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five o'clock shadow, a pop/rock band from Boston, is leading a growing pack of underground talent that's proving you don't need instruments to rock. Taking advantage of technology previously reserved for instrumentalists, these five guys with turbo pipes are making even the most skeptical, die-hard rockers like a cappella music. five o'clock shadow's sound is pure alchemy. You'll think you hear electricguitars and keyboards, electric bass and drums... but the only instruments in use are the band's widely dynamic voices- the band members are the instruments. One member simultaneously performs both vocal bass and vocal drums. And they do it all live, attracting thousands of fans and curious concertgoers a year. In 1998, five o'clock shadow released its indie-label debut, So There, on Hot Lips Records, earning the band a 1998 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award for "Best Pop/Rock Original Song." The band moved more than 11,000 units through live performances and website sales alone in under a year, building a fan base of over 10,000 listed members throughout the U.S. and Japan. Their 1999 holiday EP, Misfit Toys, sold nearly 3,000 units in just over a month. With members hailing from prominent music schools, including Berklee College of Music, five o'clock shadow is a strong advocate for music education, and the value of teaching young people to use their voices as means for expression -- both as art and as an outlet. Along with an elite group of music educators, five o'cloc

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