Introduce your band!

[Lee Flier]

Hey all!

In the interest of getting to know one another, tell us about your band! Name, where you're located, style of music, originals or covers, what your role in the band is, anything else you'd care to share. Links to your web site or music are cool, too.

And if you don't play in a band but would like to, tell us who you are and what you're looking for!

I play guitar and co-write in a rock'n'roll band called What The...? (http://www.what-the.com). We've been together four years, released an independent CD in 2003 and recently completed a second one which will be out later this year. Already working on a third! Our music is in the classic power pop/roots rock style, with a lot of 60's British Invasion influence. Basically, this is my dream band. We're all really on the same page musically, have a deep vocabulary, everybody gets along well and the guys are a seriously talented and exciting rhythm section.

As a side project I also play in a psychedelic power pop band called Orange Hat (http://www.orangehat.com). The two co-frontmen and writers have been playing together for 20 years, they hooked up in high school. They are seriously talented dudes and we do a lot of multimedia stuff (video, art, comedy etc.) to accompany the music. We have a lot of fun and there's been quite a bit of cross pollination between my two bands as well.

So let's hear about the rest of you!

[Hamer Player]

Originally posted by Lee Flier
Hey all!

In the interest of getting to know one another, tell us about your band! Name, where you're located, style of music, originals or covers, what your role in the band is, anything else you'd care to share.

Hey Lee- cool details on your band(s).

Right now I'm playing in a "classic & modern rock" covers band. Your typical bar band I guess, but of course we think we are better than the rest! :cool: We do 1960's through 90's stuff... Oasis, Black Sabbath, 867-5309, Last Kiss... a pretty nice range as far as songs go. I really enjoy it. Oh, the band is called "The Ticket" or sometimes "Sik Ticket" depending on who you ask. I've been with this band for... I think 3 years now. They were a performing band before I joined, but I seem to have fit in very well as the only guitarist in this 4-piece group (bass, drums, vocals, and me on guitar).

In the past I've always played in originals bands. I'm 34 years old, and started playing in bands at the ripe ol age of 7. I was a drummer for several years and switched to guitar around 12 because the drums were driving my parents crazy.

Through high school and college my bands were leaning to the "thrash/heavy metal" side. My proudest moment of glory was my band in college from 1991-1994 called Syko Holiday. We toured the mid-Atlantic area and had a TON of fun living together and opening for bands like Fugazi. Syko Holiday has two "albums" available from me for free to anyone who's into "hardcore punk thrash metal noise." :)

I'm a major gear-junkie when it comes to guitars, and kind of a novice in the amp department. I've probably owned over 100 different guitars in my life. Right now I play a 1994 Hamer USA strat through a Marshall 100w half stack. :cool:

That's me on the left singing lead and playing the 1978 Gibson SG in Syko Holiday, 1993.

[funkadelic musicman]

My name is Jesse. I am 20 years old & i play in a band here in Winnipeg, MB, Canada called the River City Hum. We are a 3 peice band. The best way I can decribe our music is an "Eclectic" Rock. We are a rock band but our songs incorporate funk, jazz, blues, latin, folk & bluegrass styles. We concentrate on having very original song forms & stylings, aswell as delivering stellar live shows. We play regularly here in winnipeg & have a 5 song EP out called "Gallery". We are currently working on new material (taking a performance break) & we plan on going back into the studio in early september to record another EP. Aswell, we are fighting the never ending battle of building a fan base (we despretly need a web site!). For any Winnipegers on the forum the next show we have booked is on saturday, aug. 27 @ dylan O' conor's Irish pub.

I'll try & post some of our songs, I just need to find a way to host them on the web 1st.


http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/jebo/IMG_0515.jpg

Update: www.myspace.com/rivercityhum

[Guitar Guru]

Hey Hey!

My band is called GROUND LEVEL, and we hail from Toronto, Ontario in the lovely land of Canada.
We are somewhere between a hard rock band and a metal band.....depends on the song I guess. As a power trio, we pride ourselves on an energetic live show. We are currently promoting our first studio album called "Trustfire".

All other details can be found on our website below......check out the tunes and let us know what you think!

[Les_Izzmor]

I play bass in the "the musical equivalent of a cholera outbreak” (http://www.jackthepenguin.com/)


We are not the world's crappiest cover band.

But. We're trying.

[flemtone]

Hey, Lee! Good to see you on The Other Side :D

The Fabulous Flemtones. We've been playing together under different band names since the mid-70s, and under this name for 19 years. Basic bar band - covers of Steely Dan, The Band, Allman Bros, Dead, Little Feat, SRV, Mavericks, etc. Three of the four of us sing, so we get some harmony action going, but it's more guitar-oriented rock. I'm strictly the bass player in this band, and have my share of lead singing and backup harmonies. These guys are my best friends, and have been for 30 years, so I can't help but have a great time playing music with them. I play either a DanElectro Longhorn, an Ibanez fretless, or a 74 Rick 4001 thru a Trace Elliot head and 4X10 cab. Still haven't finished with the 63 P-bass, so it's not in rotation.
Shameless self-promotion:
http://www.flemtones.net

Lee, thanks for coming over and dragging this group with ya. :D

peace,
Tim from Jersey

[JonathanD]

My band is in my sig, check us out. thanks guys.

[nwright]

My band is called Judgement, and we are an original metal band based out of Anderson, IN, about 20-25 miles North of Indy. We started out as a 3 piece with no vocalist about 10 months ago, and had been searching for the right guy up until about a month and a half ago. We will be playing our first show on August 2nd as direct suppot for Lamb of God, Unearth and All That Remains. You can check us out at www.myspace.com/judgementband .

My rig:
http://geetarguy.tripod.com/natesggguitarriglowres.jpg

[Tom Hicks]

I'm Tom and I play guitar in a classic-rock bar band, Nick of Time, in the Fort Worth Texas area.


http://www.geocities.com/nickoftime2005/

[mstreck]

Originally posted by Les_Izzmor
I play bass in the "the musical equivalent of a cholera outbreak” (http://www.jackthepenguin.com/)


We are not the world's crappiest cover band.

But. We're trying.

For those of you from the MP forums... Les_Izzmor is the bass player that I've been complai... I mean, talking about in my band threads.

Overall, a good guy.

Mike

[smurfco]

Used For Comparison
from beautiful Atlanta, GA..

yours truly: all guitars, most pianos, vocals, and 95% of the songwriting
ian mcmahon: all bass, some keyboards, backing vocals, all production and engineering
martin adam: all drums and percussion, booking agent

currently half-heartedly seeking a second guitarist..

www.usedforcomparison.com has news and music clips but not much else
we're working on our third album now and it will be mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound as well as in stereo..

Here's a track from the new album sessions:
http://usedforcomparison.com/mp3/The_Detective_Who_Fell_Asleep_At_The_Wheel.mp3

And a picture:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/smurfco/taco%20mac%20june%2025/charles2.jpg

[Timezarrow]

My band name is same as my moniker. I have just recently put the link to the website back into my sig. For quite awhile there, it was out of date while the band underwent a major line-up change. You can get a more or less complete story from the entries under News and About.

Our music is somewhat eclectic folk-rock-blues-jazz in varying proportions depending on the song.

The Music tab has links to songs on NoWhereradio.com and MySpace.com. They both have the same stuff, except a live cut from our first gig with the new line-up was added to My Space: Bum Left Ovary Girl - by our new rhythm player. Two of the songs (Come Back Up With You and Lighthouse Now) were written by me. The other cut, Lounge Lizards, was co-written by two former members of the band, one of whom plays some sax on it.

I play lead guitar and sing, and also play some fiddle with the band. I've been working on banjo recently, and will be working it in somehow soon.

I am the only founding member of the band left, and am pretty much in charge, though I like to be democratic about most things. We are an originals band, though we throw in some covers occasionally. Most of the songs we do currently are mine, and I have quite a few others which we will be learning, along with the new ones I and the other guys write.

I'm the old guy in the pictures, where I'm playing my strat. I just picked up a G&L ASAT Classic Semi-hollow which I've been playing more recently most of the time.

I played out quite a bit back in the seventies, but found it was not very compatible with my marriage after a couple of years, and didn't do much other than keep up my skills on an acoustic for about fifteen years or so. The marriage ended in the late '90's and was finalized in 2002. In 2001, I was laid off my day-job and spent 27 days in the hospital having surgery and other fun procedures. When I got out, I decided it was time to do something about all this music I had written and continued to write, and decided I would have a band and would make sure everything I had written got recorded decently.

I own the pa, the rehearsal space, the amps we use, the website and domain, and right now I'm loaning the rhythm player one of my guitars because I think it has more of the sound we need than the one he was using. So I'm pretty much central to what the band is about. I'm the oldest in the band by about 22 years right now.

Glad to meet y'all!


:cool:

[FuelGTRX]

My name is Ryan and I'm 22. I'm in the band Faded out of Houston, Texas. We're an original hard rock band. We are currently a 4 piece, but looking to be a 5 piece as we are trying out rhythm guitarists right now. We are all out of the Houston area. We have an aggressive rock sound with strong vocal melodies, cool riffs, big solos, and distinctive bass lines.

We also do cover gigs to cover band expenses, but our main goal is to be an all original band. As a cover band, we basically choose what we like and see if it works at a bar. We play alot of biker bars as a cover band due to our hard rock style. We cover bands like Alice In Chains, RATM, Deftones, Misfits, STP, Tool, etc.

I'm the guitarist, one of the main song writers, and one of the founding members. The singer and I are the main song writers, but our bass player has written a few, too. Our singer and I are also the founding members. He and I were looking to start a band and write music with originality that doesn't copy trends that are already out. We are looking to do our own thing and make quality music that would be remembered years from now.

My style as a guitarist is very blues/rock based. My influences are Jerry Cantrell, Peter Klett (Candlebox), Alex Lifeson (Rush), Carl Bell (Fuel), Slash, Jeff Beck, and Eddie Van Halen.

Our websites are:

www.FadedTX.net
We have photos and band/individual bios.

www.myspace.com/FadedTX
We have our 3 track studio deom on here and a live track performed at The Rhythm Room in Houston, TX. We also post our show dates and lastes band news on here as well.

[mr.pmslaney]

Hi. Most everyone knows me anyway, since I bitch about everything.

The last band I was in parted ways less than a month ago and strangly enough our singer, that made the band split up, is working with me writing songs. At first our idea was to write songs that could be simple G,C, Der's, to complex acoustic shreds.
I guess some of the cool things about doing what we are doing is we just play for hours and hours on end. It usually starts with us on acoustics, him on a standard and me on a 12'er, we'll work out progressions and just layer over the other players chords. It's fun to do, but I bet it might sound a little overkill to the average listener.
Anyways, it's your basic stuff that other musicians would like to hear once and a while, for five minutes, then become bored with it.
I just think it's too much of a good thing like, trying to do too much in one song.

Plus we have taken this simple idea of acoustics and now are recording electric sounds into the songs and really electric guitar players is what the both of us really are anyways.

[machinegun78_2]

most of the serious guys from OJ already know me and the band I play in Push Off (http://www.pushoff.net/nuke/), but for those that don't...I'm Drew, and I play guitar. we hail from the westside of the Motor City, and we are an all original five piece. I play in other projects from time to time, but my main focus is Push Off, and these tunes. (http://www.pushoff.net/nuke/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=1)

those are the EP demo versions of a few of the songs on our upcoming full length. we have three days booked this week, and we will record a total of 10 or 12 tracks. I will post more tunes when have mixed them down.

I will have to come back to this thread and check out all the music later, as the wife JUST got done with supper, but I can't wait!

[thirdstone]

I play in a rockin' blues band called the Rhythm 'H' in the southern part of Ontario, Canada. 2 guitars, bass and drums. We play Gibson guitars through Fender tube amps. We're all 40 somethin's that've been playin' for well over 20 years and still get a big kick out of playin' together. We gig 2-3 weekends a month, on average.
We cover all the greats, Howlin' Wolf, Albert King, B.B. King, Bo Diddley, Allman Bros. SRV. We throw in the occasional tune by Peter Tosh, Santana, the Rolling Stones etc.
Most peple aren't real familiar with the blues stuff (except SRV and the Allman Bros.) so we play some classic rock stuff to let 'em know we know what we're doing.
We play what we want and thankfully we have a good following and a number of venues that appreciate us. It's good fun that keeps us young at heart and coming back for more.
No plans to ever stop.

[Terry Allan Hall]

80% of my gigs are solo, but I do a few gigs a month with my trio "Too Hot For Snakes", and we do a mixture of folky-jazzy-Celtic-Bluesy-jam band stuff. I play acoustic/electric 6 and 12-string guitars, lead vocals, racked harmonica, and write about 1/2 of our repertoire, and do most of the basic arrangements. The rest of our repertoire is a variety of covers and traditional material. Bass/harmony vox is played by either Richard Hargis or Wendy Walters, hand percussion/harmony vox is Emaleigh Katelyn Hall.

Occ., we augment the trio with a few other folks as schedules permit...The Amazing Valerie (Valerie Siskiss) - electric violin, viola, octave violin and harmony vox), Jamour Neirhym - tablas and other nifty percussion, and/or Jaime Rodriguez - flute, sax, melodica and accordian.

[machinegun78_2]

on stage @ the Irock in Detroit May 15 2k5....


I'm on the left with the white Strat.

:o

[SeanGuitar]

I play guitar in a local band here in southern california called daybreak. You can listen to some stuff at

http://www.myspace.com/daybreak

or check out our website at www.daybreakrock.com.

We are a kind of alternative modern rock group. On my own I like to play a lot of ambient / looping stuff. Some old little clips can be found here http://www.myspace.com/seancoffin, but that stuff is all old.

So hello everyone :). I'm usually in the effects forum killing time.

[LANSTARR]

Wazzup

Band: Dirty Bath Water

Type of Music: Rock w/ R&B, Jazz, Funk, Pop, Blues, Soul, etc etc etc. All original music. Other people sometimes describe us as Dave Matthews Band meets The Roots meets Outkast.

What is MY role? I handle all the business, manage the website, and basically handle anything technical. I also play Trumpet/Fugelhorn/Trombone, rap, and compose -n- write some of the music.

Website: www.dirtybathwater.com. There you will find all the info about us, show schedule, our music etc. Also check out www.lanstarr.com, that is my personal site with my music. I do hip hop and r&b production.

Other stuff: We recently opened up on the side stage for the Dave Matthews Band. That was a fun show. We also just released out independent album. As I stated above, I play horns, but we also have an acoustic guitarist (and sometimes electric), keyboardist, drummer who beatboxes, and a bass player. That is about it.

[daddymack]

Our band is Blues Channel, an eclectic mix of blues variants from the 1930s to the 1960s. I play guitar, slide, lapsteel on occasion and sing lead vocal. We have three lead singers, and aside from myself, there is a keyboardist (piano and Hammond)/singer, a harmonica player percussionist singer, bass and drums.

