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	'''Three Stops to China''' is an alternative punk band from Malta [sometimes referred to as 3S2C for short]. Since 2014 they have been known as '''China'''.		'''Three Stops to China''' is an alternative punk band from Malta [sometimes referred to as 3S2C for short]. Since 2014 they have been known as '''China'''.

	Band members are Kurt Kind (bass & vocals), David Grech Urpani (guitar & vocals) and Josh Briffa (drums & percussion).		Band members are [[Kurt Kind]] (bass & vocals), [[David Grech Urpani]] (guitar & vocals) and [[Josh Briffa]] (drums & percussion).

	They first appeared in public on Saturday 23 October 2010 at [[Muddy Waters Bar]] in St Julians sharing the bill with [[Bridget Bone]].		They first appeared in public on Saturday 23 October 2010 at [[Muddy Waters Bar]] in St Julians sharing the bill with [[Bridget Bone]].

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			'''Three Stops to China''' is an alternative punk band from Malta [sometimes referred to as 3S2C for short]. Since 2014 they have been known as '''China'''.

	Band members are Kurt Kind (bass & vocals), David Grech Urpani (guitar & vocals) and Josh Briffa (drums & percussion).		Band members are Kurt Kind (bass & vocals), David Grech Urpani (guitar & vocals) and Josh Briffa (drums & percussion).
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	Other bands they have gigged with include [[TwoTimeShooter]], [[12th Ode]], [[Pupi tal-Loghob]] and [[Saving Alexis]].		Other bands they have gigged with include [[TwoTimeShooter]], [[12th Ode]], [[Pupi tal-Loghob]] and [[Saving Alexis]].

	On ~~20th~~ May 2011, they released their debut single The Courtney Effect, along with a music video.		On 20 May 2011, they released their debut single The Courtney Effect, along with a music video.


			''David Grech Urpani has contributed this text as a history of the band in 2014...''
			Dave, Kurt and Josh have been making music together since 2010. In that time they’ve gone from an eclectic mix of grunge and punk to a multi-layered, harmonic blend of dream-pop and shoegaze, while making it a point to not forget their energetic roots. Having just released Take Me To The Beach, a homemade EP signalling this latest chapter in their sonic evolution, hints of what lies next are already looming over the horizon. Additionally, with the ushering in of this new era, the trio sometimes simply refer to themselves as China; in itself a representation of a newfound image and sound which still echoes all their past endeavours and accomplishments together

			The trio has had its fair share of gig opportunities around their home island, and have played with pretty much all the major alternative bands in Malta (some of which were either personally chosen as support for their EP launches, or vice versa). Moreover, as far as foreign bands go, they have played with bands from the likes of Dutch Jaya the Cat to Italian AIM (with whom they’ve shared the bill during two separate music festivals). Malta only has a couple of national-scale events via which to showcase bands, such as the Farsons’ Great Beer Festival, Rock the South Festival and Notte Bianca in Valletta, and the band has played at these festivals a couple of times each. In their debut year, back in their punkier / grungier days, their first two singles (and their two consequent music videos) got them nominated for the Malta Music Awards’ Best Music Video, Best Image, and Best Newcomers, a nomination that was doubled that same year in the Bay Music Awards, hosted by Malta’s Number 1 radio station. One year later, after having released their debut EP “Rite” (which was the climax of their grunge phase), they were nominated for the Best Maltese Band award. A couple of years down the line, radio-friendly singles with catchy choruses are at the bottom of their priority list, and they are now focusing on a more intimate, DIY and therefore more honest image and sound.

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	'''(Three Stops to) China'''		'''Three Stops to China''' is an alternative punk band from Malta [sometimes referred to as 3S2C for short].

	~~Dave~~, ~~Kurt~~ and Josh have been making music together since 2010. In that time they’ve gone from an eclectic mix of grunge and punk to a multi-layered, harmonic blend of dream-pop and shoegaze, while making it a point to not forget their energetic roots. Having just released Take Me To The Beach, a homemade EP signalling this latest chapter in their sonic evolution, hints of what lies next are already looming over the horizon. Additionally, with the ushering in of this new era, the trio sometimes simply refer to themselves as China; in itself a representation of a newfound image and sound which still echoes all their past endeavours and accomplishments together		Band members are Kurt Kind (bass & vocals), David Grech Urpani (guitar & vocals) and Josh Briffa (drums & percussion).

