About Line Item Veto

Line Item Veto (aka LIV) is a northern Virginia/DC-based cover band that plays a wide range of classic rock, blues, and pop from Heart and Pat Benatar to the Foo Fighters, Smithereens, and Adele. We work our day jobs to pay the bills but play our shows to fuel our passion for music and entertain our fans, families, and friends. Folks who come to our gigs instantly recognize the songs we cover and tell us they love LIV's arrangements of current songs and classics they've heard for years. Come check us out, enjoy the music, and have a hell of a great time.

Eileen Kelly Burkart: Vocals, lead and harmony. Performed with numerous bands and groups overseas and locally. One of Line Item Veto’s lyricists, she loves that we can start with music or lyrics and create originals spotlighting our talents. We work hard so our fans can have fun!

Alex DeGroff: Drums and Percussion. Came home one day at age 16 to find his dad had haggled for an incomplete and battered drum set - it was love at first sight. He used the heaviest sticks he could find to teach himself to play. Decades later, he’s still finding plenty to learn from Danny Carey, Tomas Hakke, Neil Peart, Sebastian Thomson, and Aaron Harris. He uses DW drums and gear, along with Paiste and Sabian cymbals.

Matthew Diascro: Rhythm Guitar and Vocals. Born and raised in Philly on classic and progressive rock, then expanded into metal, blues, jazz, and crooners. Been playing guitar and singing since he was in short pants - everything from basement cover bands, a cappella and musical theater, to orchestral chorus. 

Damian Hammontree: Bass. From punk to power pop to surf rock and beyond, laying down the low end for Soul Pit, Plain Angel, and The Swiv-O-Matics, and now for Line Item Veto. After 40 years of learning to play like his idols Geddy Lee, Chris Squire, and Lemmy, he can finally say that he does indeed have the same bass as them.

Sean McConkey: Lead Guitar. One-time hair band devotee, now (thankfully) steadily maturing into blues-rock. Just as well since the hair thing doesn't work any longer. Can't imagine anything more fun than playing music with Line Item Veto!