We are based in Los Angeles, not a very blues friendly town, unfortunately.... We have been fortunate enought to do bills with War and the Charlie Daniels band, and play mostly non-blues festivals during the summer, a swell as private picnics, that sort of thing. We still do clubs, but this is getting harder to do lately, as the great rooms, like BB Kings, where we used to be regulars, are going pay-2-play.:(

if you are interested, our website is in my sig:cool:

oh, and please, stop by the Cool Jam Forum, way down at the bottom of the Guitar forums list, and have a look see...:cool:

[BillyWa]

Hey there! I play keys in The Last Band on Earth. We do classic rock, originals, and as many groupies as we can find. We are quite over-rated, but at least we're rated! Check us out at www.lastband.com just for the artwork! Cantina Band (http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/billywa/LBOE/StarWars-2.jpg)

I'm also a roadie for a classic jam band that received glowing recognition from Alice Cooper. Talk about over rated! Check these guys out at www.nocturnaltomatoes.com

Rock While You Can!

BillyWa

[Greg Bogoshian]

Circle of Friends... Two CDs out now. Band composed of members of our church doing Christian covers and originals as well as instrumental and acapella vocals. Samples can be found at www.dynrec.com/cof . Not your typical group though. Boggs

[riffdaddy]

I play under the moniker Nathan Kent (I dropped my real last name because it rhymes with my first name) with the band Soul Injection. Our group is a five-piece funk/pop outfit, covering everything from Parliament and Lakeside to modern stuff like Jodeci and Outkast. I'm embarrassed by about 40% of the tunes we do, but hey, it's a gig.

[jimosity]

My band is called American Hardcore.
We are based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
We do all original hard rock.

Check us out at these links:
Our website - www.americanhc.com
MySpace (for streaming audio) - www.myspace.com/americanhardcore

Give our stuff a listen, hope you enjoy!

http://www.americanhc.com/Images/ahc_welcome.jpg

[machinegun78_2]

I had a chance to look over this thread in more detail this morning. there are ALOT of good bands linked to this thread. I also had an oppurtunity to check out other band sites, and compare ours. I can see we need to upgrade ASAP. we also need some better pics....which are coming in the studio. we are also having some video shot as well.

I also negleted to give you folks a bio to look at. the bio at our site is down for now, but here's a link to one on us at Michigan Artists.Com: MIartBIO (http://www.michiganartists.com/exe/a/pID/3/aID/P/ArtistID/819/)

:cool:

[cherri]

Hey I made the leap. Where's Dr. Beckett?

Band: Cherri & the Violators

Type of Music: Guitar driven Blues Rock, original blues, original MOR AOR.

What is MY role? Manager, lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, booker, agent, personnel manager,

Website: www.metalblues.com

CD releases:

First Offense, 2003
Empty Pockets 2005

[orourke]

My band is called The Shroud of Lowell, we're a hard rock trio, doing original material. The style is eclectic, with influences that range from Sabbath, Bowie, Nick Cave to the Stones, Beatles and ZZ Top.

We've been together for 2 1/2 years, I compose songs, play guitar and sing. My bass player writes and sings also. Me and the drummer played in the eighties new wave band The Nails, so we have professional writing, recording and performing experience.

At our age and with the music buisness the way it is I don't expect to get a major record deal. I just want to write cool songs, make indie CD's and play for people that dig it.

[caveman]

I've been playing in bands of one kind or another since the late 50s. Here's a pic of the latest incarnation of my band "Coupe DeVille". I'm the guy with the blue Strat.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y5/therealcaveman/bandphoto.jpg

[shreddersteve]

Hello My name is Stephen Robertson I am 25 years old. I play lead guitar in my band Separation of Self. The band website is in my signature. Please check us out if you are into heavy metal. We have only been togeather for about 10 months and already have a full length cd available.
Please visit our myspace account www.myspace.com/separationofself

[Retrospex]

I play with The Hi-Way Band based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A 3 piece family band, my brother and I have been in bands together since 1977, and now for the last 2 years plus his son has been our drummer. We do mostly covers and for now and play all over eastern Iowa.
www.randycombs.com (http://www.randycombs.com)

[machinegun78_2]

Originally posted by shreddersteve
Hello My name is Stephen Robertson I am 25 years old. I play lead guitar in my band Separation of Self. The band website is in my signature. Please check us out if you are into heavy metal. We have only been togeather for about 10 months and already have a full length cd available.
Please visit our myspace account www.myspace.com/separationofself


I just wanna say to you....you guys are BAD ASS...I will have to get a CD.


just wanted you to know.






























kinda reminds me of Taproot....but better....:cool:

[Mr. Botch]

Howdy. I'm Botch, and I followed Lee over from the Musicplayer forums.
I play in a dance/variety band called Puddlestone; pics and MP3's can be seen at www.puddlestone.net (WARNING: we ain't purty :D )
We play a variety from bluegrass to Metallica, Maroon 5 to Rick James. Puddlestone are:
Jeff - main lead vocals and bass
JP - vocals, guitar, harp
Wayne - vocals, electronic drums
Botch - Keyboards, vocals, fiddle, harp, tenor sax
Danny - our college-trained soundman, so glad he puts up with us!
We aren't the best musicians in the world, but we put on a good show and have the variety (four lead singers, harmonies on all tunes, and six or seven different instruments) to keep things interesting. Glad to be here!

[HerNextFriend]

Check out this website:

www.HerNextFriend.com

There are a few song clips on the first page.

We're a three piece, and we play original rock (plus a few covers). We are based out of Northern Virginia.

[THB]

Shit yeah, I'll check in!

:)


I'm the writer, lead singer, rhythm guitarist for the Taylor Harvey Band in San Diego. We've got three CDs out and play mostly original music that seems to get called country rock for the most part. All pertinent info is on the website.


http://taylorharveyband.com/home.html

:cool:

[musk]

Our site's in the signature, old school rock and roll, stuff we still like, 70's and 80's influenced.

[guitarmook]

I play in a country-folk-blues thang called Caliche Dust. We gig about twice a month, 95% covers. I'm working on finishing a CD.
www.calichedust.com - I'm the electric guitar player. We started as a duo, then added drums and bass... we've recently added another singer, and are trying to find a dependable drummer.

I'm also looking for another band locally - more of a cover band, doing country, or older r&b and soul stuff... something to help me stretch my chops.

[THX1138]

Hello all. Name is Steve, 33 years. Glad to finally see a band forum.

Band - TK-421

Music Type - Modern rock originals, some covers - mostly in the hair rock vein.

My Role - Bass player, backup singer, and all around band mommie.

Website - www.tk-421.net (http://www.tk-421.net) or www.myspace.com/tk421band (http://www.myspace.com/tk421band)

Tidbits about us - Self recorded and produced our first effort "Hollow" in 2002. About to release our second cd, "Disengaged". If you like melodic hard rock, stop by and have a listen.

[Midrange]

My band is Remedy. I cant really describe our sound. It's alternative, of course. Kinda retro too.
I pretty much lead the band. Whatever needs to be taken care of, I do it. I play lead guitar and sing sometimes. Tami sings most of the time.
We've only got a myspace site for now.
www.myspace.com/remedyrock
Enjoy!

http://www.members.aol.com:/sixappeal85/myspaceremedy.jpg

[Cortfan]

Our band is best described as follows: www.735band.com. I am the old fart playing bass. I don't drink. My face is always that red. I work out in the sun everyday. We just like to play out about 2-3 times a month. Get together about every Thurs. night at the studio, and relax, go over some new songs, try to remember the old ones. The drummer and the girl singer are married. Me and Greg are basically the sidemen. We keep it short and simple. We have way too much gear, but its my only habit. We play the local club/bar scene, but try to play for corporate parties and society type gigs where we can make some guaranteed money.

[januaryscar]

My band is called January Scar...
we are a pop punk rock band.
We are currently finishing our debut EP.
check us out at http://www.januaryscar.com
MP3s due shortly...

[shredheadjohn]

hello my names John and i used to play drums in a local death metal band from here (bellingham, wa), we only got to about one show before everyone called it quits but we ended up writing some decent material for the time being, check us out at

www.soundclick.com/churchburn

we played death/black in the vein of windir, kalmah, children of bodom, marduk, mayhem, at the gates, etc.

[P.A.T.]

My name is Patrick and I'm in the band Slik, we're based in the Netherlands. We're an original hard rock band, lyrics are in Dutch. So if you wanna have a laugh (if you're not Dutch or Belgian), check out the site :

www.slikonline.nl (http://www.slikonline.nl)

We perform about 1-2 times a month, but it's all small scale (bar's, small festivals).

[machinegun78_2]

Originally posted by THX1138
Hello all. Name is Steve, 33 years. Glad to finally see a band forum.

Band - TK-421

Music Type - Modern rock originals, some covers - mostly in the hair rock vein.

My Role - Bass player, backup singer, and all around band mommie.

Website - www.tk-421.net (http://www.tk-421.net) or www.myspace.com/tk421band (http://www.myspace.com/tk421band)

Tidbits about us - Self recorded and produced our first effort "Hollow" in 2002. About to release our second cd, "Disengaged". If you like melodic hard rock, stop by and have a listen.


whooooooo.....I had to take a break after this shit. right on. you guys are bad.

:eek: :o

[PrimordialOoze]

Our band is KillyourComputer....
My name is Donald and I am 35 numerous original bands under our belts we try to jam out twice a week and gig about every2 to 4 weeks
I am the bassist that has switched to guitar out of necessity
7string baritone guitar that is (it's almost a bass)
I am also the recording engineer somebodys got to do it because you can't leave it up to the singer or drummer....:)

Nice to hear some cool music for a change and i like the way the message board has changed..

www.myspace.com/killyourcomputer

www.killyourcomputer.us

a.k.a. +++TheZombie+++

[Jimi Ray Halen]

Hi, my name is Dave and I'm a guitaraholic......
Wait, wrong forum.
Actually I'm in a cover band (at least for the present moment) in Baltimore, MD. We call ourselves Driving Blind. (Yeah, I know, it's been used before but it's the name of a Ray Bradbury novel so bfd) It's a good name.

driving blind (http://drivingblindlive.com)
Sound clips!

We are all in our 40's and just do this for fun but we sound pretty damn good if I say so myself.

We do 2 gigs per month because some of us have wives and children who we want to stay connected to. Oh yeah, we all have real jobs too.

I play guitar, book gigs, do promotion (such as it is) and do the Dr. Phil thing for the band all while taking lessons from a local guitar guru.

I've played a long time but this is the first band venture for me. I didn't do it when I was a kid (like I should have) but I was too into the party scene to get serious enough to play in a band.

Then came a stint in the military, followed by wife and kids and before I knew it I was forty-something. A friend called out of the blue one day and offered me a chance to play - in a band - and I figured it was now or never. So I've spent the past three years learning how to put and keep a band together, which maybe the most difficult thing I've ever attempted. (Besides working on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier or raising kids). Seriously, bands are held together with chewing gum, spider webs and gaffer's tape and are always one step from the edge of breaking up.

In this short period of time I've had to:
- Kick out the friend who got me back into playing in order to keep the band together (talk about fun!)
and
- overcome a severe case of stagefright (which I've done).
All in all, it's been worth it in that I've overcome by biggest fear and if I wouldn't have I'd probably be a miserable old man shouting at the TV someday.
I can retire early in 5 years and I plan on playing for my second income (hence the lessons). It took me long enough but I finally figured out what I want to do.
Play guitar in front of an audience.
It's cheaper than therapy.

[Brian Krashpad]

Hi kids. Welcome to all of you who brought this forum over from wherever it used to be. ;)

I'm in two bands, both do original music, and thus make no money at it.

In my "main" band, Crash Pad, I'm the lead singer, lead guitarist, songriter, booker, etc. It's a punk rock and roll band (think stuff like the Pistols, Ramones, Clash, 999, Damned, NY Dolls, Heartbreakers, etc.). The band website is linked below in my sig, we also have a myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/CrashPad

Crash Pad had been around for almost 10 years. We put out a full-length cassette (!) years ago, then a little 3-song demo CD, and several years ago a full-length CD, all DIY. If I can ever get enough people to stick with the band for long enough we'll do another full-length next year. Here's a pic of a recent version of the band:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v26/BrianKrashpad/birfday2005allBKlunge.jpg
My "side" band does roots rock and is called Hoyt and the HotHeads. My day job coworker Hoyt is the frontperson and writes the material. I started in the band as bassist but moved over to lead when they fired the initial lead player. We put out a DIY full-length CD about a year ago and have another 7-song CD in the can but not yet released.

The websites for the HotHeads are:
http://www.HoytAndTheHotHeads.com
http://www.myspace.com/HoytAndTheHotHeads

Here's the HotHeads:

http://www.hoytandthehotheads.com/sitebuilder/images/botb0023-435x242.jpg

BK

[TheMan]

Howdy! My primary band these days is called Sacred Cowboys (http://www.sacredcowboys.com). We're a 7-piece Rock/Country band from Los Angeles. The nucleus of the band (myself and 3 others) has been gigging sporadically for about 2 1/2 years, but the expanded version just gelled around March of this year.

Our singer is a more and more well-known character actor who is currently on the HBO series "Deadwood," which comes in real handy when it comes to booking gigs. We recently played 2 shows in Deadwood, SD for their "Wild Bill Days" street festival, opening for Survivor and Ambrosia on one night, and current New Country hot shots Big and Rich on the other. We're recording an album right now, and are beginning what we hope will become a regular monthly residency at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood.

BTW, in case you look at the website, I'm Jeff.

[Outrider]

My main band, Aces & Eights started off as a blues & bluesy rock band. I wanted to do songs that spanned from Blues Brothers-style Chicago R&B up through SRV-style Texas blues and blues-inspired rock. I was tired of waiting to be picked up by other bands/musicians, so I kicked this off as an idea with a songlist, image/logo, & website...all I needed were musicians.

So I hung up flyers at local shops and posted a dozen ads online. After weeks of jamming with new people that didn't fit for various reasons, I met my key players through a non-musician friend here at work. Go figure. As it turns out, I have found a group of like-minded, cooperative individuals who are a lot like me in most respects (jobs, families, ages, temperaments & tolerances) and we are currently an asshole-free band. Sweet.

We've been at it for about 10 months to date, in various forms. The band is pretty tight. Our songlist has evolved into a much funkier version of itself than I had originally envisioned, and our calendar is filling up!

Here's our website, which has pics, mp3's, a songlist, and more.
http://www.aces-eights.net

http://weidenbach.net/aces/images/southPark.jpg

[xonetruedesirex]

Originally posted by nwright
[B]My band is called Judgement, and we are an original metal band based out of Anderson, IN, about 20-25 miles North of Indy. We started out as a 3 piece with no vocalist about 10 months ago, and had been searching for the right guy up until about a month and a half ago. We will be playing our first show on August 2nd as direct suppot for Lamb of God, Unearth and All That Remains. You can check us out at www.myspace.com/judgementband .



I will most likely be at that Unearth show.

Anyway, my band is called Azariah's Prayer, we're based out of Warsaw, IN which is halfway between Ft Wayne and South Bend. We play modern hardcore with a metal influence. and we've been together for a little over a year.

Playing shows since December. In that time we've shared the stage with bands like Through The Eyes of the Dead, The End, Seventh Star, Dead to Fall, Bloodlined Calligraphy, Ten 33, and other national/regional acts.

