Sirius.B (band)


Sirius.B is an eight-piece musical group from Asheville, NC. It was formed in late 2006 by Xavier Ferdón, Pancho Romero Bond, and Imhotep and takes its name from the white dwarf star, Sirius B. The band describes itself as "Absurdist Gypsy Folk Funk Punk". Sirius.B combines accordion, violin, cello, acoustic guitar, flamenco and electric guitar, charango, banjo, percussion, drums, upright bass, melodica, clarinet, and multi-lingual vocals to create a sound that has a gypsy feel, but with elements from other modern genres.
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In addition, Sirius.B also won awards in the Best of WNC 2007 and Best of WNC 2008. Mountain Xpress writes, "folk-punk artists Sirius B are, according to Xpress readers, the ones to watch."
Sirius.B's songs can be heard on regional radio stations such as , , , , and . They have also made a live appearance on the , which has hosted other artists such as Bela Fleck and The Avett Brothers.
In addition to the Asheville area, they tour regionally to venues in Atlanta and Athens, GA; Columbia and Charleston, SC; and Knoxville and Johnson City, TN. They often host ticket sales on their main website. The Mountain Xpress states that "The excitement of a Sirius.B show has been compared by the press to what 'one would imagine Athens’s 40 Watt Club to have been like in the early days of R.E.M."
Their original album, "Dazzling Urbanites" was released on May 3, 2008.
Their second album, "Monkey Robot Soldier" was released on March 27, 2010.
Their third album, "The Triumphant Return of Black-Eyed Norman" was recorded at Echo Mountain Recording Studio and released on September 28, 2012, after raising $9,150 through their Kickstarter campaign.

Line-up

Current members

In the Asheville Symphony Orchestra Franklin Keel is the Assistant Principal Cellist.
Franklin Keel is also a member of Upland Drive and the Opal String Quartet.
Ryan Kijanka is a member of Upland Drive.

Former members

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