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East Coast group gaining
popularity with fans
In August of 2003, Sidewalks’ East Coast host Rafael
Siegel met and interviewed the East Coast pop/rock band, From The
Desk of Sally. The group had a CD release party at the Hard Rock
Cafe in New York City to kick off the release of their EP, "I
Told You So".
Voted the top 5 best indie bands of 2003 by Garageradio.com, From The
Desk of Sally consists of Jeryl Orsino (vocals and guitar), Jay
Orsino (lead guitar) and Chris Simon (drums).
From The Desk Of Sally was formed in 1994, originally called Swirl. The
group had to lose the Swirl name because it was too similar to another
band, Swirl 360. After some name consideration, the band decided on From
The Desk Of Sally because Jeryl’s grandmother was named Sally.
According
to the band, pop music is the heart of what they play, mixed in with
musical influences that are all over the map. Their official biography
says you will leave a From the Desk of Sally performance with a song
stuck in your head. From the Desk of Sally is far from the
run-of-the-mill female fronted, Lilith Fair-type band. This band, in
front of any new audience, is guaranteed to win them over with their
energetic music and performance. From the Desk of Sally is tight,
entertaining and a pleasure to work with. It's all about the music for
them and it shows in their music and dedication to putting on a great
show.
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of over 3000 songs in the pop category, their song "I Told You
So" hit number one on the pop charts at Garageband.com website. The
title track is written by Grammy nominated Butch Walker of The Marvelous
3, who also co-wrote SR71’s hit "Right Now," while the song
is produced by Jim Ebert.
Recently, the band has donated songs to the Songs of Love Foundations
and has written the music for the PBS documentary, "Sentencing The
Victim."
UPDATE: Jeryl has allowed Sidewalks to use her music for
the TV series. Her song, "So Many Things," is the new 2006 theme song
for the latest episodes.
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