Celeb Kids Raise Indie Bands' Profiles

Sarandon-Robbins, Byrne-Barkin offspring take the stage

By Dustin Lushing, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 2, 2008 4:52 PM CDT

(Newser) – The indie music scene abounds with newcomers, but few have the A-list relations the Ellis Unit does. The group includes the 18-year-old son of Gabriel Byrne and Ellen Barkin and Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner's 17-year-old son. Gus Wenner has jammed with Bob Dylan, and his connections have landed his band the services of a famed talent booker, reports W.

You can also can check out Chief, fronted by the 20-year-old son of CBS CEO Les Moonves, or the Tangents, whose lead singer is the 16-year-old son of Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins. “All the mothers are really close,” says Sarandon, who goes to most of her son's gigs. “I think it’s a great outlet."

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Jann Wenner, co-founder of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and publisher of "Rolling Stone", speaks at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in New York, Monday, March 10, 2008.... (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Actor Gabriel Byrne. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Miles Robbins, son of Tim Robbins and actress Susan Sarandon, attends the premiere of "Speed Racer" with Mom during the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival on May 3, 2008 in New York City. (Getty Images)

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The Tangents at Bowery Poetry Club, with Susan Sarandon/Tim Robbins' kid Miles on vocals and bass. (Thetangentsband)

The Hatch "Radioactive" @ The Map Room in Charleston, SC on February 4, 2008, complete with Michael Keaton's son, Sean Douglas. (vienna5949)

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Celeb Kids Raise Indie Bands' Profiles