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Media Credit: Rich Janiello "The Honor Society can be reached for booking on their MySpace or by email at honorsocietymusic@gmail.com."

The room at Greenwich Village's "The Village Underground", was predictably filled with New York City music snobs, arms crossed and stone faces in place. Ready to demolish expectations, Honor Society took the stage and blew the onlookers away. As the opening act for the John Lennon Songwriting Contest Showcase, Honor Society made it hard for the other acts to take the stage on Feb 21.

While most bands shy away from their suburban roots, Honor Society embraces them. "Growing up in the suburbs outside New York City was the catalyst for our sound," says lead vocalist and guitarist Michael Bruno. "The suburbs are where we got exposed to everything from Pearl Jam to Jay-Z."

Started in early 2004, high school buddies Bruno and Jason Rosen (piano, synths, harmony vocals) were determined to form a group that made credible pop music with a sound unique from the New York indie-rock scene at the time. That group soon included Andrew Schmidt (bass and harmony vocals) and former Jonas Brothers' drummer Alexander Noyes.

Urban beats combined with rock guitar, pop melodies and cinematic lyrics have fans captivated, both in recordings and their live show. Think Prince fronting Fall Out Boy. In fact, lead singer Bruno's soulful vocals and blazing guitar work are often compared to the purple one.

Early demos brought the band to the likes of producer Calvin Gaines (Destiny's Child), as well as songwriters Jay Levine (FeFe Dobson) and Mark Hudson (Aerosmith).

In 2005, Honor Society released its 'Greenlight EP' and capped off the year by opening for a major headliner at the Nokia Theater in Times Square. Their live show has been known to impress audiences of all ages and backgrounds with fans crediting the band's catchy songs and musicianship. Not to mention their collegiate image reflected in their style and merchandise.

Spending most of 2007 writing new material, Honor Society honed an even more dynamic live show with two weekly residencies, one in New York City and one in Nyack, NY. These shows, along with an intense street team and fan base has helped them reach more than 6,000 friends on their MySpace (myspace.com/honorsociety) and 100,000 plays, have helped bring them to where they are.

As reported recently on Musiqtone.com, a prominent entertainment site, "This band can spin sweet harmonies and rock it out as well. This band should be signed right now." Honor Society is currently holding it down as Musiqtone.com's February's 'You Gotta Know' artist and a video of their acoustic performance of fan favorite "See U in The Dark" is number four on Musiqtone's 'The Count.' The band is also currently in the top 25 round on the rock stage on Famecast.com. Voting continues for about a month with the top five bands performing in Austin in April for a $10,000 prize.

First-time listeners should head to the band's MySpace page (www.myspace.com/honorsociety) and check out live performance videos. More videos are also available on Youtube.com/honorsociety.

There's no debate, Honor Society is in a club all its own.

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Upcoming Shows:

February 27th @ Maxwell's (Hoboken, NJ) 7 p.m. Ages 18+

April 17th @ Marlboro High School (New Jersey) 6 p.m. All Ages

May 2nd @ School of Rock East (South Hackensack, NJ) 6:45 p.m. All Ages

May 24th @ Felician College (New Jersey) 6 p.m. All Ages

Vote for Honor Society:

www.Famecast.com/HonorSociety

http://musiqtone.com/music/thecount

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