We've released two EPs, and we're about to record our third at Burning Bridges in Indianapolis with Joel Lauver (Haste the Day, Still Remains, Demiricous, etc).

Anyway, we're huge friend whores on myspace, so add us - http://www.myspace.com/azariahsprayer

[PintoMusic]

Nice to meet you Lee. :cool:

I've been in bands before but, for the past couple of years, I've been working on a singer/songwriter solo project. I'm sure most people on the boards have checked out some of my stuff already but, for those who haven't, it's all at www.pintomusic.com and on my board at pintomusic.proboards30.com (http://pintomusic.proboards30.com).

Thanks. :)

[TheMan]

Originally posted by Outrider



Here's our website, which has pics, mp3's, a songlist, and more.
http://www.aces-eights.net

http://weidenbach.net/aces/images/southPark.jpg

You're based in B'ham, I take it? I was in 2 Southeastern Attractions bands in the 80's, The Cartoons and Radio Berlin. Practically lived at Louie's and The Nick (and actually lived not too far from either.)

Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend.

[tucktronix]

Well, my name is Jon, 38(also known in these parts as Tuck) and I normally play for several bands, but I'll only introduce one of them since it's the only one with a website.

I play keyboards in band called Mind Sky. Our music is best described as symphonic, progressive rock in the same vein as Yes, The Flower Kings, and Genesis. We do mostly originals, but we also do a few covers from The Flower Kings and UK, as well. The band has been together for about 5 years now, I've been with them for about 2 years. Our outfit consists of a vocalist, a drummer, a bass player(who also plays Taurus pedals), a guitarist, and I play alongside another keyboardist. Our website is at www.mindskyband.com (http://www.mindskyband.com/). We recently released a CD called, "Timewise". Please PM me if interested in a copy.
http://www.mindskyband.com/Images/pitp04_band2.jpg

[squealie]

Originally posted by machinegun78_2



whooooooo.....I had to take a break after this shit. right on. you guys are bad.

:eek: :o

Was this a positive or negative reaction?

:confused:

[PintoMusic]

Hey Tuck... is that your S80 on the bottom?

[tucktronix]

Originally posted by PintoMusic
Hey Tuck... is that your S80 on the bottom?

Yes it 'tiz:)

[JoshHaus]

My name is Josh (username - lol) and I'm in a band called Falls Forward.

We're based out of Flushing, NY. We're just a basic 3-piece band playing straight-up rock music, kinda like the Foo Fighters, Fuel, Eve 6, etc.

check us out at www.myspace.com/fallsforward

BTW Lee, thanks for setting this up. We've been clamoring for a dedicated forum like this for a while.

[machinegun78_2]

Originally posted by squealie


Was this a positive or negative reaction?

:confused:


I ment they are badASS, and most certainly was POSITIVE...


:cool:

[THX1138]

Originally posted by machinegun78_2



I ment they are badASS, and most certainly was POSITIVE...


:cool:

Thanks tons, glad you dug it. If I can ever get a connection worth a damn (I'm the one guy on the planet still on dial-up), I'd like to check out some of the bands here.

Oh , and Squealie is our guit player, thats why he asked.:)

[Burgess]

There's not much there but here's a web page...

http://www.fullmoonboogie.com/

[Brian Krashpad]

Originally posted by Burgess
There's not much there but here's a web page...

http://www.fullmoonboogie.com/

AHA!

How is it I've gone this long and never seen a photo of you?

Now I can call you "Mark!"

:cool:

BK

[Burgess]

Originally posted by Brian Krashpad


AHA!

How is it I've gone this long and never seen a photo of you?

Now I can call you "Mark!"

:cool:

BK Because I discourage people from taking my photo. One of my stock lines is "I'm a vampire, don't waste your film" but now that all the cameras are digital. nobody cares. :(

And sure, you can call me Mark but all my mates actually call me Burgess, always have.

[PBBPaul]

We are The Pontiac Blues Band. No, we're not from Pontiac, Michigan nor are we sponsored by GM. The Pontiac Blues Band was conceived in 1984 by friends from Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin who decided to create a fun musical outlet for themselves. One of the first tunes the band rehearsed was the Sonny Boy Williamson classic 'Pontiac Blues'. While practicing, it came out that Harp player Warren owned a 1970 Firebird. Bassist Ron also owned a classic Pontiac and Drummer Vic had owned a '65 Catalina convertible. Since all of the members were Pontiac fans, what other name could they pick? After a few personnel changes and 20 years of fun band experiences, The Pontiac Blues Band consists of:

Paul Williams on Guitar/Vocals
Vic Tomasello on Drums
Ron Frost on Bass/Vocals
and
Bud Farr on Piano, B3 and Vocals.

From our humble beginnings as a West side Chicago-style Blues Shuffle band, we have morphed into an amalgam of everything soulful with a wide repertoire of original and cover tunes that include Blues, Soul, Jazz, Funk and Rock music. Our primary goal is and has always been to play to the song with as much passion and energy as possible.

We began with the goal of playing occasional weekends but our popularity in the club and festival scenes grew and by the mid-90's we were playing 10-12 gigs per month. The demands on family, day gigs and sanity began to show so we pulled back and currently play 2-4 shows per month sticking mostly to clubs. It's a good thing and allows us to explore the passion within ourselves and our music.

[shredhead666]

Originally posted by Lee Flier
Hey all!

In the interest of getting to know one another, tell us about your band! Name, where you're located, style of music, originals or covers, what your role in the band is, anything else you'd care to share. Links to your web site or music are cool, too.

I play in hard/heavy rock band called Lyka Champ. We're out of Augusta, Georgia and have been playing around the southeast college circuit for about 5 years now.

We'll do Tool, Muse, Alice In Chains, STP, Our Lady Peace, Fall Out Boy, etc... all sorta fucked up covers.

We're about half covers half originals. Our CD is available in its entirety for FREE DOWNLOAD on our website as are some live concert videos of us around various places.


http://www.lykachamp.com/Pictures/Biggys/013.jpg

[shredhead666]

Originally posted by jimosity
My band is called American Hardcore.
We are based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
We do all original hard rock.

Check us out at these links:
Our website - www.americanhc.com
MySpace (for streaming audio) - www.myspace.com/americanhardcore

Give our stuff a listen, hope you enjoy!



You guys rock. :cool:

[BndGrl]

Originally posted by machinegun78_2



whooooooo.....I had to take a break after this shit. right on. you guys are bad.

:eek: :o

::coming out of hiding to throw around a lil' TK love whenever I can::

If you liked that, watch THIS! (http://67.15.45.2/~mediadig/TK421Videos/Disengaged.mov)
(warning, it'll take a little while to load even over high speed)

::back to lurking in the shadows and giggling at squealie's comments::

[shredhead666]

Originally posted by shreddersteve
Hello My name is Stephen Robertson I am 25 years old. I play lead guitar in my band Separation of Self. The band website is in my signature. Please check us out if you are into heavy metal. We have only been togeather for about 10 months and already have a full length cd available.
Please visit our myspace account www.myspace.com/separationofself

You guys rule. :D

[squealie]

Originally posted by BndGrl


Oh crap.......

[BndGrl]

Originally posted by squealie


Oh crap.......

Originally posted by THX1138
No. What happens on the road stays on the road. :p

[T ned]

We're Station Wag, and we play rock music. We're a five piece; two guitars, bass, vox and drums (I gets to play lead). Been together for two years now, and it's still a blast playing music. It's a struggle getting together once a week for practice sometimes, but we're all hanging in there.

Here's link:

We play rock music in Eugene Rock City.that's Station Wag, damnit (http://stationwag.com)

[wrightdude]

Hey... my band is The Quantum Kids:

http://users.adelphia.net/~wrightdude/quantumfoam/

we dont gig often, last gig in fact was back in February... so we're about due... a pic from that gig:

http://users.adelphia.net/~wrightdude/club66/QK01_club66_IMG_0340_sm.JPG

[mekke]

Originally posted by Les_Izzmor
I play bass in the "the musical equivalent of a cholera outbreak” (http://www.jackthepenguin.com/)


We are not the world's crappiest cover band.

But. We're trying.

Les , it is an amusing site. Good self ironical approach!
I loved the biography section.
Guitar is indeed an extension of the dick, but some take it way to seriusly.
Nice to see that 5 guys concentrate on having fun, instead of wasting time on all the rock cliches.
Thanks! M:)

[whiteroom]

My band is made up of 1/2 way over the hill suburbinites making fools of themseves for fun and/or profit.
We play the same bunch of re-hashed cover tunes everyone else plays. In fact, we all move so little during a show, we make Bill Wyman look like Richard Simmons.
Some of the older band Members are on drugs. (Lipitor, Viagra, prozac, various blood pressure medications)
I'm the "baby" of the bunch (37). Here's our mega-expensive website http://8trackmind.homestead.com/
Nice to meet you all.

[srsfallriver]

Boston-based function band

[Drago]

I play in an intellegent metalcore band called Fell Silent

www.fellsilent.co.uk
www.myspace.com/fellsilent

we are influenced mainly by meshuggah.
I play guitar.

Weve supported a few good acts in the past, most precious blood, devil sold his soul (ex mahumodo) Knuckledust and Stamping ground later in the year.

[AunShui]

I play guitar and occasionally bass in the band "Berliner Heist" (Translation from German to English: "Jelly Doughnut Theft"). We're based in Northern New Jersey. Our styles of music are primarily Rock (mostly late-60s early 70s stuff, with a bit of metal thrown in), Funk (like Parliament/Funkadellic, Earth, Wind, and Fire, and Tower of Power), and Primus ('nuff said). We've been together for less than a year, and we're already hitting some trouble spots with the roster, but its mostly a jam band anyway. We're working on geting some studio time to put out a CD, and we have some live recordings which ill link to when they're up. You can check us out at:

www.myspace.com/berliner

[machinegun78_2]

man.....there are SO many good local bands out there...


Rock and Roll is NOT dead!!!!



:cool:

[WarmMachineHead]

My Band

We are a latin rock and roll band from Puerto Rico.

We've been playing since 2003, with a lot of up and downs, breaks, etc. but now we are playing some gigs, getting our heads straight and looking to the future, growing with this.

The band is called "Medulla" and we have some songs in my space... so, if you want, check us out (everything is in spanish).

http://www.myspace.com/medulla00

[Jttsaz]

I am the singer in an original Alt. Hard Rock band called "Broken Romeo". www.brokenromeo.com

[Next2Nothing]

Hey, I play Bass in a band out of Fate, TX called Pax Romana. The band is comprised of 3 members at the moment, and our style is very broad. It's atleast kept within the spectrum of rock, but spans from a heavy metal System of a Down-esque song, to those that take root of something out of Muse. We take a lot of influence from Smashing Pumpkins and other very 90's bands.

I would, on behalf of my band, like you to check out our webpage at:

www.myspace.com/paxromana

We have one song posted minus vocals because we have no vocalist at this time.

[BndGrl]

Ok, so I'm not in a band nor can I play a musical instrument and you REALLY don't want me to sing but I thought I'd introduce myself anyway (I hate my job, I got nothing else to do.)

I'm Tracy, aka the Band Bitch or Band Girl. I'm your girl next door, typical, rock-n-roll "groupie." Well I'm not really "girl next door" unless you live next to a strip club and there's really not much that's "typical" about me either.

I love music and musicians and all the decedance that follows. :cool: I am currently writing a weekly blog for the Roanoke (VA) Times Newspaper about the local music scene and said decedance ;) Check it out!
www.roanoke.com/entertainment/insideout (http://www.roanoke.com/entertainment/insideout)

Thanks for letting me play along!
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/morristk/Me/meno.jpg:cool:

[rim]

The band I'm in is called Loaded (loadedtheband.com (http://loadedtheband.com))

We are based in the Washington, DC area and play rock covers.

My real name is Rim.

I am the guitarist in the band along with a female lead singer, a bass player and a drummer.

We are all doing this part-time and mostly for fun (cuz we don't get paid that much :p )

[Scarlet Cris]

Hey my name is Cristina....

I'm in an all-female original, heavy rock band called Scarlet Sins (Toronto).

Our sound is a mix between Metallica, Alice in Chains and A Perfect Circle. Take a listen and tell me what you think it sounds like: scarletsinsonline.com (http://scarletsinsonline.com).

I play lead and rhythm guitar and I do backup vocals as well. I use the following:
-'80 Gibson deluxe with EMG pickups (81/85) and a scalloped fretboard
-POD Pro
-Mesa 2:90 Poweramp
-Marshall 1960AC 4x12
-11-gauge D'addarios and 1.14 Tortex picks

Our next show in Toronto is on Friday, August 12 at Club 279! We've invited Ground Level (TO) and Ictus (Windsor) to play with us. Show starts at 9:30!

Check our website (http://scarletsinsonline.com) for other upcoming shows at Motocross, Windsor, Montreal.

[cre8ivjay]

Band Name: The Locals
Location: Calgary, alberta, Canada
Style: Mostly rock, Classic, Pop covers. Trying to get more originals. Hard.

Link: www.thelocals.ca

On the site is a nice pic of some of our fans.. I'm sure you'll appreciate. they seem to come out of the woodwork. Prior to the gig we knew none of them. Now we do.

:))))))))

[machinegun78_2]

Originally posted by BndGrl
Ok, so I'm not in a band nor can I play a musical instrument and you REALLY don't want me to sing but I thought I'd introduce myself anyway (I hate my job, I got nothing else to do.)

I'm Tracy, aka the Band Bitch or Band Girl. I'm your girl next door, typical, rock-n-roll "groupie." Well I'm not really "girl next door" unless you live next to a strip club and there's really not much that's "typical" about me either.

I love music and musicians and all the decedance that follows. :cool: I am currently writing a weekly blog for the Roanoke (VA) Times Newspaper about the local music scene and said decedance ;) Check it out!
www.roanoke.com/entertainment/insideout (http://www.roanoke.com/entertainment/insideout)

Thanks for letting me play along!
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/morristk/Me/meno.jpg:cool:


that video you linked to on the last page of this thread didn't work. what was it?

:confused:

[BndGrl]

It was just a live video of TK-421. Squealie, THX1138 and SpacedCowboy's band.

See if this works any better:
http://www.onlinedigitaldesigns.com/TK421Videos/Disengaged.mov

It's a huge file though, it takes awhile to load and you'll need Quicktime to watch it.
But it totally KICKS ASS, definitely well worth the wait!!

[KeysBear]

Well, I am Tom, aka KeysBear. I play keyboards and sax in a classic rock band called Prism here in the Fort Lauderdale area. We also do a Doors tribute show which is cool because our singer sounds naturally more like Morrison than any singer I've ever heard. Our lead singer was born in London, our drummer is from S. Africa, our lead guitarist is a genius from Colombia, and we've had four bass players in the past year. Our current bassist used to tour in a Grateful Dead type of endless travelling show. His hair is some scary fro thing.
I play a Roland RS-9 88 key synth and a Roland AX-7 (keytar) that controls two Roland JV1010's and a Kawai K4 rack. My tenor sax is a Yamaha I've had since 1985 that seems to get warmer every year. I'm 48 years old and have no plans to ever retire from gigging. Peace to you all.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v418/keysbear/DoziKalc.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v418/keysbear/rackkeyslite1.jpg

[Jiggs]

My band's called ElectroDog . We are based out of Asheville, NC.

