Amoeba Knievel

Pittsburgh, PA

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Travels up to 120 miles

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Amoeba Knievel at a 2017 Halloween event at Spirit Hall in Pittsburgh

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Amoeba Knievel in 2015 at Rowdy Buck bar in Pittsburgh's Southside

Overview

Amoeba Knievel is a four-piece rock band from Pittsburgh with varying musical influences including classic rock, power pop, punk and metal. Their songs drop casual pop culture, literary and sci-fi references while their performances draw the audience in with a fun, eye-popping array of props, puppets, action figures and costume changes.


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Booking information

Price range: Contact for rates

Languages: English

Gig length: 20 - 80 minutes

What to expect

Amoeba Knievel is a four-piece rock band from Pittsburgh with varying musical influences including classic rock, power pop, punk and metal. Their songs drop casual pop culture, literary and sci-fi references while their performances draw the audience in with a fun, eye-popping array of props, puppets, action figures and costume changes.

Services offered

Past booked events

June 2017

07

Wednesday

Amoeba Knievel @ Club Cafe in Pittsburgh w/ Kolars

9:00pm - 11:30pm

Influences and inspiration

somewhere at the crossroads of the who, t.s. eliot, sid and marty krofft, the stooges, kurt vonnegut, kurt weill, buzzcocks, husker du, black sabbath, dead milkmen, electric light orchestra, devo, the melvins, david bowie, dr. seuss, elvis costello, grand funk railroad, jonathan richman, mad magazine, pink floyd, ramones, evel knievel and tiny tim...

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