The Live Feed Presents: The Melismatics

From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
Length: 35:13

Named after a musical vocabulary word, The Melismatics are as melodic and as intriguing as their name implies. The Minneapolis based rock band is made up of guitarist and singer, Ryan Smith, Pony, who sings, plays guitar and keyboard, bassist, Mark Wade, and Ron Caron on drums. The band has been featured on shows like The Hills and The City and their music video for Digging Deep was featured on MTVU and the Fuse Network. KQAL's own Anna Flores reports. Read the full description.

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Named after a musical vocabulary word, The Melismatics are as melodic and as intriguing as their name implies. The Minneapolis based rock band is made up of guitarist and singer, Ryan Smith, Pony, who sings, plays guitar and keyboard, bassist, Mark Wade, and Ron Caron on drums. The band has been featured on shows like The Hills and The City and their music video for Digging Deep was featured on MTVU and the Fuse Network. KQAL's own Anna Flores reports.

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Named after a musical vocabulary word, The Melismatics are as melodic and as intriguing as their name implies. The Minneapolis based rock band is made up of guitarist and singer, Ryan Smith, Pony, who sings, plays guitar and keyboard, bassist, Mark Wade, and Ron Caron on drums. The band has been featured on shows like The Hills and The City and their music video for Digging Deep was featured on MTVU and the Fuse Network. KQAL's own Anna Flores reports.