	~~The trio has had its fair share of gig opportunities around their home island, and have played with pretty much all the major alternative bands~~ in ~~Malta (some of which were either personally chosen as support for their EP launches, or vice versa). Moreover, as far as foreign bands go, they have played with bands from~~ the ~~likes of Dutch Jaya the Cat to Italian AIM (~~with ~~whom they’ve shared the bill during two separate music festivals)~~. ~~Malta only has a couple~~ of ~~national-scale events via which to showcase bands, such as the Farsons’ Great Beer Festival, Rock the South Festival~~ and ~~Notte Bianca in Valletta~~, and the band has played at these festivals a couple of times each. In their debut year, back in their punkier / grungier days, their first two singles (and their two consequent music videos) got them nominated for the ~~Malta Music Awards’ Best Music Video~~, ~~Best Image~~, and ~~Best Newcomers, a nomination that was doubled that same year in the Bay Music Awards, hosted by Malta’s Number 1 radio station~~. ~~One year later~~, ~~after having~~ released their debut ~~EP “Rite” (which was the climax of their grunge phase), they were nominated for the Best Maltese Band award. A couple of years down the line~~, ~~radio-friendly singles~~ with ~~catchy choruses are at the bottom of their priority list, and they are now focusing on~~ a ~~more intimate, DIY and therefore more honest image and sound~~.		They first appeared in public on Saturday 23 October 2010 at [[Muddy Waters Bar]] in St Julians sharing the bill with [[Bridget Bone]].
			A demo of their song Stay Away appeared on YouTube and was promoted online from Wednesday 6 October 2010, and eventually went on to win the Best Online Release for 2010 on the MMI Listener's Poll.

			Other bands they have gigged with include [[TwoTimeShooter]], [[12th Ode]], [[Pupi tal-Loghob]] and [[Saving Alexis]].

			On 20th May 2011, they released their debut single The Courtney Effect, along with a music video.


	==External links==		==External links==
			* [http://www.myspace.com/threestopstochina Three Stops to China on MySpace]
	* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Three-Stops-to-China/132310553455262 Three Stops to China page on Facebook]		* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Three-Stops-to-China/132310553455262 Three Stops to China page on Facebook]
	* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxsVe8bBUmo The Courtney Effect] - music video on YouTube		* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxsVe8bBUmo The Courtney Effect] - music video on YouTube

DGU at 18:22, 28 November 2014

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	'''Three Stops to China''' ~~is an alternative punk band from Malta [sometimes referred to as 3S2C for short].~~		'''(Three Stops to) China'''

	~~Band members are~~ Kurt ~~Kind (bass & vocals)~~, ~~David Grech Urpani (guitar & vocals)~~ and ~~Josh Briffa (drums & percussion)~~.		Dave, Kurt and Josh have been making music together since 2010. In that time they’ve gone from an eclectic mix of grunge and punk to a multi-layered, harmonic blend of dream-pop and shoegaze, while making it a point to not forget their energetic roots. Having just released Take Me To The Beach, a homemade EP signalling this latest chapter in their sonic evolution, hints of what lies next are already looming over the horizon. Additionally, with the ushering in of this new era, the trio sometimes simply refer to themselves as China; in itself a representation of a newfound image and sound which still echoes all their past endeavours and accomplishments together

	~~They first appeared~~ in ~~public on Saturday 23 October 2010 at [[Muddy Waters Bar]] in St Julians sharing~~ the bill ~~with [[Bridget Bone]]~~.		The trio has had its fair share of gig opportunities around their home island, and have played with pretty much all the major alternative bands in Malta (some of which were either personally chosen as support for their EP launches, or vice versa). Moreover, as far as foreign bands go, they have played with bands from the likes of Dutch Jaya the Cat to Italian AIM (with whom they’ve shared the bill during two separate music festivals). Malta only has a couple of national-scale events via which to showcase bands, such as the Farsons’ Great Beer Festival, Rock the South Festival and Notte Bianca in Valletta, and the band has played at these festivals a couple of times each. In their debut year, back in their punkier / grungier days, their first two singles (and their two consequent music videos) got them nominated for the Malta Music Awards’ Best Music Video, Best Image, and Best Newcomers, a nomination that was doubled that same year in the Bay Music Awards, hosted by Malta’s Number 1 radio station. One year later, after having released their debut EP “Rite” (which was the climax of their grunge phase), they were nominated for the Best Maltese Band award. A couple of years down the line, radio-friendly singles with catchy choruses are at the bottom of their priority list, and they are now focusing on a more intimate, DIY and therefore more honest image and sound.
	~~A demo~~ of ~~their song Stay Away appeared on YouTube~~ and ~~was promoted online from Wednesday 6 October 2010~~, and ~~eventually went on to win~~ the ~~Best Online Release~~ for ~~2010 on~~ the ~~MMI Listener's Poll.~~

	~~Other bands they have gigged with include [[TwoTimeShooter]]~~, ~~[[12th Ode]]~~, ~~[[Pupi tal-Loghob]]~~ and ~~[[Saving Alexis]]~~.

	~~On 20th May 2011~~, ~~they~~ released their debut ~~single The Courtney Effect~~, ~~along~~ with a ~~music video~~.


