Twin brothers Jackson and Coleman Vrana are a punk-infused hip hop duo who've made their splash in Hollywood as a fearless band breaking many barriers and crossing many lines. Their music is raw and simple, and the topics covered tend to be taboo on every level. From tracks like "Notorious H.I.V." to "The Tranny Step," they make LGBT culture look something like that acid trip that nearly killed you.
Listen to exclusive tracks from DON'T SIT THERE. IT'S WET
'Queer Nation' by Elephant. Music video directed by Jim Zabilla, produced by Paul Roessler. Filmed in Los Angeles.
'The Let-Go" featuring Yo! Majesty from Elephant's upcoming LP. Music video directed by Jim Zabilla, produced by Paul Roessler. Film in Los Angeles.
'Notorious H.I.V.' from Elephant's EP 'Queer Nation.' Filmed in Hollywood. Song co-produced by Paul Roessler.
Great 4 Play from Elephant's EP 'Queer Nation.' Filmed in Los Angeles and Malibu. Song co-produced by Paul Roessler.
***past press with Josie Cotton includes
Shows with Yo! Majesty and more will be posted soon
2010/2011 past shows include:
LA Pride, NYC Pride, Austin Pride, Ru Paul's Drag U Kick Off at Grammercy Theatre (NYC), Winter Party Miami (Score), Rapture On The River (Chelsea Pier), F WORD at Splash (NYC), Vandam at Greenhouse (NYC), Daniel Nardicio's CRISIS, Mr. Black LA, Gay/Lesbian center of NY (Furball), etc.
To fight for your own identity is to fight for everyone’s. Our message is in our DNA. Being yourself and embracing it, owning it, maybe the message of Elephant--but more importantly--could be the meaning of life itself. Although we’re not particularly philosophical as musicians, it’s unavoidable when explaining this great big holy mess. We find that people often ask us the same questions. “How the fuck did this happen?” “What exactly happened to you?”
Whether or not this is a good thing (we’re still unsure), it seems that we’re one of those bands that almost requires an explanation. If we tried to explain exactly how we became “artists”, that’s easy: we were born with passion that we best express through music. But, that’s not what people want to know. What they’re really after is the dirt: did we both come out of the proverbial closet at the same time and--as a sort of therapeutic release---air our angst-ridden tales of rowdy bathroom stalls, heroin binges, month-long hunger strikes, and the like? Maybe.
Maybe it was years of feeling like we couldn’t survive high and certainly couldn’t survive sober that have opened our eyes to this mindset of “not giving a fuck” about anyone else’s opinions, judgments or suggestions. Dark roads tend to do that. Or this could all simply be a fated part of our path. Since the moment of conception it seems that path has been headed toward a—hopefully—deeper understanding of what’s important to us as individuals. Elephant is our way of embracing that identity. If we can’t embrace it, how will we get down that long road to higher self-discovery?
Maybe that’s how this happened,
-Elephant
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Twin brothers, Jackson and Coleman Vrana are a punk-infused hip hop duo who've made their splash in Hollywood as a fearless band, breaking many barriers and crossing many lines. Their music is raw and simple, and the topics covered tend to be taboo on every level. From tracks like "Notorious H.I.V." to "The Tranny Step" , they make LGBT culture look something like that acid trip that nearly killled you.
Elephant signed with Scruffy Records in July, 2010. They re-released an updated version of Johnny, Are You Queer? with Josie Cotton , which quickly hit #42 on Billboard dance charts, and have toured the country, performing at many different Pride festivals, Sirius/XM channels, local/college/internet radio stations, LOGO, and many print and internet media outlets.
Currently (2011), Elephant are promoting the music video for their single, "Queer Nation" , which has been been receiving glowing media write ups (Queerty, AfterElton, Swish Edition). In March, they performed for the Winter Party in Miami, and have been performing steadily in Los Angeles since. In April, Elephant were on the cover of The Fight magazine (distributed throughout socal), because of their local reputation. They've interviewed on a variety of radio stations, podcats, and printed articles this year, as well.
Elephant are set to release their first full length LP this spring through Scruffy Records, produced by Paul Roessler (producer - Nina Hagen, Josie Cotton, Elephant EP).
ON THE WEB:
Elephantwave.com
Twitter.com/Elephantwave
Facebook.com/Elephantwave
Youtube.com/Elephantwave.com
Recent 2011 Elephant Press/News Articles and Interviews:
The Huffington Post
Queerty
Swish Edition
AfterElton
The Fight Magazine
Punk Globe Magazine
Justin + One
DanNation
"Queer Nation" Music Video , dir. Jim Zabilla. 2011 Scruffy Records
"Notorious H.I.V." Music Video, dir./produced by Elephant 2011 Scruffy/Elephant
"Great 4 Play" Music Video/promo, dir./produced by Elephant 2010 Scruffy/Elephant
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