The Entrance Band

The Entrance Band (formerly called Entrance) is a band started by Guy Blakeslee (born April 29, 1981). Their style of music has been described as psychedelic rock or stoner rock.

Blakeslee was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland and first gained notice as a member of The Convocation Of… He later left the band and moved to Chicago to pursue a solo career under the guise of the name Entrance. He performed regularly for the next 18 months at a bar called The Hideout, which eventually gained him the attention of Tiger Style Records.

Entrance toured with Sonic Youth, Devendra Banhart, Will Oldham, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Dungen and Cat Power. Blakeslee has released his music through Tiger Style Records and Fat Possum Records, as well through his own record label, Entrance Records. The Entrance Band have been chosen by Animal Collective to perform at the All Tomorrow’s Parties festival that they will curate in May 2011.

The Entrance Band members:

Guy Blakeslee
Paz Lenchantin
Derek James

Discography

Albums

The Kingdom of Heaven Must be Taken by Storm (2003) - Tiger Style Records.
Wandering Stranger (2004) - Fat Possum Records.
Prayer of Death (2006) - Entrance Records. Tee Pee Records
The Entrance Band (2009) - Ecstatic Peace

EPs

Honey Moan (2003) - Tiger Style Records in USA/Careless Love (2003) - Sketchbook Records in UK & Europe.

Track listing:

«Honey Moan (Entrance)» – 5:07
«Can’t Stop the Winter» – 2:00
«Lookout!» – 2:00
«Careless Love» – 4:37
«Come on in My Kitchen» – 3:32
«Simple Song» – 3:21
«Simple Song, Pt. 2» – 4:17
«Honey Drone» – 4:44
«Sunrise in Belfast/Sunset in Christiana» – 5:02

Singles

«See for Yourself» (2002) split 7» w/ Papa M - Tiger Style Records.