The band is singer-songwriter based, and we have been described as sounding like: Jack Johnson, Wilco, Jayhawks...etc. We play all original songs (stuff I have written, and performed solo), and have recently changed our line up to a 4 pc. Myself on acoustic/elec. guitar, which I run through a classic Crybaby Wah (yes, this works, and has proven to create a very unique sound for my rhythmic playing style) , also through an old Korg pedal board. A drummer on a V-Kit, and keyboards and bass.

What started out evolving from my songs into a band with guitar solos on every song, is evolving furthur into a band that really knows how to showcase the actual song. Awesome, I think.

Sometimes I get lot of shit by people in other types of bands for writing that is somewhat poppy, but it's how I write, and thankfully, completely marketable. So, that's the direction we are headed in now.

If anyone is interested in playing base for us...get in touch :)
Also, there are some older songs...when we had a lead player up on download.com.

[Sordid1]

My name is Shane and my band is The Angry Gods of the Radio. We play straight ahead bluesy rock\metal stuff and it's all original. I just joined the band a couple of weeks ago and we are planning on recording end of September and then gigging after that. We are on myspace under Angry Gods of the Radio. There is a horribly recorded version of one of our songs on there that was recorded before I joined the band but it will give you an idea.

[MDLMUSIC]

My stage name is Michael D. and I am the guitar player and only vocalist (although I do cheat and use a harmonizer) in an oldies/classic rock trio called "Rock This Town". We do mainly bars and clubs in the Lancaster, California area, 90 miles north of LA. Other instruments are (as you may have guessed) bass and drums. I'm privileged to be working with two of the best musicians in Lancaster - the Amazing Randy on the bass and Mean Martin the Drumming Machine. No website yet, but I'm working on it.

I also work with a number of other local bands, including The Del-Aires (an oldies band out of Lancaster), Denim (an oldies classic rock band from Tehachapi, CA), and occasionally I'm the banjo player/singer for Anton Schintzel and the Merrymakers, a German Polka Band from Lancaster (Hey, I'll do anything for a buck). I'm also the guitarist /vocalist with Band X, a trio which coordinates the jam sessions at a local club called the Trap each Sunday afternoon. As you can imagine, I don't get too many weekends off.

[Artur Meinild]

I'll bite... I play keyboards in a melodic heavy metal band called 7thorns. The music is epic and pompous power metal with very dramatic vocals...

Our website can be found here:
www.7thorns.dk
http://www.7thorns.dk/bin/7t-logo_sm.jpg

There are samples from the 2 songs we've recorded so far and some eye candy as well...

[muadib]

Greetings from Patras, Hellas(Greece).

I am Klearchos and I play at an original band called ANELIXIS. The band is only 6 months old, but we are on the recording phase of our demo CD. We play Heavy Metal mostly with many Hard Rock influence.

I play the guitar and sing, doing also most of the songwriting and sound manipulating. There's also a bassist, a drummer and another Lead guitarist.

So far we kick arse when we go LIVE, people love us, we even made a VCD from our last live, but unfortunately there's no URL available at the time...gonna fix it soon.

Cheers

[Stmad]

Cheers from KINETIC and Greece...

I am Stavros, please take a look at www.kinetic-band.gr.

See ya :cool:

[DonaldDemon]

Hey there. I am Donald Demon, singer/guitarist for the The Hams out in Jersey. You can check us out here:

The Hams (http://myspace.com/thehamsmusic)

or at our unfinished website in our sig. We are an original hard-rock/prog-rock band with a style that has been described as RHCP, Mr. Bungle, Primus, Zappa, Television, Talking Heads and some others that make no sense. We also throw some obscure covers in when we are the only band booked for the night.

[XamendedX]

http://myspace-014.vo.llnwd.net/00044/41/03/44403014_l.jpg


Website (http://www.darklaystill.com) Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/darklaystill)

[brassic]

Band: Tits of Death

Location: London, UK

Role: Guitar, designer, media darling

Sound: This comment was posted on our myspace profile and it nearly made me weep, it was so beautiful:

PEOPLE GET READY
I Heard some new music this weekend that will
give great comfort to those of you who
have been missing a dirty
sexy girl rock n roll
group of the Runaways/Suzy Quatro/Girlschool/ and L7 ilk,
YOUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED cos THE TITS OF DEATH are about to fill
that void.

Other stuff: We play originals (no one else would have made this shit up), and we've been together for about 8 months. It all started as a Sunday evening session in our keyboardist's living room, mainly just jumping around and doing stupid Spinal Tap-esque rock poses and was never meant to see the light of day, but we've since graduated to making complete arses out of ourselves in public.

www.titsofdeath.com
www.myspace.com/titsofdeath

[PintoMusic]

Originally posted by funkadelic musicman
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/jebo/IMG_0515.jpg

Ha... the good ol' Pyramid Cabaret. :)

I'll have to catch your band's show sometime.

[sith32]

Hello,

I'm Paul from Weymouth, MA

I'm one of two guitarists for the band Coaster Thieves. We play original, eclectic rock.

You can check out some of our stuff at our website:
www.coasterthieves.com

The live tracks are more recent.


We are working on our first CD and are gigging locally around Boston.

[KingBingo]

Hey,

I'm the drummer in a band called The Deadbeats based in Manchester in the UK playing country blues rock 'n' roll.

We've recently had our Glastonbury debut playing the Other and Acoustic stages after winning the unsigned competition and are currently gigging relentlessly.

Check out thedeadbeatsuk.com (http://www.thedeadbeatsuk.com) or myspace.com/thedeadbeatsuk (http://www.myspace.com/thedeadbeatsuk).

Nice

Si

[Scarlet Cris]

Originally posted by brassic
Band: Tits of Death

www.titsofdeath.com
www.myspace.com/titsofdeath

Hey Brassic!
I added you on mySpace (http://myspace.com/scarletsins). Nice to see other female bands popping up!

[spdolan]

I play in a cover band in Central New York called Off the Wagon. We cover a lot of Dead, Dylan and Neil Young, with a bunch of random deep cuts thrown in. We dont do the radio songs (Truckin, Sugar Mag, Watchtower) except for a good drunken Rockin in the Free World, mostly tunes you'd have to be a Head to know.

We range from a 3 piece to a 7 piece, depending on who wants to sit in. we started as an all-acoustic thing with banjos and mandolins and acoustic bass and guitars, but have gone electric, adding keys and drums. We still delve into the acoustic realm occasionally, though.

I play rhythm guitar and sing, both lead and harmonies. The lead player sings the Neil tunes, and the bass player and I switch up the rest.


Peace out

Dolanhttp://www.myspace.com/offthewagonband

[Facing Failure]

I'm Billy. I play guitar and sing in Confused Little Girl. We're pretty much just a heavy rock band. Here's our bio:

Confused little girl isn't alternative. It for damned sure isn't metal or hardcore. And god dammit, if anyone ever called CLG emo screamo type stuff, they'd probably get a swift kick to the groin. No, Confused Little Girl is some guys who like rock music... A LOT. Not the sissy kind of rock music found on most modern rock radio stations, either. We're talking old school play it loud or don't play it at all kind of rock music. Formed and founded in Central Florida after years of musical frustrations and failures in the career of Billy Myers, Confused Little Girl is Billy on Vocals and Guitar, Zach Knight on lead guitar, Chris Penley at the drums, and Big Rob Martinez on bass. Collectively, they have played thousands of shows throughout the Central Florida area and the United States. A soon to be released full length album entitled "Bowlers do it with Balls" is in the works, with many regional performances and several tours to promote it shortly after it's release. Stay Tuned.

Here's our website: http://www.confusedlittlegirl.com

[69lespaul]

Hi Michael here, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for "The Love Handles". A Portland , Oregon based 5 piece (git x 2, keys, drums, bass) cover band (for now anyway) doing everything from Arlo Guthrie to ZZ Top. We have been working on our show and set lists for almost 4 months now. We do some Motown, some great classic Rock, some Blues....you name it, we'll try it. We try to do covers that other bands won't try. Heard it in a Love Song by Marshall Tucker. Running On Empty, by Jackson Brown. Can't Get Enough of You're Love ( no.... not the lame ass Bad Company song.) Barry White man!!!!!!!!! My Girl by the Temps.
The Letter, Draggin a Line, Glory Days, Feelin Alright (by Joe Cocker man), stuff like that. We veer from classic country (Folsom Prison) to newer country (Wave on Wave) to top 40 radio (Heaven by Los Lonely Boys) to classic Blues (SRV) to rock (Monkees, Stealers Wheels) to R&B and soul. We even do a disco set for corporate gigs. We all believe that good music is good music. We do Queen, we do Warren Zevon, we do Mellencamp. 3 and 4 part harmonies for days. This is the best band I've put together in 25 years of singing and playing. We had our first paying gig this Saturday and it was great. Our next one is a biggie, we have two agents coming out to hear us. October 29th. Wish us luck. Thanks for reading. Peace.:D

All you Portland area folks come out to the C.I. Bar and Grill in Tualatin to cheer us on. Ostober 29th. 9 to close.

[DET1973]

HeadDrive.com (http://HeadDrive.com)


Check us out.

[ShoNuf]

Originally posted by Sordid1
My name is Shane and my band is The Angry Gods of the Radio. We play straight ahead bluesy rock\metal stuff and it's all original. I just joined the band a couple of weeks ago and we are planning on recording end of September and then gigging after that. We are on myspace under Angry Gods of the Radio. There is a horribly recorded version of one of our songs on there that was recorded before I joined the band but it will give you an idea.

We will have our new material up on our profile by the end of September. Here is a direct link to our MySpace profile.

www.myspace.com/agotr

[Wylde Chylde]

I play in a metal/hard rock band called "M@sterMind". We write a lot of original material but also do the cover deal so we can finance our all original shows and studio efforts. We've been together for about 3 yrs and play mostly the Georgia, Florida, and Alabama nightclub circuit.

We're a 5 piece ensemble, which really makes some of the covers we do sound fuller, since we play stuff like Drowning Pool, Chevelle, 'Tallica, Slayer, Pantera, etc. Can't beat two guitarists in a band in my opinion.

[Sunchaser]

I play guitar in a South African band called The Parlotones. Check our website out at www.parlotones.co.za
We're more influenced by bands like The Smiths, Radiohead, The Beatles, Coldplay, James, so on.
Cheers!

[wkaz123]

name: William
position in the band: Rhythm guitar/singer/to be the most handsome

equipment: 2004 Gibson SG(natural burst); Randall RH50T head and Mesa Standard Rectifier cab(412)...umm, what else would one need.

Coming out of the Wilmington, NC area, I play in a band called Broken Down and we've been together for about two years now.
All of our songs are original and can be described as hard rock/metal. Most of our crowd base has an age range from 15-45 so we consider ourselves able to reach a wide audience. Our first gig we ever did was a battle of the bands here in town and got 3rd out of 40 bands. We've released a studio demo in the past but had a horrible experience so all of our recordings now are done at home with our new digi studio. We think its more fun and the creative side comes out more instead of looking at your watch all day worrying how long you've been there. Our newest release is in the making now and will be released under a different bandname which has yet to be decided. You can hear a little bit of us at www.purevolume.com/brokendown. There's one recording we did in the "real" studio and two live clips from when we played with a local favorite ASG. crazy show to say the least.

check us out at www.brokendownsounds.com

[wheresgrant3]

Name is Grant

http://www.nutsinablender.com/images/gallery03_19_2005/images/DCP04536.JPG


I play keyboards and guitar in a pop/party rock cover band in Upstate NY called Nuts In a Blender (http://www.nutsinablender.com) We play your standard party rock covers.... from Bon Jovi to Blink 182 to Biz Markee. We play in and around Poughkeepsie/Newburgh area along the Hudson River but are looking to branch out to Albany, NY, White Plains, NY, Hartford CT & Springfield MA.

I also have another cover band called Where's Grant? which is mostly a punk rock tribute. It's been on ice for 3 years but a few years back we were one of the hottest local acts around.

I also have an experimental project called Boy Disaster I'm putting together which is primarily instrumental ambient synth rock.

[masonni]

Drummer for 2 bands:

the Voodoo Dollies
Punk girls that will spit on you and kick you in the balls...
official website (http://www.thevoodoodollies.com)
Myspace Music (http://www.myspace.com/thevoodoodoolies)

and

MAD YELLOW SUN
Sleezy hard rock
official site (http://www.madyellowsun.com)
Myspace Music (http://www.myspace.com/mys)
"Black Magic Marker" music video (http://www.mabusinc.com/films/blackmagicmarker.wmv)
"Jack The Ripper" video preview (http://www.mabusinc.com/MYS.wmv)

[eric]

I'm new to this forum. My first comment: wheresgrant3 rocks.

Here's a little bit about my current cover band:

My main gig is a part time weekend thing with a 9-10 piece 70's funk/soul/etc. band. SoulerCoaster (http://www.soulercoaster.com )

Some folks call our market the "general business" or GB market. We play mainly weddings, corporate parties and music festivals. We do play out in clubs about every 6 weeks or so, for fun and exposure.

This band is primarily for fun and a weekend escape from reality, but we've actually built up some pretty decent name recognition and make good money doing this. It does not float my boat as much as playing in a original act, which I did for many years and still do off and on. But once I got over my perception of the stigma associated with being in a cover band, it is actually a ton of fun. The guys in the band get along great and we do several gigs throughout the year in which we donate all or part of our time to charities - we agree to a pay cut in exchange for promotion and this is great for those silent auctions to benefit the American Heart Association or whatever it may be. So it is fun and fulfilling.

I have done the full original thing for 10 years plus and shared the stage with plenty of notorious artists. Nowadays, I'm happy to play covers for decent cash and pick up the occasional "rock star" gig a couple times a year.

Regards,
Eric

[colliewobble]

I'm new to this forum since the Fender forum decided to require payment to post. Yeah, I'm cheap. But with gas over $3.00 a gallon here, I don't have time for that.

My band is a 3-piece classic rock/blues outfit called Rhythm Rock-It. Lately we've been incorporating funk into the song list and intend to do a lot more...about 40% classic rock, 40% funk and 20% blues. Recently we played "Low Rider" at a couple gigs and people went nuts for it. So we will be doing more. And I'd like to do some more modern rock, but don't really like many "newer" bands...they all sound the same to me.

I'm the guitarist and sole vocalist. I pretty much am the band leader and to this point, have booked all the gigs we've done. We were busy last summer, but sort of petered out last winter due to a couple life-sized issues that got in the way.

We don't gig that much currently, but I'm hoping to change that. I recently moved, need to update all the promo stuff, but am still living out of boxes, so that has slowed me down. And the new house and property needs lots of work, so I've been busy with that.

I play a Standard Strat with Fralin Vintage Hots, or a real nice Samick "Torino." It's basically an SG - one of the nice Greg Bennett models. Mostly I use the SG for slide tunes. I have a modest pedal board (compressor, overdrive, delay) and use a Peavey Classic 50/410...awesome amp for our style.

