Woodstock, in the hopes finding the right bass player and establishing a Rock and Roll band. The pair had spent hundreds of smoky hours hypnotized by the magic of Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Blind Faith, Led Zeppelin - the music that was made for young souls to discover and devour. Their travels left them unsatisfied and Hohman and Daley returned home, where on a Monday night blues jam, they unexpectedly met bassist Lori Friday. Friday had been on a musical journey that paralleled her new friends' - she lived on the heavy rock and soul sounds of her heroes and was searching for her musical match. After an initial brush-off by Hohman, a mutual friend convinced the boys to get together with Friday and just play for awhile. The three made a date to jam in a Troy warehouse, and after 45 minutes, Super 400 was born. They didn't need to speak of it - they were already a band from the first note.

The three friends immediately began long jam sessions that lasted for days, searching for and cultivating a sound and feel that would develop into a breathing entity that was entirely theirs. Super 400 takes the classic 'power trio' approach with their live show - three instruments taking up the sonic space of an airplane hangar, rocking to the heavens - but their vocal dynamics and undeniable spiritual synergy cause the sounds to swell to the bursting point.

The band has become one of the most loyally followed rock bands in the Northeast, and the fan base is growing; last year's national tours started a chain of bootleg recordings that have been traded and coveted around the world. Back home, the mayor of Troy gave Super 400 their own official holiday, 'Super 400 Day', to recognize the band's musical achievements as well as the love and support the city has shown for them. Super 400 is gearing up for a new string of national dates this Spring, and will return to Europe in June. They welcome tapers at every show. No two performances are alike; this band loves the crowd and leaves them in a blistered frenzy, room after room.

"Super 400 ripped into the (pause) most (pause) BERSERK blitzkrieg of brutally delicious sound that it was literally shocking. It felt like when your brain rips in half the nanosecond before one of your better orgasms. I mean, This is Rock and Roll, and really, that’s all there is to say. They destroy. Respect!"&nbsp Tara Murtha, Play Philly Magazine

"Raise a fist for Super 400 and see if they don't rock you like a proper fuckin' hurricane"&nbsp Dennis Cook, Crazewire

"Singer- guitarist Kenny Hohman has a boulder-busting wail worthy of Steve Marriott's Humble Pie days. Drummer Joe Daley and bassist Lori Friday consistently remind us why the power trio is such a holy combo. In a just world, Super 400's latest would be gatefold double vinyl we could sort out the seeds and stems on. Glorious."&nbsp Jambase Review

"When I hear Super 400's spleen shaking low end and positively feral guitars I want to ditch everything and become their roadie. If they'd been born 30 years earlier they'd have opened for Thin Lizzy and Bad Company, and they'd have made the headliners sweat every night. This is rock 'n' roll as religion – hard and high reaching, denim apostles with big amps and even bigger balls. 3 And The Beast is heavier than its predecessors but still swivels on lubricated hips. Singer-guitarist Kenny Hohman has a boulder-busting wail worthy of Steve Marriott's Humble Pie days. Drummer Joe Daly and bassist Lori Friday consistently remind us why the power trio is such a holy combo. In a just world, Super 400's latest would be gatefold double vinyl we could sort out the seeds and stems on. Glorious."&nbsp Dennis Cook, JamBase.com