Martin Xavier "Marty" Casey (born September 26, 1973)"New sensation: Marty Casey is a hit!" (news report/bio),
Karen Budell, ''Metromix Chicago'', October 17, 2005, webpage:
Metromix-New-Sensation : states, "Oct 3,
2005-- Marty arrived in his hometown Sep 30 to play an Oct 1
Hurricane Katrina benefit concert at the Tweeter Center; Marty
and his band, the Lovehammers, opened for Jessica Simpson."
is an American rock musician who is the lead singer, primary songwriter and second guitarist of
Lovehammers
Lovehammers is an American alternative rock band based in Chicago. Their sound is best described as a combination of pop-punk with grunge influences.
Since 1997, Lovehammers have independently released six full-length albums, several EPs, and o ...
."MartyCasey.org, Official Site for Marty Casey, Rock Star: INXS"
www.MartyCasey.org, 2006, webpage:
MartyCasey-Org-archives .
After years of building a strong local following in
Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
and the
Midwest
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, Casey achieved international fame on the first season of the reality show '' Rock Star: INXS''. Casey made it to the final two of the competition, finishing as the
runner-up
{{Short pages monitor All purchases support the "Marty Casey Elements of Nature Fund," which plants trees in conjunction with
American Forests
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Activities
The mission of America ...
"Global Releaf" Ecosystem Restoration Project. The founding piece is th Trees Dog Tag necklace named for the original song he first performed live on Rockstar: INXS. The collection has expanded to include not only jewelry and watches, but high end accessories such as leather bags, sunglasses, scarves, and even a photo frame.
Marty describes the Silver Elements Collection:
Discography
With Lovehammers
* ''Ultrasound'' (1997) s Swinging Lovehammers* ''Demolition EP'' (1999)
* ''L'Strange'' (2000)
* ''How We Live EP'' (2001)
* ''Murder On My Mind'' (2003)
* ''Trees EP'' (2006) s Marty Casey and Lovehammers* ''Marty Casey and Lovehammers'' (2006)
* ''Merry Christmas (All Year Long) EP'' (2006) s Marty Casey and Lovehammers* ''Heavy Crown'' (2009)
* ''Guns EP'' (2010)
* ''Set Fire'' (2012)
* ''Into the Insane EP'' (2013)
* ''Price I Pay EP'' (2014)
* Ground you walk on (2017)
DVD Releases
* ''Live/Raw'' (2004) (With Lovehammers)
* '' Rock Star: INXS / The DVD'' (2005)
* ''And the Rest is History...'' (2006) (With Lovehammers)
Music Videos
* ''Merry Christmas (All Year Long)'' (2006) (Vie here
* ''Sleeper'' (2008) by Stock Yard Film (Vie here
* ''Price I Pay'' (2013) (Vie here
See also
* ''
Lovehammers
Lovehammers is an American alternative rock band based in Chicago. Their sound is best described as a combination of pop-punk with grunge influences.
Since 1997, Lovehammers have independently released six full-length albums, several EPs, and o ...
''
* ''
INXS
INXS (a phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian rock band, formed as the Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney. The founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboardist Andrew Farriss, drummer Jon Farriss, gu ...