ACCIDENTAL SUPERHERO

Weekend of August 16, 2002
by Dan Aquilante

FENDER BENDERS:

The growing success of Colorado rockers Accidental Superhero isn't really an accident. This band has been honing their chops for the last seven years and are about to crack the big time.

Tonight at B.B. King Blues Club, check out the band (as the music industry does the same with their checkbooks in hand). What's the hubbub? This is one of the most downloaded groups on the prestigious mp3.com Web site, snagging a quarter of a million hits last month alone. Lead singer Jonathan Kuiper has a fine voice, with a bit of a hip-hop aesthetic evident on songs such as "Let Me Be Free." To check out Accidental Superhero before the show, tap into mp3.com for the song "Miss You Like Crazy" or just head to B.B.'s, where the band will appear with a few other unsigned acts. The Superheroes hit the stage at 9 p.m., the show starts at 8 and runs to midnight. B.B. King Blues Club, 237 W. 42 St., near Eighth Avenue; (212) 997-4144.