The Band:

Augustine is an original rock band in Central New York which formed in the early summer of 2008. In late August that same summer, they performed a handful of their original songs at an open-mic night, receiving great reviews from those in attendance. Since that night, they have been consistently gaining momentum and have played frequently at many of the clubs and events in Central NY. Dave Spanfelner, the owner of DS Humphrey’s in Oswego, NY posted this comment about Augustine a few months later:

“They are one of Syracuse’s hottest, new bands!”

They represented Time Warner Cable in the Red Cross Corporate Battle of the Bands held at the prestigious Landmark Theater in Syracuse, during April 2009. They closed out the line-up of 14 bands that night bringing the nearly maximum capacity crowd to their feet. Donna Reynolds, a reporter for Syracuse.com and The Post-Standard newspaper had this to say:

“From the opening notes of OCC's Onondaga Treblemakers to the final kick butt set by Time Warner's Augustine, I was thoroughly entertained.”

The final battle in the Westcott Theater’s “Big Break Battle of the Bands”, November 6^th of 2009, a review after the show from Michael K. Thomas in the Syracuse New Times stated:

'Augustine … hit heavy with the look and feel of bands from K-Rock’s playlist…. Like those rockers, they’re trying to do something new in their     musical niche in the sense they play all original music, and it actually rocks.’

Augustine’s music has a “commercial quality”, similar to what is played on today’s modern rock radio. With a sound somewhere between Fuel, Shinedown, and the Gin Blossoms, their melodic flavor of rock is appealing and easy to listen to. Their constantly evolving showmanship and stage presence is entertaining and dynamic, making it difficult to not tap your foot, bob your head and sing along. This band is simply just fun to watch.

January of 2009 we recorded a demo CD, and in September 2009 we returned to the studio and recorded a three song EP entitled This Time Around. We intend to go back to the studio to continue recording for the release of our 1st full length CD in 2010. Stay tuned…

About the Members

Joey:
Front-man, lead vocalist and rhythm guitar for the band is Joey Dimaggio, a talented 24 year old with an incredible aptitude for writing good music, and a voice that is extremely enjoyable to listen to. His charismatic stage presence lures the audience in to rock-out and sing along.

Nasty Nate:
Nate Hopper is on lead guitar and provides backup vocals. At only 18 years young, he has been playing in bands and local venues since the age of 15. He has been given the moniker of “Nasty Nate” by fellow musicians for his scorching guitar solos, and wicked licks and riffs.

JC:
Our new drummer is 22 year old Joe Culotti. JC is a young man with an extensive musical background. He exhibits a style and technique that you typically see only from veteran drummers. JC provides a solid new backline to the band to keep them rockin’.