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Gliss were the epitomy of cool when they played second at the fifteenth Tiscali Showcase at the Carling Bar Academy Islington on Friday November 18th 2005, and you can watch exclusive video performances from the night from Friday November 25th 2005.
Set list on the night:
1. The Quitter
2. Blue Sky
3. Rugby Road
4. Moped
5. Halfway Gone
6. Kick In Your Heart
7. Peeping Tom
GLISS are an LA trio whose mesmerizing take on alt-rock won them a host of new fans on their recent UK dates with Billy Corgan.
The band have just returned to the U.S following key European festival dates and a clutch of UK shows, are lining up further UK dates, which include the Tiscali Showcase on November 18th.
Live favourite Blue Sky - winner of the Fresh Meat slot on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show - is out very soon as a limited edition CD and is backed with the video for recent download only single Halfway Gone which reached the Top 10 on Karmadownload and Top 30 on 3 European I-tunes sites.
The video was shot by the band themselves during their summer dates around the UK, Europe and U.S.
Gliss are already causing a considerable stir back in their native U.S. The band's three members - Martin Klingman, David Reiss and Victoria Cecilia - all write, sing, play guitar, bass and drums and swap duties seamlessly both live and on disc.
Their debut release in the U.S, Kick In Your Heart EP, won them rave reviews and received airplay on LA's KCRW and cutting edge stations as KXLU and Indie 103.
The band is currently working on their debut album due for release in 2006.
''Majestic guitars unwind across the spiral galaxies of 'Velvet Stars' as Martin Klingman's breathy, languidly world-weary vocals contrast the glittery settings laid down by collaborators Victoria Cecilia and David Reiss' LA Weekly - Pick Of The Week.