My son (15) is our bass player...he's really amazing. He plays a Spector bass into an Ashdown head, with a pair of Genz Benz cabs...115 and 410. He rocks.

Our drummer has been sidelined recently, but is now ready to gig again. He plays a huge DW Pacific kit and can really rock. He and my son are a very formidable rhythm section.

We've toyed with the idea of adding a 4th member, but probably won't, as our chemistry is really special. Plus, we don't want to pay anyone else!

[Parallex]

I used to post in the music biz forum a lot back in the day, now i'm pretty much only in the live sound and production forum.

i'm josh, i'm soon to be 24, and my band is Parallex and we're from Ames, Iowa (home of Iowa State University and crappy college sports teams). When I'm not making music I work for a professional sound company based out of ames and i'm also a microbiologist at an animal pharmaceuticals company.

Parallex is a five piece......2 guitars, drummer, bass, and a rather talented singer. There are actually two all-state singers in the band, one plays the other guitar, and one is the lead singer. it's just kind of weird, for reasons I don't know why. We play hard rock/pop rock/alternative, so we end up with a lot of old people, young people, teeny boppers, lots of chicks, and kids that like our music. we play in iowa, minnesota, nebraska, and illionois, but currently with gas prices just making the circuit in iowa is going to have to suffice. Influences in the band are Collective Soul, Tonic, Coldplay, Metallica, Blue October, Matchbox 20, Filter, Muse, Fuel, Rush, Tool....it's kind of all over the board. I play guitar/keyboards/songwriting.

My rig is a Marshall DSL 100 with 1960A cab and keyboard is a Roland XP 80. For my guitar I play a modded to hell Epiphone Les Paul Limited Edition Custom, that I put grover tuners on, bigger pots, new switches and knobs, new (better) wiring, and PRS McCarty pickups. This guitar is absolutely beautiful which is why I choose to play it. And with all the upgrades, it sounds awesome too. And I have your typical hodgepodge of Boss effects.

Ok, no one really cares when they read these, so I'm stopping here....

www.parallex.org
www.myspace.com/parallex

[jppedroso]

Hi,

My name is Joao Pedroso and i'm 33 years old and I'm from Portugal.
My band's name is BLACK SOFA.
We move around Alternative/Rock/Indie.
Please check out our website and listen to our sound at www.blacksofa.net
We would apreciate your feedback also.
Here's a photo of mine.

Regards,
JP

[brunog]

Hey all,

I play in a Boston band called Amigazo

Our style is hard rock/metal even though we're not really trying to write to a genre as much as we're trying to write music we want to play.

There are four guys in the band: two guitars, bass and drums. Our lead vocalist is one of the guitar players.

We play around Boston a little and are mostly booking our own shows. Come check out our music at our website amigazo.com (http://www.amigazo.com) or myspace (http://www.myspace.com/amigazo) and let us know what you think. If you like the music, think we complement each other, and are interested in doing a show with us, drop us a line through the websites and we'll talk.

No tours planned outside of the area just yet, but you never know.

[kirbywilson]

Raygun Sound

Original prog/hard rock - Salt Lake City.

http://www.raygunsound.com/
http://www.myspace.com/raygunsound

[andershoeg]

Hi! Great topic!
I am playing guitar in a danish rockband called "Fran go heep". I'm 30 years old, have been playing guitar since i was eight, and love it! Have been playing a lot of metal and such, but the last years has turned to be pretty rock-oriented. But enough said. Have a listen for yourself at our site; www.frangoheep.dk
And drop a comment in the guestbook if you like!:)

Best regards
andershoeg

[twostone]

My name i s Tom I'm a singer,guitarist,bassist, I teach alot of guys that I've jammed with over the years songs that I covered band mostly classic rock I've been a musican for 28yrs now, So I'm a classic rock jukebox is what 1 kid told me years ago but anyhow, I've started my 12th band called PAXTYME our drummer is 58 and backup singer 49 our guitarist 30 and me at the ripe age of 43. I finally found a youngster that like's classic rock and I'm on the bass due to there's a lack of in these parts.

[slapshot]

Hi all, We currently do not have our own website however we do have a site at myspace.com My bands name is Phate which is an all original song based band with influences mainly from classic 70's era bands. Below is the URL which you can view photos and listen to 4 our songs. Let me know what you all think!

www.myspace.com/phate

[nakedzen]

I play guitar in a band called Coma of Loss. We're located in Tampere, Finland.

Our music is proggressive trash metal (in style of Opeth, Hypocrisy, Meshuggah etc.). We started in january 2001. Just got our first demo out (link in the sig). Our music doesn't sound much like those songs anymore, a lot more proggressive and aggressive now.

I mostly write the songs and lyrics and bring them to our rehearsals. After that they will naturally change a lot.

\m/:mad: \m/

[EC-E]

my name is eric, i play guitar and do some singin in Ewok Commando, out of madison heights MI. we play punk and reggae. website: www.myspace.com/ewokcommando

[ulank]

I'm in Chicago and I play drums in Driving Forward. We just released our 3rd CD and will be out and gigging again soon.

http://www.drivingforward.net/
http://www.myspace.com/drivingforward

I also play guitar in a "band" called Via Karma. Kind of been out of commission for a while, but I still write a lot on guitar and plan on recording a bunch in the next year. There's a clip in my sig.

[JMS 2]

Name : Brainstorming
Genre : Electro
Chris : writing, synths, programming, vocoder
JMS : guitars, synths, vocals

http://www.ibelgique.com/psych-a-way/test/DSCF3250.jpg

[Brazda lui Nova]

Hi!

this is me:

http://www.brazdaluinovac.go.ro/

please visit!

[guyute16]

Hi my name is Mike I play guitar and sing in a band called Naked Lunch. We're from the NJ/Philly area. We do mostly covers from jazz, blues, TV Themes, jam band genres, rock, whatever and like to improvise and extend jams, seque into other tunes, go ambient and psychodelic when the mood fits, ya know fun stuff! Essentially we're a jam band if you want to break it down that way.
Besides me, there is a keyboardist, Mark, a bass player Ken and our drummer Andy. Our web site is http://www.nakedlunchjams.com . Check us out if you want.

Thanks for reading!

Mike

[Vice Titan]

Hi I'm Scott and I play bass in a band called Arms For Venus. We're an all-original indie/punk/post-hardcore band with a female singer. Check out our music on myspace (and add us to your friends list too!)
Thanks!
www.myspace.com/armsforvenus

:)

[srsfallriver]

Originally posted by jppedroso
Hi,

My name is Joao Pedroso and i'm 33 years old and I'm from Portugal.
My band's name is BLACK SOFA.
We move around Alternative/Rock/Indie.
Please check out our website and listen to our sound at www.blacksofa.net
We would apreciate your feedback also.
Here's a photo of mine.

Regards,
JP

Hey JP, I've played in a few Portuguese bands from the US. The most popular were Marc Dennis & Atlantis and Luis Neves & Centerfold. I played in the Azores on three different tours. You ever play the Massachusetts area?

[dazed1]

My name is Mark and I am the lead singer/rythm guitarist for my all orignals band Doubledown. We have been in project for two months and we are going to play out together for the first time October 15. We play pretty standard blues rock with some country twang every now and then. (swamp rock) This is my first band and so far its been the most fun I have ever had with my clothes on... (except that one time, but we wont go there)

[low5bass]

This is Dale, bassist with ElementX. We're a prog/metal band out of Dallas combining some of the qualities found in bands like Fates Warning, Queensryche, Rush, and others, with a good dose of originality to create entertaining, original music.

Check our website for mp3's, show dates, and more band info.

www.elementxband.com (http://www.elementxband.com)

[One-Eyed Dog]

We are new start-up project in the Chicago area, and just looking for opportunities to play out, maybe open for others.

We have played a number of private parties and such. We sound tight. Fun, pop rock, with jam feel!

www.one-eyed-dog.com

[KingKabong]

About time there was a band forum here!

Band: CAZIC
Style: Death Metal
Loc.: Denver, CO
www.cazicmetal.net
www.myspace.com/cazic

We're working on our first CD at the moment. I play guitar and I'm doing all the engineering on the CD.

[BillyCorgan]

Vysion
Hard Rock
From the Memphis,TN/Mississippi area but we play all over the country.

3 songs here
http://www.myspace.com/vysionband

Older live videos here:
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Vysion&btnG=Search+Video

[peckhart]

This is Pete checking in. Recently joined the band Bitter in Rochester, NY as the second guitar player. Modern Rock originals and now also starting to mix in some cover tunes. The band has been together 2 years. I joined in mid August and we recently brought in a new bass player.
Check us out at www.bitter-rochester.com

[jppedroso]

Originally posted by srsfallriver


Hey JP, I've played in a few Portuguese bands from the US. The most popular were Marc Dennis & Atlantis and Luis Neves & Centerfold. I played in the Azores on three different tours. You ever play the Massachusetts area?

Hi !

No, i haven't played in the USA yet... :(
But that's a thing i would like to do !

Regards,
JP

[srsfallriver]

Originally posted by jppedroso


Hi !

No, i haven't played in the USA yet... :(
But that's a thing i would like to do !

Regards,
JP

Hey JP,
There are some very big Portuguese festivals on the East US coast and in Canada that you could probably get booked for quite easily. There is one here in Fall River every (late) summer and one in Newark, NJ every (mid?) summer. You ought to look into it. I've played the one in NJ: there were close to 250,000 people there! The Fall River thing usually brings in 10 - 15 thousand people. Good Luck!
-SRS

[curlymo]

I'm the guitar player and second singer in a classic rock/motown/(we're still adding some blues, jazz, and a little modern rock as well...songlist on site needs will soon need a major update) called The Risk (http://www.theriskband.com)
We play all over the south side of Atlanta-Griffin, McDonough, Rex, Locust Grove, Conyers...and in Middle GA we hit Thomaston on a regular basis. We try to give a more "groove" oriented show than the typical bar band, but we are still one without such songs as: "Free Bird", "Give Me Three Steps", "Sweet Home Alabama", "Pride and Joy", "Stormy Monday"...although we do hit some trite overplayed songs, but hey, we're all young here. Sometimes you have to overplay them for ourself, you know?

[Reaxis]

Hey everyone- I wanted to introduce myself and the band I'm a part of.

www.reaxis.net www.myspace.com/reaxis - a 5 piece band out of Boston, MA. We are currently crafting a full length album to follow up our 4 song EP last year. We have toured the northeast, and are constantly inspired by other local bands!

We play alternative rock- our songs are pretty much all over the map- with acoustic / electric guitars. We are inspired by Stone temple pilots, smashing pumpkins, dave matthews, tool, and perhaps a bit o' sinatra. Individually we have tastes that range from metal to pop.

I organize many shows- and help other bands book, so if you are a cool set of musicians looking to work together- feel free to email me! Im always looking for grounded musicians willing to help out others.

[MP3Chuck]

Howdy! I'm Rob, I play keyboards in Tempus (http://www.tempusband.com)
http://tempusband.com/images/misc/myspace_banner2.jpg
- The Website (http://www.tempusband.com)
- The Music (http://www.tempusband.com/mp3.php)
- The Photos (http://www.tempusband.com/pictures.php)
- The MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/tempus)

Tempus is a 4-piece acoustic rock band (Vox/Guitar, Keys, Bass, Drums) based in northern NJ. Our music is kinda Dave Matthews meets Coldplay meets Incubus. After playing 30 shows this year we're taking some time to record a new album.

If you dig what you hear, feel free to share it with anyone/everyone who you think might like it!

--Rob

[Monster Joe]

Hi everyone.
I'm in a band called Monster Joe.
We play Thin Lizzy and Ted Nugent inspired hard rock with a hint of Southern Rock thrown in for good measure.
We have just released a CD called Meet Monster Joe.
We gig regularly and are currently trying to organise a tour through Germany.
Our shows can last anything up to three hours, with loads of covers mixed with our originals.
We're Belgian, by the way.
Our website is http://www.monsterjoe.be

[AGreaterHope]

Fall City Shakedown. We're an emotive indie rock band from Seattle with a growing local following. Add us as your friend on MySpace and check out a show. We're playing with the Johnbenders soon at El Corazon.

http://www.myspace.com/fallcityshakedown

[eatsdrummachine]

boy eats drum machine (http://www.myspace.com/boy eats drum machine) isn't a band. it's me. live I have an excellent drummer and bass-synth/guitar player.

new disc link below.:)

[Carvin Abuser]

I play the guitar and sing in a band called Four Hours Straight (subject to change). We cover a variety of music, but mainly classic rock. You can download mp3's of our recordings at http://fhs.dmusic.com. Mainly covers but a few originals.

Thanks,
Craig

[Rev. Muddy]

Hey! I'm 55 years old and have been playing the same 25 songs in Texas beer joints since 1966! But I expect to be discovered any minute! We usually set up over by the pool table or mens room door, so you have to watch out for the pool cues (they put dents in your guitar) or the smell of urine and vomit from the mens room. But other than those things...It's a wonderful life!
As soon as I get out of this Detox I expect to get right back into it cause I know I will make the big time any minute! Yee Ha!!!

www.dennisdullea.com

[Ray Knoedl]

I play in two bands in Suffolk County New York. High Noon, does country and some classic rock. We've been together for about 15 years with the same 4 guys. I've worked with the bass player and drummer since 1969 in many different bands. You can check us out at www.highnoonlongisland.com My other band is called The Sea Monkeys. They do strictly classic rock, mainly geared at an adult contemporary crowd. The band is basically a trio, myself on guitar and harmonica, bass and drums. We all sing lead and harmony, and we have very strong vocals. sometimes we use a 4th piece, keyboard or 2nd guitar, whoever is available. I average about 2 gigs a week or better. About 2 thirds of that with High Noon, the other third with The Sea Monkeys, and this is just my weekend gig.

[nosamiam]

Hi everyone. I'm new here, but I've been around the Bass Forum for quite a while. I'm in a band called The Helium Tapes. We play all originals (well... we have a cover or two). We don't sound like anybody I know of. The stuff just comes out the way it comes out. But it's quite accessible.

We have a Myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/theheliumtapes2

I play mostly bass and sing a little backing vox. I also play a little guitar and keys. Keys is the instrument I'm most proficient in but our vocalist ends up playing them live since it would be hard for me to do while playing bass;).

I handle the technical side of things, ie. engineering/mixing, troubleshooting, even building the odd pedal/interface/gadget when it's called for. The other folks do more of the image/concept work, booking, and networking. I also tend to generate musical ideas first and then we work on them as a band to make them into songs.

We've been together for 1 1/2 yrs and have recorded a four-song demo. We've played out quite a bit (about 1nce a month) and we just started working on our full-length self-produced CD.

Check us out!

[midinut]

Hey All:

My name is Brad and I play in a band called Powerhouse (among about a gazillion other bands called Powerhouse) out of Hickory, NC (about an hour northwest of Charlotte).

We are a five piece Classic Rock/New Country sort of thing. Hell we can pull a bunch of stuff out of our rear ends. Our website is www.powerhouse5.com where you can check us out and see our song list and listen to a few tunes. I'm the keyboard player/webmaster and appreciate any feedback (yeah I know it's FrontPage!).

