Play Saetia Radio

Saetia

1,507,526 plays (43,019 listeners)

725 shouts

Add to my Library Share

New York City (1997 – 1999)

Saetia (pronounced say-shuh) was a band from New York City that formed in early 1997. Their first show was at ABC No Rio to about thirty people. Two and a half years, 17 songs, numerous tours and four bass players later, Saetia played their final show at ABC No Rio to forty people.

Their name originates from a misspelling of the Miles Davis track “Saeta”, from his album Sketches of Spain, which, in turn, was named after the saeta, a religious tradition of flamenco music.

Lineup through the times:

Billy Werner - vocal
Jamie Behar - guitar
Greg Drudy - drums
Colin Bartoldus - bass guitar (LP), guitar (Final 7”)
Adam Marino - guitar (Demo & LP)
Steve Roche - bass guitar (Final 7”)
Alex Madara - bass guitar (Demo)
Matt Smith - bass guitar (final live performance)

Biography:

During the mid 1990s, being into hardcore punk meant that you were either listening to Earth Crisis and the rest of the early Victory Records roster, or you were interested in a more obscure and chaotic brand of hardcore represented by such bands as Frail and such labels as Gravity Records. In the Spring of 1997, five friends who attended both kinds of hardcore shows as well as NYU classes together decided to form a band and contribute to punk hardcore in their own way. Saetia had been born.

Greg Drudy, Jamie Behar, Adam Marino, Billy Werner and Alex Madara began playing hardcore that endeavored to combine all of the band member’s personal musical tastes and influences.
Read more… Edit

Top Albums



Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).
See all 725 shouts

Videos

See more

Listeners

See more

Recent Activity

Related Journals

See more

More Information

Links
Band Members
Labels