Featured reviews for Deer Park Avenue and their releases.

Music Review: Deer Park Avenue – Stop & Go
Blog Critics
As someone who has been fortunate enough to hear a lot of well crafted music, it especially pleases me to review outstanding music produced by female musicians. I say that because many female musicians are working in a genre of music (rock) that remains dominated by males. Regardless of gender, what grabs my attention? Multiple singers, self-penned material, and strong hooks in the chorus or the bridge. Deer Park Avenue, a power pop/rock band based out of Sacramento, California, certainly fits the bill with their latest CD, Stop and Go. It is a bewitching collection of eight wise-beyond-their-years rock and roll songs.

Deer Park Avenue – ‘Stop & Go’ (Self Released)
Über Röck
I have a confession to make. When I was given Deer Park Avenue’s latest offering ‘Stop & Go’ to review I immediately didn’t think I would warm to it purely because, I struggle with female vocalists. It’s not a sexist thing; I love great frontmen such as Spike or Michael Monroe. So, it is with great pleasure that I can announce that I am perhaps somewhat misguided, as this latest release from these California-based sisters proves that women can offer just as much as their male counterparts. ‘Waiting For You’…actually makes me ponder how the Gaslight Anthem would have sounded if Brian Fallon had been born female? The chorus to this nugget is infectious, the guitars upbeat making it a near perfect pop-rock song. Track 5 ‘Say Goodbye’ for me though is the standout track on this album by far. It begins with a Beatles ‘Let It Be’ style piano and is quite simply a kick-ass ballad. This song will certainly no doubt soon be intruding my ‘Top 25 Most Played’ playlist on my iPod.

Sisters, international
Sacramento News & Review
Deer Park Avenue powers through pop that makes you wanna dance…
Sarah and Stephanie Snyder of local power-pop band Deer Park Avenue have been heavily influenced by all corners of the world…. Fast-forward to today, and the sisters have played their many songs—an engaging brand of power-pop and rock—on multiple continents. At one point, they worked as a cover band playing gigs in Switzerland. More recently, they have played venues such as Hollywood’s Whisky a Go Go and the Hard Rock Cafe in San Francisco.

Album Review: Stop & Go
Lemonade Magazine
Sisters Sarah (lead vox, guitar) and Stephanie Snyder (drums) make up two-thirds of Sacramento’s power pop trio Deer Park Avenue, and their latest EP is a raw and engaging ball of energy. It’s one of those records that almost feels like it was recorded at a live show because it is a bit unpolished, gritty and full of emotion and earnest deliveries. Devoting a lot of its time to relationships, love and being strong enough to be the person you need to be, it is encouraging and pretty fun to rock out to.

The driving rhythms of Hey Maria make it perfect dance party material, and the fuzzy guitars and raucous drums on Over Again are enough to make you bob your head and jump around, especially during the choruses. Millionaire gets a bit crunchy with the rock and features a sweet guest appearance by famed session drummer Gregg Bissonette, and on Darkness Hides Me the songs boiling undercurrents of anger and frustration are mirrored by the frenetic drums and moody guitars, and Sarah gives her most impassioned vocal performance here as well.

Stop and Go is a lively album you can enjoy no matter what kind of mood you’re in. Sarah gives steady vocal performances throughout and rarely moves out of her mid-range vocal comfort zone, and Stephanie does an admirable job bringing the beats. This album rocks.

-Brian Palmer

Band ‘Deer Park Avenue’
Good Day Sacramento
This morning the band Deer Park Avenue performed for us live in the studio. They’re a sister duo comprised of Sarah and Stephanie Snyder. They’ve been jamming together since they were 10 and 7 when their cousin Gregg Bissonette taught them the Beatles’ “Eight Days A Week”. Their music is a blend of rock, pop, power-pop, and alternative-high-energy, melodic, and fun, with a hint of old school punk edge.