We play out about 4-6 times a month and are gaining some local momentum. Lead singer is killer (and just a baby) ... and the ladies seem to love him (I can't imagine why). The guitar player and I go way back like about 30 years and we've both played in a ton of bands.

Lee invited me over here after I posted some issues I was dealing with regarding the band. I usually hang out in the Keyboard and SSS forums. Hope I can learn from you and be able to contribute something worthwhile occasionally. Thanks for the invite Lee. There are some talented bands in here (...does the "we're not worthy" impression). Cool forum!


:wave:

[Aukikco]

Haikaus - Experimental electrofolk.

Check out our tunes @ http://haikaus.oletustila.net

Feedback welcome :)

[The Dark Horse]

Myself: Beau Hunt. Male. 37 years old.

Band: The New Kent Killers

Band Location: Norfolk, VA, USA

Music Type: High energy indie rock. Our sound is heavily influenced by the late 80 and early 90 underground bands such as The Replacements, Dinosaur Jr, Jane's Addiction, Husker Du, Sonic Youth, Mudhoney, etc. Our set is currently up to 15 songs, all origonals.

My Role: Rhythm guitar, arrangement, and all business matters.

Website: http://www.myspace.com/thenewkentkillers

[uitar9]

Hey Rev.Muddy

Visited your site. Great chops on the intro.

Read the bio. Good to hear you are at peace with the earth mother.

Stay clean, man

[juanpeyote]

Hi,

This is my band.

CRASHERS - www.thecrashersweb.com (http://www.thecrashersweb.com)

We play hard rock, punk revival, stoner garage, or whatever you might wanna call it.

We are currently living in Barcelona, Spain.

Peace

[machine]

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=13344
http://images.soundclick.com/04/images/r/band/robneary.jpg
Rob Neary - Crazy guitarist stuff & vocals,bass
I have been playing guitar since I was 16yrs old. My dad was a big Eric Clapton fan, and as Eric started at 16yrs old, my dad gave me guitar lessons as a Christmas present
I spent my first 2 years learning classical guitar with an old Spanish guitarist at school.
I met up with (now my best friend) Matt during music lessons. I remember he had a very 80's Marlin electric guitar and the class went "wow".
We used to hide in the music closet and jam (very badly).

My dad then decided to invest in an electric guitar (see pic number 1 on my photo gallery) for me; it was a cherry red vantage guitar and had 3 tone switches and a volume really cool.

Many a summer day was spent hanging out with both of us trying to learn as many new riffs as possible?
It was fun learning new stuff from Extreme to Van Helen to Megadeth each week...trying to out do each other!

I did a few gig's here and there for colleges and one was for the rock school workshop at the harlequin theatre in readhill.......it was organised by "Herbie Flowers" the bassist from "Asia" and "David bowie"..
It was really cool and the guitarist from "Little Angels" tuned up my”
IBANEZ" and said he "had one just like this..."

The Ibanez (old red, frankenstien) was bough in separate pieces and put together by Matt, I still have it today and it’s a fantastic guitar!!

I continued to learn and started writing my own material.

I decided to write a mixture tunes to get my first CD going, called "Evolution" back in 2002....and the CD has been sellinq well since.

Off the back of "Evolution" i had a tune on tv called "your always on my mind" for TXTME TV...it was featured for 6months.

. I am currently written all my own music, but am actively looking to start a band. All I ask is that people listen to my music and drop me an email of what they think!


Throughwww.cdbaby.comyou can buy my 3 CD’S or any other artists’ in the sale section to qualify for the $5.00 price per CD…

https://members.cdbaby.com/covers/r/o/robertneary2_small.jpg
ROBERT NEARY: robot rock

Driving Hard rock guitar meets electronic dance beats & Vocals to take you on a 10 track treasure trove of exciting guitar and catchy melodies which you wont stop whistling.
https://members.cdbaby.com/covers/t/h/therapon_small.jpg
THERAPON: freakmachine

CDBABY Guitarist ROBERT NEARY'S (heavy metal) side PROJECT "THERAPON" Explore 12 guitar slamming tracks of ORIGINAL heavy metal guitar & melodic vocals on this CD..We let the music do the talking so you decide..we love it..so will you..few copies left.

https://members.cdbaby.com/covers/r/o/robertneary_small.jpg
ROBERT NEARY: evolution!

Hard rock/heavy metal(satch/steve vai style) guitarist with new sounds and ideas,this album features 15 tracks of inspiration and experimentation on electric guitar.A guitarist CD written for guitar lovers. Hurry , as there are Only a few copy's left due



Happy hunting…there’s some great undiscovered and big name artists there!
Rob Neary



www.robneary.com

[ebs]

Hi i'm Aldo Vaccaro from Toronto Canada , have a Listen to some of my guitar work/song Writing and tell me what you think.
I've Finally finished my CD/DVD and would like some Constructive energy behind it. I'm using my own custom built guitar/pickup,which allows me to play multi guitar parts all at the same time. (you need to see it to fully understand)It's like advancing stanley Jordans technique of tapping and bringing it into a melodic rock music.

We've recently launched a website. You can download some video and mp3 samples of EVOLUTION at:

http://www.vaccaro.ca

My suggestions for videos are:

Light Years - Complex independent harmonies played at same time.
Violins - solo ballad
Caffeine - snippet if you like super fast guitar playing.
Ventura's cover - Multi notes & harmonics played with distortion at same time.
Performances of chopin Op66 & bach invention 13 done on a regular 6 string Electric guitar will also be posted in the new year.

My favorite vocal tunes are:

All Eyes
All The Rage
Two Minutes
& Parachute

[HarpNinja]

Great idea for a thread!

My name is Mike and I play in the band NiteRail.

We are an all blues band from Minneapolis, MN. I am almost 25, and sing and play harmonica. I also do most of our publicity and booking. We play 3-6 times a month depending on what's going on and we are recording an EP in December.

[ebs]

hi everybody I'm aldo from canada check out my band at www.vaccaro.ca I think we've tryed to make an early post but i'm not to sure where it is.

thanks anyways

[gatherclds]

Check out my band Wayward Son @ www.wayward-son.com or www.myspace.com/waywardson666 . Metal music.

[Liquid Light]

Water & Light is a synth-pop-rock duo based in Portland, OR. All our music is free for the time being, you can get it at:
http://waterandlight.net
Someone said it sounds like Ratatat covering Radiohead. Others compare it to Peter Gabriel. The two members currently live on opposite sides of the country (Portland, OR and Gainesville, FL), but we will record more songs soon.

[Rolandtd8]

Well this is a fine band, between us we have clocked years of flying time, we landed in the sweet spot when we formed up, three well experianced players all with blues on the mind, from the moment we powered up the valves, it was evidant something special was taking place, we played tight, felt the vibe and worked with each other in a sympathetic way that was like we had always been together!

We are playing at the Six bells in Brentford on the 16 of December and you really have to come and absorb some of this magic, you will be blown away!


I would so love to have some of you that are free that night attend!
Please follow up this thread if you are coming and let me know- Thanks mates!
:love:

[Buddeehollee]

Howdy,
I am in a band called The Nudniks. We are a standard four-peice rock band from Eugene, OR and our primary influences are: The Pixies, Sonic Youth, Husker Du, Sleater-Kinney, Dinosaur Jr, Pavement, X, The Clash, Sebadoh, Mudhoney, CCR, Uncle Tupelo, The Replacements, Guided by Voices and stuff like that.

Jake (me) plays Gibson LP Jr. DCs and Mexican Fenders through rats, big muffs, and a Randall RG100 2x12 combo while trying to sing.

Ben plays a Gibson ES-335 into a surprisingly not crappy Crate 2x12 combo.

Brain plays an Ibanez bass into a Trace Elliott amp with a 6x10 Ampeg cab.

Steve plays the drums fairly hard and breaks sticks frequently.

[Franko]

Oi! I play guitar in Big Balls, an AC/DC tribute band that focuses on the Bon Scott era. We're based in Austin and do most of our gigging here (we play out about once a month, on average), but we have made a few trips to other Texas towns. Keep an eye (and an ear) out for us if you're in the area and you like high voltage rock and roll!

[Rossiband]

We are The Rossiband. You can hear three of our songs , copy written this year, just search rossiband at www.cornerband.com. I love playing a lot of Rolling Stones lately. I think Keith is unbelievable , just the fact he's still alive.Any way we write a lot have our one rec. studio and port a stage. But we're sort of down and out now . Our drummer O.Ded, we need to find a new one it's hard ,it's like being married.I like a lot of old school stuff.SRV, BB King ,Kenny Wayne, AC /DC ,Great White,Yes even Poison and Eagles. We mostly play our one stuff at gigs .I like biker/parties. We won't be able to gig this summer if we don't pull it back up. I think we're to picky. Its hard to find musicians that are not strung out or a drinker. I myself do not drink or smoke or do drugs,how else can I remember 1000 lyrics. I sing and play guitar, electric and acoustic. I like to slide and harp too. OH, my name Is David Rossi I'm fearless On stage, I play nude .I don't care as long as I feel the energy.I like to show off . I don't believe I have a big ego. I probably do But, I like to see their eyes wide open and jaw dropped when I play or it's just a show. I also have a good bass player she is awesome,she does a lot of sliding and improvising. She's my best friend and wife she smokes , doesn't do drugs or drink .She co-writes all our stuff. WE live in Bandon
Oregon right on the coast Phone # is 541 347 9015. One note music is my world I live and die for it.
All our love ya .I feel the the Love

[soulshine]

Hello everyone. I'm a newbie to the message forum but I've used Harmony Central for a about two years now. I just wanted to briefly tell you about our band - SOULSHINE. We are a christian band and we are from Dalton, GA. We are currently writing and recording our first full length album, which should be released around January 2006. You can go to our website and hear three of the songs that will be on the album, along with news, pictures, and merchandise.

Please let us know what you think.

www.soulshinegroup.net

Thanks for listening,

Richard

[iodine]

I'm the founder/songwriter/singer/bassist for The Golden Hell (http://www.thegoldenhell.com). Currently, I'm in Los Angeles, but I'm originally from Massachusetts. I guess you could describe my stuff as alternative/experimental/metal. All comments are welcome, especially the nasty ones. :D

http://www.thegoldenhell.com/neongig.jpg

[magicburps]

adrian jude on bad guitar

nevarestin on mean bass

and skits sue on vocals

check em out www.magicburps.com

[DeathMonkey]

I'm teebes from This Soil Is Diseased, mixing Gothic Industrial, metal, and dance music. Sort of.

You can check us out at www.MySpace.com/thissoilisdiseased

and my solo stuff at

www.MySpace.com/teebes

[Unicornographic]

I'm a guitarist in a local band here in Tucson, AZ called North. We play instrumental music in the vein of Pelican, Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai, etc.

www.myspace.com/northistaken

[Immy]

Hello all!

I play in the band, DOUBLE IMAGE.

I play bass in a four piece cover band that plays regular throughout the year.
We're all from the Vancouver, BC Canada area.
Some of us have done some original projects on the side but have not yet gone into it as much as we like (one day hopefully).
We all work at full time jobs and have families.
We've been together for about 19 years.
Either way, cover tunes or originals are both fun to play!
:)

Glad to be apart of this board!


www.doubleimageband.com






http://members.shaw.ca/abwakely/DoubleImage1.jpg

[maidenrules666]

Hi, im in a band in red bluff ca called STRATERA and we play hard rock/metal in the vein of iron maiden/judas priest with some power metal influences too. i would post pics but i dont know how. our singer/rythm guitarist just quit to go play emo so were looking for a new member(s). weve been playing seriously for about a year and it always sucks when someone quits.

[Guitar_LickerKW]

I'm from New Smyrna Beach, FL. My band is called Cloud 9, Copyright by Kyle Dewees 2004 all rights reserved.
We do have 2 songs made, Sands of Destruction and Electric Paradise, (which does have a similiar category to Planet Caravan by Pantera.) The category of music we establish is Acid Rock/Classic Rock mixed with Psychedelic. I'll post pics as soon as possible.

[lmc1722]

We are some old rockers. We play classic rock, southern rock and country. We all live in the Phoenix Metro area.

[drummerboyjohn]

Hey Hey!

My name is John and i play drums/piano in a few jazz bands but also play in a punk-emo 5 piece called Feedback for Failure (drums/backing vocals) .

I take them both seriously and hope to follow a career in either jazz or punk.

[Aunt Flo]

www.factorydefect.net (http://www.factorydefect.net)

We're a bunch of idiots.

[TreeFolkMusic]

We have a 4 piece band and play mostly folk-type music (Irish jigs, reels etc). I play guitar andsing, my wife plays fiddle and concertina, my nephew plays bass and bodhran, and we have an Irish Step Dancer who dances hard shoe and soft shoe. She recently started stepdancing to other types of tunes that arent exactly Irish. The dancer also plays the bodhran and some fiddle. We havent written any of our own tunes yet, but someday!!
We play anywhere we can with or without a PA. We own our equipment and I recently bought a Yamaha aw16g so we're working on our first CD. We have a 5 song demo, a website and a press kit.
Our favorite tunes: Nancy Whiskey, As I Roved Out, Danville Girl, Hills of Connemara, Boru's Marches, Black & Tans, Tell Me Ma, and the list goes on and on.
We've been together for about a year and we're very pleased with our progress, too bad the people in this town are hooked on DJ's and Karaoke.

www.geocities.com/treefolkmusic

[t.0.t.s.]

Howdy!

This is Chvad from the band THINGS OUTSIDE THE SKIN in Brooklyn, NY. We play mostly noisy electronic rock stuff with a number of different influences. Been playing since 97' in various cities. I'll see ya' around the boards!

http://www.outside-the-skin.com/tots/1-20-2006_tots_at_Pussycat.jpg

[jrm27]

Hey guys! Thought I'd take a moment to introduce our band:

www.theridemusic.com
www.myspace.com/theridemusic

We're a Christian rock group that's been together for about a year and a half and had some moderate success. Give our stuff a listen if you like and let us know what you think!

[Clownaroundtown]

Hi, were a new(ish) band fro Leeds in the UK called Clown Around Town.

Playing rock/punk stuff of our own making. busy organising local gigs at moment and looking to record some new tracks later in the year.

Please feel free to listen to some of our stuff at www.myspace.com/clownaroundtown

The tracks are live (so are a litlle rough) but have a listn and hopefully(?) enjoy.

[FeistyPiranhas]

www.thefeistypiranhas.com

www.myspace.com/feistyp

[phiit]

Honest rock with balls here

Below Me (http://www.below-me.com)

[johnnybassman]

I play bass for a rock band called Friend or Foe (http://friendorfoemusic.com)


I know that our singer/songwriter/guitarist Luis posts on these forums on occasion.......can't remember his username though.

[ihave27frets]

I play guitar in the melodic metal bandTHE ABSENCE (http://www.theabsence.com) . We are a national touring band on METAL BLADE RECORDS (http://www.metalblade.com)

[trevf]

I am trevf and I operate DateMonthYear from a small office in Hamilton, New Zealand.DateMonthYear is not a band, it is a way of doing things-those things being the composition, performance, production and marketing of music in the contemporary environment.

