THE BISHOP PLAYS HIGH ENERGY ECLECTIC ALTERNATIVE ROCK WITH IT'S HEART AND SOUL ON IT'S SLEEVE. THIS VERSATILE AND TALENTED GROUP CAN DELIVER HIGHLY CHARGED PERFORMANCES, WHETHER IT BE COVER SHOWS OR ORIGINAL SHOWS, WHERE THEY SHOWCASE THEIR EXCEPTIONAL SONGWRITING DEPTH. W
THE BISHOP CHOOSES COVER MATERIAL THAT FITS WITH THE ECLECTIC NATURE OF THEIR PERFORMANCES: RADIOHEAD, THE BLACK KEYS, WEEZER, DAVID BOWIE, FRANZ FERDINAND, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, NO DOUBT, THE DARKNESS, SUBLIME, TOM PETTY- ALL OF WHICH ROCK THE HOUSE.
WHEN YOU LISTEN TO THE BISHOP ORIGINALS, YOU HEAR INTROSPECTIVE LYRICS WITH INTELLIGENCE, SUBTLETY, AND A SENSE OF HUMOR FORGED WITH A MUSICAL BACKDROP THAT IS TRULY THEIR OWN, WHILE NOT LOSING THE CONNECTION TO IT'S MUSICAL ROOTS AND INFLUENCES. THESE SONGS MOVE YOUR SOUL. BUY THE SELF-TITLED DEBUT CD
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THE BISHOP'S LINEUP IS AS TALENTED AS IT IS INSPIRED. THEY ARE ANCHORED BY PRINCIPAL SINGER/SONG WRITER/LEAD GUITARIST BILL GIRICZ, WHO IS THE DRIVING MUSICAL FORCE BEHIND THIS POWERFUL BAND. THE SOULFUL VOICE AND MULTI-INSTRUMENTAL EXCELLENCE OF PAULETTE BERTRAND GIVES THE BISHOP AN ADDED UNEXPECTED DIMENSION. DAN PASSARELI'S ROCK AND ROLL SOUL PROVIDES A LETHAL, JAGGED EDGE. LUKE SMITH DRIVES A SOLID, HARD CHARGING SOUND. DARIN GREGG PROVIDES SONGWRITING DEPTH AND ENERGY THAT IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF THIS BAND.
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IS A CREATIVE BOND AND TRUST AMONGST THE GROUP. THEY HAVE EACH OTHERS
BACKS. AND WHEN IT IS TIME TO PLAY LIVE, MAKE NO MISTAKE, THE BISHOP
ROCKS WITH A TIGHT VITALITY THAT ENGAGES THE AUDIENCE.