Deer Park Avenue performs “Hey Maria”
SacTV.com
[Hey Maria] tells a deep relationship story while the music grooves with forward rock energy. This video captures indie music meant for the world. The music has the sound and energy to captivate crowds around the world because of its authentic rock quality. Deer Park Avenue is a band that has their own sound and songs that speak to people beyond niche demographics. They deliver what the rock world has traditionally craved: tuneful, meaningful rock.

Deer Park Avenue, Whiskey a Go Go
Rock NYC
So how these two girls ended up playing in this prestigious place? For a very young band (they must have started just a few years ago) they have already built a following online and there was a good crowd watching their dynamic performance on Monday night. Their power-pop-rock songs, fueled by Sarah’s guitar and her electric presence, were producing a totally radio-friendly melodic rock with a light dash of punk attitude (may be like a Green Day female touch), immediately engaging people in foot-tapping or hand-clapping.

Globetrotting Sisters Keep it in the Family
Downtown Life Magazine
They’ve traveled to dozens of places in the U.S. and Europe, graduated from journalism school in London, played a show at the Whisky a Go Go and they’re barely in their mid-20s. To say they’re constantly on the move would be an understatement.

Music Review: Deer Park Avenue – Stop & Go
Eat Sleep Breathe Music
[Deer Park Avenue’s] sound is an eclectic, alternative rock that reminds me of the greatness of the early nineties. It is simplistic, high energy, and melodic. This duo has an older influence with a great new rock edge that makes for some awesome music.

Deer Park Avenue: A Review
Your Music News
When listening to “City Streets”, the first release from Deer Park Avenue, you can already tell that the chemistry and talent is there to make it big…. Bursting with talent, Deer Park Avenue is one of those bands that will be around for a long time to come.

Single of the Day: Self-Importance that Blows
Single of the Day
There’s a strong collegiate vibe going on in the recording. It’s not super polished, but there’s a good vibe there… The build into the chorus really a good way to push into it. I’d be interested in knowing what they’re like live.

Interview: Deer Park Avenue
Brown Girl Magazine
Deer Park Avenue is a band of two, well-travelled sisters with a penchance for high-energy, power-pop and punk music. BGM: You’ve traveled everywhere from Switzerland and New York to Germany and California, all with an Indian mother. What kind of music did you grow up with?

Feature: Deer Park Avenue
Pen’s Eye View
There certainly is no lack of inspiration for our latest up and coming duo, sisters Sarah and Stephanie Snyder, known around the world as Deer Park Avenue…and I do mean around the world.

A Look at the Local Band Deer Park Avenue
The Sacramento Press
Sarah and Stephanie Snyder are in a local band that takes on the world every day through travel and music. Deer Park Avenue has been described by many as being on all sides of the rock spectrum, from power pop to alternative to punk. One consistent word of description for this duo is “melodic.”

Deer Park Avenue
likeZebra
I’ve debated with friends whether or not girls can play legitimate rock music, and really rock…. I’ve always said that it probably can be done, but I couldn’t have given you an example. That was before I listened to Deer Park Avenue though; back before I heard their latest EP which can best be described as a sort of catchy rock built around strong, singable choruses, and smooth vocals.

Deer Park Avenue – Stop & Go CD Review and Interview
All Indie Magazine
My review: Having heard, “Darkness Hides Me” from their new album, “Stop & Go”, I immediately wanted a feature with the band. “Darkness Hides Me” is simply put, an awesome song. It became one of my all time favorite tracks, not only because it fit my personal taste, but also for its structured elements. The entire layout of the song is perfect. The interlude, the hook, chorus, and lyrics together constructed the perfect song. Could this song make it to number 1 on the Billboard charts? Most definitely.