DMY tends to make music that favours a blend of pop melodies, rock dynamics, and movie atmospheres.

Check out our site for free music, and more right here (http://www.datemonthyear.co.nz/news.php)

DMY product you can get from CD Baby (http://cdbaby.com/found?allsearch=datemonthyear)

[el_jalepeno]

Hey there! I am lead guitarist (only guitarist at the time actually) for a Dallas area party band focused primarily on 80's rock&roll tunes, and we have a slew of jams for everyone's pleasure. We don't mind playing the club scene when available, but we are looking to do more parties, weddings or the occasional bris.

We do covers becuase it is fast and easy. We all have regular day jobs and play for the love of playing. Our drummer is in a band doing mostly originals, but it's hard to find the time to get out there and play originals and get a following happening and everything else that goes with it. Several of us just don't have the time, but we play to play.

We are currently a 4-piece with voicals, guitar, bass and drums, but we are looking into the potential for a keyboard player. We play AC/DC, Van Halen, Prince, Bon Jovi, RATT, ZZ Top and the likes.

Check out our web site at www.electricarmadillos.com, and if you are in the Dallas area, come to a show and introduce yourself!:thu:

[Spectre84]

Hey there. Just thought id put this up here; i figured why not?

I am part of a three piece electronic indie rock band named Monophonic. I play synthesizers for the band, but we also have a talented bass and guitar player. All of the drumming is done via a computer sequencing program. We just formed over the winter break, and we recorded our first song.

It's here on myspace:http://www.myspace.com/monophonicrocks

If you choose to take a listen, thanks a heap. And if you like what you here, even better!:)

[daze]

Play guitar & do the vocal part in a band called Attitude Musical Project..

Here's a buch of videos for anyone how cares ;)

Shoot em down (http://www.amp-rocks.com/live_anchor/shoot_em_down_20060105.wmv)

Lend Me Your Eyes (http://www.amp-rocks.com/live_anchor/lend_me_your_eyes_20060105.wmv)

Halleluja Sister (http://www.amp-rocks.com/live_anchor/halleluja_sister_pub_anchor.wmv)

Save Me (http://www.amp-rocks.com/live_anchor/save_me_anchor_20060105.wmv)

[OneWayPunk]

Here are my two bands...well actually the same 4 guys with two different band names and two different styles of music..

Both Rock...

http://www.myspace.com/wholehog

http://www.myspace.com/fullboar

[DrinkUp]

www.darkholiday.net

[Hofner]

Hi, everyone!

I'm the lead 12-string player in The ByrdBrains, a seven-piece group from Portland, Oregon that does Byrds music as well as our own originals that sound suspiciously like the original lineup of The Byrds. My backline is a Dual Showman Reverb with two Dual Showman 2x15 cabs, augmented with a Vox AD100VT. Plugged into this is my '85 Rickenbacker 370-12RM McGuinn Signature going through a Janglebox. It's a lot of gear to haul, but the sound is worth every ounce!

We cover all of the original hits, plus some of the works of the artists who went solo from The Byrds. The band consists of bass, drums, 2 rhythm guitars, a steel player, a mandolin player and myself - all in all, a very full stage and a very full sound.

This band was put together from friends and that remains the cohesive factor. We hope to take this on the road for a year before concentrating solely on originals.

Cheers,
Iain McLennon

[EdgeOfDarkness]

Originally posted by ihave27frets
I play guitar in the melodic metal bandTHE ABSENCE (http://www.theabsence.com) . We are a national touring band on METAL BLADE RECORDS (http://www.metalblade.com)

I will be sharing the stage with you guys and Vader in a couple of months. :thu:
we are a Thrash Metal Band from Arkansas.
http://www.razorfate.com
www.myspace.com/Razorfate

[Andrew2601]

Hi I'm Andrew and I'm 14 years old and I play in a band called Petrichor which means 'esscence of rock' me mainly play heavy rock /metal all original music.
We havent had many gis yet but hopefully we will soon at the local venue in Milton Keynes.

[Carbirn]

Hi I'm Simon and the inaugaral gig of my new band 'Dance or Cry' is coming thick and fast! we've only got the one song at the moment, but we have rehearsed and apart from the singer we've all met each other ina musical setting. I'd describe us as 'alternative rock' I'm just seeing how it goes first before seriously going out to get some gigs. I play guitar and sing when I can!

[kingfinn]

I am the Bass player for "Buddy Reed and the Rip It Ups". A blues band from Humboldt county California.
Our fearless leader is an old time electric blues man who has played and toured with Little Richard, Big Mamma Thornton, Muddy Waters and many more blues greats.
http://www.buddyreed.com
My influences are Willie Dixon, Jack Bruce, Bill Wyman and Jerome Arnold.
No "day jobs" just play the blues therefore we always have plenty of the blues to play!
:(

[El Gallo Negro]

Hey everybody. There are some killer bands here, I'm really happy to post.
I sing and play guitar in the band How To Win At Life. We play groovy, all-original rock that has been described as "new school, but old school."

You can see us and hear us here:

http://www.howtowinatlife.com

And this is a link to a cool, albeit poorly shot video of us playing live:

http://www.youtube.com/w/How-To-Win-At-Life?v=l6dIDxerum0&search=how%20to%20win%20at%20life

I hope you dig it.

Our old EP is available at cdbaby.com and on iTunes, and our new full-length is coming out in a month.

[sbird]

high i'm new to this site but it's pretty cool! my name is songbird (yes, you can call me sb:p ) and i live in cleveland, the heart of rock and roll and the soul of bitter cold! we have a new band out there called "jane dough" and we do a weird mix of originals, reggae, and folk/blues/funk/grateful dead covers- all acoustic, but with pickups(and a keyboardist- i'm trying to get him to get a small piano) we have a website, but as of this post, it's still under construction. for future reference, though, the site is www.janedough.net please come see us if you are in the area and like spun hippie music!:thu: janedough rocks!

[DanteRTS]

What's up all.
My name is Dante, and my band is called Return to Self. We're from Nashville and play heavy rock, aka Sevendust, LP, Taproot.
Killer musicianship, nice vox. Great live show.

Nice to meet everyone

www.myspace.com/returntoself.
www.myspace.com/rtsdante

[BeauNasty]

Bad ass band. Bad ass web site. We should change our name to Bad Ass. HA!

http://hair-metal.com/hotlink/mys.gif (http://hair-metal.com)

[Micahb]

Hi, new to the board.

My band is out of centrel Florida.

Fire Within (www.myspace.com/firewithinmusic)

We are working on our first EP and it should be out early this year. It's metal/trash type stuff.

[markjperry]

Hi - Mark J Perry here - play a kinda weird mix of contemporary blues guitar mixed in with all kinds of other shit - proggy stuff, jazz, electronics - in fact - I don't know what the f* I'm doing.. I'm happy Strat mangling, groovin on a Fender Jazz, bashing the ivories..
I've just started to post stuff onto www.markjperry.com[/ (http://www.markjperry.com)
I'll be adding MP3s and more babble at the beginning of every month.. and developing my Flash-based streaming MP3 player.. saves all that pesky waiting for whole MP3 to download..

Also play with UK-based blues rock band www.goodgodno.com (http://www.goodgodno.com) Likewise hoping to get more content on here..

Lookin forward to playin a beer festival in Aug 06 - can't wait to get an Engl or a Marshall cranked up for that..
Send me a message/email if you like the guitaring - I could use the encouragement! Adios amigos!!

[SeraphSlaughter]

Hey all!

I'm Chris, guitarist for Lucrecia, a band o' young'uns out of Boston, MA. We play a mix of hard rock, alternative rock, some punk stuff and metal too. Check us out and add us!


www.myspace.com/lucreciaband

[sglespaulartist]

I'm in a band called Wall of Rockets. We are pretty newly formed. Me and the bassist were in a band named Qu'est-ce qu C'est, but we have pretty much fallen apart. We started this new band with a sick drummer. I play guitar, and write most of the songs. We don't have a sit or any recordings yet.

[flyingjmpv]

Hey I'm a lead guitarist from the band Phalanx, from Albany/Cohoes/Latham, Ny.. Phalanx is straight up upstate ny metal, we have some metalcore, hardcore, thrash influences that define our sound.. We've played 3 shows so far and our first show was this past December 18. Check out our myspace

http://www.myspace.com/phalanx518

That'll introduce us a little better.
Theres a live track from our 1st show, its sounds pretty decent coming from a recording off a camera.

We play all originals live, but we are capable of rocking some metallica, lamb of god, unearth, as I lay dying, GNR, Killswitch Engage, Sabbath, covers. Mostly just for fun at practice.

[giblespaul2001]

The name of our band is Hollow Point. We play all covers right now.Check out our website which is STILL under construction.
www.hollowpointlive.com

[XsharonX]

Hey everyone, my name is Sharon and I play guitar and sing in the indie/experimental rock band "Refuge." We are located in Westchester, NY. We have been getting a bunch of shows lately around the local area which is really cool.

You can check us out at

www.purevolume.com/refugeny

or

www.myspace.com/refugerock

Feel free to add us on myspace if you enjoyed the music.

On a different note. My boyfriend and some of our friends decided to start up a hardcore band called "Karate Dance" and they asked me to play guitar for them, so of course I accepted. We'll probably start playing around the area sometime in the near future.

You can check out "Karate Dance" at

www.myspace.com/karatedance

Feel free to add us there as well. No recordings for this band yet but there will be soon enough.

Input is always nice.

Thanks.
XsharonX

[Spynal]

So yeah ...

I play lead guitar and do the back-up vocal work for gothic metal band Iconoclast.


All the pertinent links can be found in my sig

(and no, I'm NOT playing those solos, that was an old member)

[tanner]

My Two Bands [Uk Based-Always need help with gigs : ) ]

Idiot Savant -> http://www.myspace.com/idiotsavantbanduk
Oddly rhythmic, surreal and although not everyone's cup of tea - thoroughly enjoyable to listen and watch; Whether it it’s on the sublime, downbeat theatrical melancholy of 'The Great Chain Robbery' or the raucous, upbeat theatrical melancholy of 'Janus', you get the feeling that Cochran could be reading the yellow pages over the droning noise and it would still sound revelationary.Definitely recommend you catch these when you can

The Oxfam Glamour Models -> http://www.myspace.com/theoxfamglamourmodels
are taking Suede's sex fuelled pretensions, Sonic Youths art punk racket and are armed with the kind of rent-a-quote 'everything else is shit' soundbites that nascent careers are made of. The Oxfam Glamour Models are the noisy bastards antidote to the Arctic Monkeys cultural Chlamydia.

[becomingfinal]

Hi there everyone we are new to this forum but i have been reading it for a long time. Our Band is BECOMING FINAL from Palm Beach County, Florida.

we are a 5 piece metal/death/grind/hard/core band and we have been together since august 2005.

currently we are gigging regularly (not paid yet!)

if anyone want to take a listen to our songs they are up on myspace. we also send free demos and stickers via us mail if you join our mailing list.

i look forward to meeting all of you!!!

-james

[Dr.Goldfoot]

We are The Humans (http://www.musicalfamilytree.com/bands.php?BandID=75) . We're from Indy. We're only rock n' roll but we like it.

The above link will supply you with many live MP3's THIS (www.myspace.com/thehumans) is our myspace.

[BanjoKeith]

Howdy,

I'm in an all-Pink Floyd tribute group called The Surrogate Band. We're based out of Mid-Michigan, and play all over the state as well as several other Midwest venues.

We pride ourselves in having the most authentic recreations of recorded material. Compared to a band like the Australian Pink Floyd show, we just don't have the $$ for the lights, etc. (alhtough we typically do have a decent light and projector screen show) but, IMO we blow them away with detail. We also specialize in more obscure material than the other PF tributess will do. Of course, we still do Dark Side and all of that stuff, but we add in a bit more Syd-era stuff, etc.

I'm kind of the "extra guy" that fills in the gaps. By this I mean that at various times I am called on to play electric, acoustic, 12-string and nylon guitars, lap steel, keyboards, saxophone, and I also trigger sound fx (such as the money intro) and vocal effects (us, us, us... and them, them, them). I'm very busy!

Click on the link below, and go to "media" to see our promo DVD. Let me know what you think!

[ToeJamFootball]

here is my band

http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1182051

[curet30]

Hi guys,

My name is Joe Rivera and I sing with a doowop group, Earl Lewis & The Channels. I'm the youngest member in the group at age 43. The group was formed in Harlem in 1956 and featured Earl Lewis on lead vocals. Today in 2006, Earl is still the lead singer and celebrates FIFTY years performing with his Channels.

Before I joined the Channels I had a quartet R&B vocal group patterned after the Temptations, where anyone could sing lead AND the harmony would not be compromised. Before that I played keyboards for an R&B group and when I was in high school, I sang in an acapella group that sang songs by the Teenagers, Cadillacs and....... The Channels. It's come full circle for me.

I've been with Earl Lewis & The Channels since 1995. Past venues have included the Apollo Theater (NYC), Beacon Theater (NYC), Benedum Theater (Pittsburgh, PA), Continental Airlines Arena (E. Rutherford, NJ), Ford Community Performing Arts Center (Dearborn, MI), Keswick Theater (Glenside, PA), Mellon Arena (Pittsburgh, PA), Mohegan Sun (Uncasville, CT), Radio City Music Hall (NYC), The Theater @Madison Square Garden (NYC), Westbury Music Fair (Westbury, NY) and two PBS Specials; to name a few.

FROM THE PBS SPECIAL 'DOOWOP CAVALCADE' TAPED AT THE SANDS HOTEL IN ATLANTIC CITY, NJ MAR 2005 - AIRED DEC. 2005
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/curet30/PBS_Juice2.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/curet30/channels_2005.jpg

[stephenslr]

Originally posted by Lee Flier
> tell us about your band! Name,

LYCANTHIA

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/stephenslr/05c79f10.jpg

> where you're located,

Sydney Australia

>style of music,

Gothic Doom Metal

> originals or covers,

Originals

>what your role in the band is,

Guitarist

> Links to your web site or music

http://www.lycanthia.com

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lycanthia/

http://www.myspace.com/lycanthia

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[ColorfulQuiet]

Hello Everyone,

I am a long time reader of HC and have finally finished an album of folky stuff.

I'd been so busy with trying to stay alive for the last 6 years or so that I just recently got the time to finally record some of the stuff I've written.

Anyhow, I've always been kinda reclusive with my music (until now!) because I've never had anything more than dynamic mic acoustic demos, but that has finally changed...so if anyone is up for it, I'd love to find out what it sounds like to someone else.

:)

Cheers,

Steve

http://www.myspace.com/thecolorfulquiet

[bsumpter]

Hello. Pertinant info below ...

> band name

Stone 11

> where you're located,

Greeneville, TN / Corbin, KY

> style of music,

Alternative Southern Rock

> originals or covers,

Originals

> what your role in the band is,

Guitarist

> Links to your web site or music

http://stone11.com

http://myspace.com/stone11band

Check us out and let us know what you think. Time has been our enemy, as we all live over 3 hours apart.