	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://www.myspace.com/threestopstochina Three Stops to China on MySpace]
	* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Three-Stops-to-China/132310553455262 Three Stops to China page on Facebook]		* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Three-Stops-to-China/132310553455262 Three Stops to China page on Facebook]
	* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxsVe8bBUmo The Courtney Effect] - music video on YouTube		* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxsVe8bBUmo The Courtney Effect] - music video on YouTube

Gupani at 08:50, 22 May 2011

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	'''Three Stops to China''' is a alternative ~~pop~~ punk ~~rock group~~ from Malta~~, also known~~ as 3S2C.		'''Three Stops to China''' is an alternative punk band from Malta [sometimes referred to as 3S2C for short].

	Band members are Kurt Kind (bass & vocals), David Grech Urpani (guitar & vocals) and Josh Briffa (drums & percussion).		Band members are Kurt Kind (bass & vocals), David Grech Urpani (guitar & vocals) and Josh Briffa (drums & percussion).

	They first appeared in public on Saturday 23 October 2010 at [[Muddy Waters Bar]] in St Julians sharing the bill with [[Bridget Bone]].		They first appeared in public on Saturday 23 October 2010 at [[Muddy Waters Bar]] in St Julians sharing the bill with [[Bridget Bone]].
	A demo of their song Stay Away appeared on YouTube and was promoted online from Wednesday 6 October 2010.		A demo of their song Stay Away appeared on YouTube and was promoted online from Wednesday 6 October 2010, and eventually went on to win the Best Online Release for 2010 on the MMI Listener's Poll.

	~~Their next gig is on Friday 10 December 2010~~ with [[TwoTimeShooter]] at [[~~Rookie's Bar~~]] in [[~~Buġibba~~]].		Other bands they have gigged with include [[TwoTimeShooter]], [[12th Ode]], [[Pupi tal-Loghob]] and [[Saving Alexis]].

			On 20th May 2011, they released their debut single The Courtney Effect, along with a music video.


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	* [http://www.myspace.com/threestopstochina Three Stops to China on MySpace]		* [http://www.myspace.com/threestopstochina Three Stops to China on MySpace]
	* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Three-Stops-to-China/132310553455262 Three Stops to China page on Facebook]		* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Three-Stops-to-China/132310553455262 Three Stops to China page on Facebook]
	* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~lBnyxrtUst8 Stay Away~~] - music video on YouTube		* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxsVe8bBUmo The Courtney Effect] - music video on YouTube
	* [http://insiteronline.com/culture/next-stop-an-interview-with-three-stops-to-china/ Next stop? – An interview with Three Stops to China] by Matt Bonanno (Insiter Online, 10 October 2010)

	[[Category:A-Z of the Malta Music Scene]]		[[Category:A-Z of the Malta Music Scene]]
	[[Category:Musical groups from Malta]]		[[Category:Musical groups from Malta]]

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	'''Three Stops to China''' is a alternative pop punk rock group from Malta, also known as 3S2C.		'''Three Stops to China''' is a alternative pop punk rock group from Malta, also known as 3S2C.

			Band members are Kurt Kind (bass & vocals), David Grech Urpani (guitar & vocals) and Josh Briffa (drums & percussion).

	They first appeared in public on Saturday 23 October 2010 at [[Muddy Waters Bar]] in St Julians sharing the bill with [[Bridget Bone]].		They first appeared in public on Saturday 23 October 2010 at [[Muddy Waters Bar]] in St Julians sharing the bill with [[Bridget Bone]].
	A demo of their song Stay Away appeared on YouTube and was promoted online from Wednesday 6 October 2010.		A demo of their song Stay Away appeared on YouTube and was promoted online from Wednesday 6 October 2010.

	~~Band members are Kurt Kind (bass & vocals), David Grech Urpani (guitar & vocals) and Josh Briffa (drums & percussion)~~.		Their next gig is on Friday 10 December 2010 with [[TwoTimeShooter]] at [[Rookie's Bar]] in [[Buġibba]].


	==External links==		==External links==

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'''Three Stops to China''' is a alternative pop punk rock group from Malta, also known as 3S2C.

They first appeared in public on Saturday 23 October 2010 at [[Muddy Waters Bar]] in St Julians sharing the bill with [[Bridget Bone]].
A demo of their song Stay Away appeared on YouTube and was promoted online from Wednesday 6 October 2010.

Band members are Kurt Kind (bass & vocals), David Grech Urpani (guitar & vocals) and Josh Briffa (drums & percussion).

==External links==
* [http://www.myspace.com/threestopstochina Three Stops to China on MySpace]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Three-Stops-to-China/132310553455262 Three Stops to China page on Facebook]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBnyxrtUst8 Stay Away] - music video on YouTube
* [http://insiteronline.com/culture/next-stop-an-interview-with-three-stops-to-china/ Next stop? – An interview with Three Stops to China] by Matt Bonanno (Insiter Online, 10 October 2010)

[[Category:A-Z of the Malta Music Scene]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Malta]]