Band of the Week: 6th Street

With catchy melodies and moving ballads, electro pop duo 6th Street offer listeners much diversity throughout their danceable tracks. Whether it's the beautiful piano based "Angels Falling" or the fast paced "Try and Stop Love," Mike Miller and Grant Cook capture the listener's attention.

While their upbeat tracks are club friendly, it is their ballads that leave the biggest impact. "Angels Falling" begins with a delicate piano intro before Miller's soft vocals enter. A heartbreaking tale of questioning life, love and death, the song strikes a chord.

"Never Gone" follows suit with piano and amps up the energy with additional musical accompaniment providing a strong soundscape to the track. With what sounds like soaring string features and electronic beats in the background, the band bears striking resemblance to Owl City. Miller's vocals sound vaguely familiar and at times echo that of singer-songwriters Mat Kearney and Matt Nathanson.

Continuing to showcase their talent and ability as musicians by combining energetic beats with emotional vocals, 6th street give a new definition to the ballad. Hard to place into one genre, the duo provide a unique music experience.

Back from a recent stint of showcases at SXSW, the LA-based band will perform two New York shows this week. Tomorrow night, at Kenny's Castaways and Saturday at Arlene's Grocery. I have two tickets to giveaway for Saturday's show thanks to AMP3 PR. You can be in the running by adding the band on Facebook and Twitter and RT this blog post.

Just tweet, "@yousingiwrite I want to attend @6thstreetmusic's concert Saturday. http://bit.ly/d2eIuc."

I'll pick a winner Thursday. Good luck!

Recommended: For fans of Owl City, The Postal Service, Mat Kearney, Matt Nathanson.

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