‘Over Again’ – Deer Park Avenue
SacTV
Part of what makes Deer Park Avenue stand out from many other local bands is their emphasis on the actual song instead of just doing a commercial for the group…. In their bio they say they grew up singing Beatles songs, which is a common claim among artists who operate on a wide terrain of creativity. What makes Deer Park Avenue unique is they have a similar ethic that the Beatles championed, which is the idea that every song matters and that every song has its own unique identity, as opposed to music that sounds copied from another artist.

Deer Park Avenue: Heritage, Hashtags and Hopeful Outlooks
Golden Mixtape
Sister, Sister…Okay what you read will have nothing to do with the Mowry sisters that reigned supreme in the 90’s, but you will get an inside look into the minds of the Snyder sisters that make up Deer Park Avenue. Their sound lays somewhere between rock and pop with the vocals being melodic and their sound being an intertwining of Sarah’s guitar and Stephanie’s drum set.

Deer Park Avenue – “Hey Maria”
Indie Hit Makers
Interesting Fact: This is a sister duo, who lived in New York, Switzerland, California & France and seem to never stop running/moving. Maybe their live shows get too rowdy and people get hurt? My 2 cents: Undeniably well crafted pop songs. Female artists don’t get enough credit for being songsmiths, but I’m about to increase their annual percentage rate.

Deer Park Avenue “Stop and Go”
Power Popaholic
A pair of Californian sisters (Sarah and Stephanie Snyder) named the band for a street they lived on during childhood in Long Island, NY. The duo performs a combination of melodic rock and pop (fans of Jana Perri take note) — the harder rock stuff starts off first with “Hey Maria” full of driving guitar chords and a strong chorus.

Deer Park Avenue
Cool Grrrls
My editor’s pick for this week is dynamic sister rock duo Sarah and Stephanie Snyder of Deer Park Avenue! They are from Long Island, New York. These sisters have an electric, melodic sound. Listen to “Over Again!”

Band ‘Deer Park Avenue’
The Elk Grove Citizen
Sarah and Stephanie Snyder, the Elk Grove sister-duo also known as Deer Park Avenue, recently returned to the area after a three-month tour of Europe.

Music Review – ‘City Streets’ by Deer Park Avenue
The Word Zombie
[Over Again] starts out with a pulsing guitar line, deliciously fat and warm in it’s sound. As it builds through the first verse to the chorus, you’re pulled along at a deceptively breakneck pace. I found myself thinking of Murray Attaway’s “In Thrall” album while listening for some reason…. It’s a beautifully constructed song – lush and inviting – but also flavored with a healthy pinch of punk attitude as it’s base. Think Sixpence None the Richer meets Green Day – in some strange and wonderful universe.

Song of the Day: Deer Park Avenue, “Everywhere”
Truth or Sarah
Sarah and Stephanie Snyder are two sisters who go by Deer Park Avenue. Fittingly so, because their music is super fresh. That’s why today’s song of the day is their song, “Everywhere,” off of their “City Streets” EP. The song highlights their beautiful harmonies and pop-rock sound.

My Interview with Sarah and Stephanie Snyder from Deer Park Avenue
The Word Zombie
After I published my review of “City Streets”, Sarah and Stephanie were kind enough to sit down and chat with me. We covered a wide range of topics; from musical influences, to pop European bands, to – of course – the impending zombie apocalypse.

Fresh Trax — Deer Park Avenue
Paduta
[Deer Park Avenue’s] power pop is commercial friendly, yes, but smart. With a sophisticated sound and a knowledge of the business, DPA has not only released an EP City Streets (available on iTunes) but are now back in the studio recording more new material. They are the number one Sacramento band on ReverbNation’s charts and I think we can expect a lot more from these two in the near future!

Radio

Deer Park Ave have been played on 98 Rock and v103 in Sacramento, Rock Space Radio in New York, Preston FM in the UK, Radio X in Switzerland, and online on Earbits, KGUP 106.5FM – the Emerge Radio Networks, Butterflies Radio, Rock 101 Radio, Grove City Radio, The Great Unknowns, Club Fusion Radio, the Indie Music Channel, and more.