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as one of "five up-and-coming jam bands that could draw audiences to the festivals of tomorrow", Roster has toured nationally and played over 550 gigs in the last four years. The band's music blends elements of a wide variety of genres, including

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, and

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Kickstarter campaign

Roster used

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to jumpstart its latest album ''Through Space & Time''. Through an innovative campaign that included

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the recording process, the band raised over $10,000 from fans to complete the album.

Name-your-price downloads

In an homage to

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, the band provides their albums as "name-your-price" downloads on their website.http://rostermccabe.com/content/music

Discography

Studio

*Contradicting Gravity EP (2006) *The Rhythm/The Elements (2007) *Through Space & Time (2010)

Live

*Live at the Cabooze (2008) *Live at the Cabooze Vol. II (2011) *Wow, Neat Sounds! (2012)

References

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