City Of The Sun

Updated on Jan 30, 2024

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Origin New York City Labels Chesky		Years active 2011–present Website wearecityofthesun.com

Genres Indie rock acoustic music post-rock flamenco gypsy jazz Members John Pita Avi Snow Zach Para Albums To The Sun And All The Cities In Between, Jefferson St. Sessions, Lost Sessions, Live at the Factory Profiles Facebook SoundCloud Twitter YouTube Instagram

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City of the Sun is an American acoustic post-rock trio from New York City. Their sound is influenced by several genres, including post-rock, gypsy jazz, flamenco, and indie rock.

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Biography

Formed on the Upper East Side of New York City in 2011, City of the Sun initially consisted of guitarists John Pita and a vocalist who left the group soon after forming. Guitarist Avi Snow joined in 2012. The group is known to have created their signature sound while busking on the streets of New York and still will gather for impromptu public jam sessions in public squares and subway stations in New York City to this day. After being seen at one of their many public performances, the group were invited to perform at the 2013 TED conference and have since also performed at regional TEDx conferences. Percussionist Zach Para joined the group in 2013, and in 2014 they released a live EP entitled, Live At The Factory. 2014 also saw the group play to sold out shows at such iconic New York City venues as Rockwood Music Hall, Mercury Lounge, and The Gramercy Theatre. City of the Sun has also opened for a wide array of diverse music artists such as punk rock icon Marky Ramone, Gregg Allman, Jewish reggae artist Matisyahu, and bluegrass quintet Greensky Bluegrass.

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In 2015, the band was signed to Chesky Records and released their full-length debut to the sun and all the cities in between in March of 2016, which debuted at #12 on the Billboard Jazz charts. They will be performing at the 2016 edition of the SXSW music conference in March as well as opening for Charles Bradley at the iconic Beacon Theatre in April.