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Cleartheway (USA)
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Cleartheway (Clear The Way) is
Rock / Powerpop band from
Hudson, Massachusetts,
United States of America. Cleartheway was re-formed in the fall of 2006 by longtime
friends from Hudson, MA. The line-up of two guitars, bass and drums culminates
in a heavy pop rock
sound with energetic live shows.
Some of the venues that Cleartheway has played
include: the Lucky Dog Music Hall, Maximum Capacity, Bulfinch Yacht Club, The
Brass Cat, The Bullpen,
Abbey Lounge, High Noon Saloon, Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner Rock
Club, Hudson Rod and Gun Club, Hudson Portuguese Club, Crazy Englishman Pub,
The Riverside, Mainely Brews, Steppin' Out, Uptown Tavern, The Rose Garden,
Trumbull Bar and Grill, Speakers, the ADC / Mill Street Brews, the Compound,
Irish Times / Club Rehab, London Billiards, and Uxbridge Fair Grounds.
In
July 2007 Cleartheway went on a 10 day tour in Portugal and was greeted with
much enthusiasm from the Portuguese people. The band received regular
national radio airplay on RPD, and the show at Festa da Filarmonica on the
island of Pico was broadcast live on Portuguese national TV RTP.
Cleartheway
has been featured in local magazines and newspapers such as The Pulse, Worcester
Magazine, Worcester Telegram & Gazette and Northeast
Performer. In 2006 & 2007 they were nominated for Best Rock Act for the
Pulse Worcester Music Awards in 2007 for Best New Act by the Turtleboy Awards.
Cleartheway is featured on the WAAF Miss Mantown 2006 DVD.
Emile Borbeau (NexGen Productions) produced and edited Cleartheway's "Dave"
and "My
Prayers" videos.
In August 2007, Cleartheway self-released a new, 11
song full-length CD recorded by Pete deGraaf and Lorne Sullivan, and mastered
by Nick Zampiello. It is
a good representation of the bands live sound. So far, Cleartheway has
sold several hundred copies of the disc on their own with no distribution other
than selling them at live shows. Cleartheway is a member of ASCAP and is
currently not signed with an independent or national label.
Cleartheway features: Derek Hendrickson
- lead guitar and backing vocals;
Jeff Seco - drums and percussion;
Pete deGraaf - bass and backing vocals;
Sean McGorty - lead vocals and guitar.
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