Thanks!

[crossways]

I'm Jason - bassist/singer - for Crimson Truth.

Hard Rock three piece from East TN. We have been a 4 piece until our bassist left, then I did what every rhythm guitarist does who can't shred --- switched to bass :thu:

Kind of 80's with a modern rock edge.

www.myspace.com/crimsontruth
www.purevolume.com/crimsontruth
www.crimsontruth.com

[u6crash]

My name is John Everett Morton and I do solo recordings under that name sometimes. I've been on a bit of a hiatus because I'm just practicing and trying to find my muse (whatever).

You can see and hear art and music at my website: http://www.threechordme.com

I also have a MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/3cm

I would like to be in a regular rock band and have been jamming with a guitarist/drummer friend a bit lately. What we really need is a space of our own to practice though. We live in a small town about 60 miles west of Chicago. If you're not too far and want to jam, let me know.

[Tweeter225]

We play a broad range of music. Check out our website.

www.thissideup.us

[dharma]

i'm Dharma from the band West Grand Boulevard :) our music is up at www.purevolume.com/westgrandboulevard

we're just wrapping up our album and should be shooting our music video in 2 or 3 weeks, so we're looking forward to getting all that done so we can return to the gigging scene. we do alternative rock in Singapore!

[paulodumb]

The Assbutts play punky 3-chord reggae/ska/rocksteady, heavily influenced by bands like The Ramones and The Queers.
http://www.soundclick.com/theassbutts/

We actually only consist of one guy, named me.

[VinceManzarek]

I play keyboards in a rockband, mostly organs and (electric) piano's.

We're called Skyscrape and mostly we play 60s-70s covers from The Doors, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Dire Straits,...

We've been together for a few months now and all of us are about 16-17 years old, so we're not that experienced and just getting into the "cover band scene":D

I'd give you the url to our website, but it's all in dutch :p (we're from Belgium) and none of the pictures are up yet, so...
well here it is anyways, in case anyone reads this after the pictures are uploaded :

SKYSCRAPE!!! (http://www.skyscrape.be.tt)

Keep on rockin :thu:

[silver601]

JAZZY TIME (http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=511552&songID=3721469)

The greatest jazz band ever, really.

[JuneBugHunter]

brilliance (http://www.thebrillianceband.com)

We're an exerimental rock band. Getting ready to start doing some small tours in july and releasing an EP sometime between may and early july.

We have mp3's available on our site too.

[Fender Kid]

Me and my friend are starting a band. We dont have a name yet and we need a drummer. I play guitar and my friend plays bass. We live in king and we play punk, screamo, and 80's stuff.

[phiit]

Below Me (http://www.below-me.com)

Myspace site (http://www.myspace.com/wouldyoubelowme)

[jsgigman]

brief synopsis - Matchbox Recordings UK released our album ROADS, UK single Crash Course followed, American release of one of the tracks, Harsh Words, now recording the second album so ROADS becomes a FREE DOWNLOAD from the website, no registration required, no emails, nothing, just take it, thanks....

www.josephswidenbank.co.uk

[amoodymule]

SOUP

Originals and obscure covers, well some obscure, just not current top 40

[harmonica eroti]

I play guitar and sing in the band Modern Rifles. We are from San Diego, CA.

You can listen to the music at www.myspace.com/modernrifles

[baron85]

My band's name is Star City and we're based in beautiful Morgantown, West Virginia. Although we only have two members currently, Seth Gainer (me) on guitar and vocals and Stussy Adams on drums and guitar, we are looking fairly hard at completing the band so we can play out. We'd like to find someone fairly adept at bass, keyboards (including organ - Hammond B3, Fender Rhodes and the like), and if anyone knows a good pedal steel player around our age in the area, please contact me at seth_gainer@yahoo.com.

Anyway, we're a strange mixture of old and new. I'm the old. My influences range from deep Delta blues like Skip James and Muddy Waters and old (good) country like Hank and Johnny to the Stones, CCR, Tom Petty, and even Beck, Funkadelic, and the Clash and more modern bands like the Black Keys and Drive-By Truckers. My taste is pretty wide-ranging. Stussy, on the other hand, is more inclined to the alternative "radio" rock end of the spectrum, like Incubus, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eve 6, and Third Eye Blind. The songs we write are totally different, but it works well.

We play a mixture of covers and originals. Check out our first demo at:
http://www.purevolume.com/starcity
http://www.myspace.com/starcitywv

Tell me what you think. Feedback very much welcomed.

[cyberwolf]

Thanks! Here's some paraphrasing from my bio:

I'm an independent self-financed musician, a professional graphic artist, a rabid idealist for and an allroundniceguy™.

In my musical endeavors I employ a combination of elements, techniques and influences that pull inspiration from the past and present yet looks forward to the future. The end result, any of the 4 CD's I've released, is an evocative mix of sometimes disparate musical genre’s and artistic motivation into an invigorating, dramatic whole. One could use the term experimental but I'll take dynamic, progressive and modern for $100 as well, Alex.

My first CD, AMBIENT EARTH, was released in 1996, the VIRTUALITY CD in 2001, the INFERNO CD in 2004, and most recently, my 4th CD, DEEP HORIZON - which has just been released - expands upon my the established musical direction. Take 20 lbs. of heavy guitar-driven rock, a progressive approach to rhythmic meter and song composition, mix with 32 oz. of ambient/trance music, ad a few sprinkles of electronic new age, and a dose of pop music sensibility... shake, stir, and imbibe!)

For all the emphasis placed upon my music/art as a hybrid of styles, ideals and emotions, I try to let my music stand as a personal artistic statement - one that fits different head sizes.

I suppose the comparison to Fates Warning, Rush, Dream Theater, Asia, Journey, Zero Hour and Queensryche, would be apt.

You can peep my creative exploits through the various links below.

Btw, good to know the rest of you cats, as well!

http://www.theambientmind.com/images/homeon.gif

[anthonyoliver]

My band is College Pinks, London's premier purveyors of "Glock Rock"
www.myspace.com/collegepinks
I play guitar, glockenspiel and melodica and am one of the main songwriters. I play Fender 62 Jaguar reissue and Dearmons M75T into Orange AD15.

[Jakamundo]

I'm in a band here in Kansas City called 12th Street. We play "polyethnic fusion rock with a cello player." I play guitar and keys and sing. We also have a cellist, a bassist, and a drummer.

www.12thstreetband.com
www.myspace.com/12thstreet

[cyberwolf]

'Polyethnic fusion'? Interesting term... something like Dave Matthews meets King Sonny Ade or something? This is sound unheard (at this point), so far. Intriguing...

[Jakamundo]

Never heard of King Sonny Ade. But DMB is definitely a big influence. I like to think of it as somewhere between DMB and the Flecktones.

[cyberwolf]

Rockin' combination, man. Must be chops for miles, considering those 2 names, eh?

[Jakamundo]

Well, that's at least our aspiration. Time will tell if we can pull it off.

[harleyguitardog]

HELLO, I PLAY IN A BAR COVER BAND IN THE DES MOINES AREA. MUSIC SEEN HERE IS ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD AND PLENTY PLACES TO PLAY. THE NAME OF THE BAND I BELONG TO IS THE 3AM BAND. WE DO ANYTHING FROM 60S TO 90S TO COVER A LARGE AREA OF DIFFERENT AGES. THE LAST BAND I WAS IN ONLY PLAYED CLASSIC, SOUTHERN, AND BLUES ROCK BUT KEPT BEING ACCUSED OF BEING TO NASTOLGIC. HADS TO MOVE UP WITH THE TIMES. WE PLAY VERTUALLY EVERY WEEKEND AND ALSO HOLD FULL TIME JOBS. SOMETIMES ITS TIREING BUT YOU DO IT FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC. IM AN ONLY GUITAR PLAYER OF A 4 PIECE BAND. DRUMS,BASS,GUITAR AND VOCALS. MAYBE CATCH SOME OF YOU AROUND. ROCK ON
HARLEYGUITARDOG


REMEMBER LOUD PIPES AND SCREAMING GUITARS. IF IT AINT LOUD IT AINT NO FUN.

[dead matt]

My band is me, and this is me doing METAL!!!! :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :love:

http://www.fightingtheunicorn.com/listen/


:thu: YAY FOR METAL!!!!:thu:

[cyberwolf]

Hey Matt, that's not bad at all. Doesn't sound like you are really that 'dead' after all. Interesting stuff. Metal! But I wouldn't mind hearing a little more 'samba' in the rhythms... :-)

[dead matt]

Yes, I suppose my user name is somewhat paradoxical. Thanks for checking it out Cyberwolf, glad you dig it! I listened to some samples off of Deep Horizon and enjoyed them a lot! Killer synth action! Great git tones and vox as well! I like the artwork on your albums too, very fitting.

That's funny, when I was mixing I often found myself sporadically dancing the samba myself! ;)

[cyberwolf]

Matt Matt Matt...

Don't you know in the studio you are ALLOWED to perform the Lambada? Yes, the Forbidden Dance! In the privacy of your own studio, it's ok.

Oh yeah, thanks for checking out my shit as well.

Yup, that's me... Graphic Artist by day, musician by night (well, on a time by time basis, not a performing, but studio one.) And Dr. Pepper enthusiast by birthright.

[NoVaTa2iSt]

I'm the lead guitarist/riffsmith in Ol' Scratch
We play Stoner/Doom Metal in the DC area. Just finished our first studio EP "Blood Puddin'" Tours to follow.

[dead matt]

Originally posted by cyberwolf
Matt Matt Matt...

Don't you know in the studio you are ALLOWED to perform the Lambada? Yes, the Forbidden Dance! In the privacy of your own studio, it's ok.

Oh yeah, thanks for checking out my shit as well.

Yup, that's me... Graphic Artist by day, musician by night (well, on a time by time basis, not a performing, but studio one.) And Dr. Pepper enthusiast by birthright.


Thank goodness!

I overlooked the section in the home-studio handbook that said that all forbidden dances, as well as all wedding line dances are welcome and encouraged in the privacy of your own studio.

UH OH! Here comes The Macarena!

yyyiipppeee!!!!! :freak:

[Norcal_GIT_r]

My Band is called Pacayote. I play 95% of all the guitars including lead and slide. I also played the bass and piano on our CD.
We are a indie rock band with southern rock, country and blues flavors mixed in.
We are on Artistic Arrays Records and you can check us out at www.pacayote.com
and at www.myspace.com/pacayote

[Nikolai]

The metal band I am currently in right now is called Throne of Ice. We are in Richmond, VA. I play keys and my friend plays guitar. We lost our 2nd drummer and we are looking for a replacement, as well as a singer.
I'm also starting my own industrial/ trance side project away from the band but it isn't quite off the ground yet.
http://www.myspace.com/throneofice
http://www.myspace.com/entrancement

[darkrevolution]

Dark Revolution are an Australian hard rock band all under the age of 18.
We have been playing together for about 4 years and have been gigging for about 1 and a bit.
We draw influences from bands such as Deep Purple, AC/DC, Motley Crue, The Rolling Stones, Guns n Roses, Kiss ect.
You can hear some songs off our debut album at www.myspace.com/darkrevolution.
Rock On!

[dimmypage]

Originally posted by 69lespaul
Hi Michael here, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for "The Love Handles". A Portland , Oregon based 5 piece (git x 2, keys, drums, bass) cover band (for now anyway) doing everything from Arlo Guthrie to ZZ Top. We have been working on our show and set lists for almost 4 months now. We do some Motown, some great classic Rock, some Blues....you name it, we'll try it. We try to do covers that other bands won't try. Heard it in a Love Song by Marshall Tucker. Running On Empty, by Jackson Brown. Can't Get Enough of You're Love ( no.... not the lame ass Bad Company song.) Barry White man!!!!!!!!! My Girl by the Temps.
The Letter, Draggin a Line, Glory Days, Feelin Alright (by Joe Cocker man), stuff like that. We veer from classic country (Folsom Prison) to newer country (Wave on Wave) to top 40 radio (Heaven by Los Lonely Boys) to classic Blues (SRV) to rock (Monkees, Stealers Wheels) to R&B and soul. We even do a disco set for corporate gigs. We all believe that good music is good music. We do Queen, we do Warren Zevon, we do Mellencamp. 3 and 4 part harmonies for days. This is the best band I've put together in 25 years of singing and playing. We had our first paying gig this Saturday and it was great. Our next one is a biggie, we have two agents coming out to hear us. October 29th. Wish us luck. Thanks for reading. Peace.:D

All you Portland area folks come out to the C.I. Bar and Grill in Tualatin to cheer us on. Ostober 29th. 9 to close. I live about 4 blocks away from the C and I.

[dimmypage]

Originally posted by Rev. Muddy
Hey! I'm 55 years old and have been playing the same 25 songs in Texas beer joints since 1966! But I expect to be discovered any minute! We usually set up over by the pool table or mens room door, so you have to watch out for the pool cues (they put dents in your guitar) or the smell of urine and vomit from the mens room. But other than those things...It's a wonderful life!
As soon as I get out of this Detox I expect to get right back into it cause I know I will make the big time any minute! Yee Ha!!!

www.dennisdullea.com Great stuff man:thu:

[S.L.B.]

Hey All.....I've played in lotsa bands.....some original, some covers....in the process of mixing it all up and having a hard hitting blues/Rock Band with a female singer.... Just started on working on some tunes and getting a website booking etc....looking for a bass player tried a few but haven't found the right fit yet....have a couple more to try in the coming weeks hopefully something fits better than what we've seen so far.....

Band name is SUGAR LIME BLUE...and you can see the beginings of the website here www.sugarlimeblue.com ...its real rough but will give you a quick idea.

[homemade]

i play guitar and sing for The Shortest Day, myspace.com/wearetehshortestday



i no longer do these things. the shortest day is over.

[amoodymule]

Originally posted by amoodymule
SOUP

Originals and obscure covers, well some obscure, just not current top 40

Our bass player put some video on his myspace page, a couple of covers and a original ...crazy4stringer...click on video :rolleyes:


www.myspace.com/souprocks video and songs
www.myspace.com/amoodymule
www.myspace.com/crazyfourstringer

[Stonedtone]

We've been together for almost 6 years. My sister is the lead singer and brother-in-law play drums. We play mostly modern rock, Reggae and some acoustic stuff. I play lead and sing about 30% lead vocs. http://www.members.tripod.com/burnttoast1/
I'm the skinny guy :(

[jonzer]

My band is 816 and this is my first post on harmony central. We're in Virginia and we play mostly original music I wrote.
You can find us on myspace http://myspace.com/eightsixteen or at our real site (sign the guest book please) http://816rocks.com

You can find some of our music at both sites. Drop us a line.

[hefonthefjords]

if any of you like metal...

http://www.myspace.com/massacreonthefjords

we're from scotland and like progrssive metal and classic rock/metal stuff so as you would expect our music reflects this.

heres some recordings...

instrumental bedroom demo : ...like an arrow that pierces the world (http://www.filefactory.com/?9648af)

recorded @ college studio for free : centurai (http://www.filefactory.com/?b92df8)

we're in the middle of recording an EP, which should be finished around june/july, i hope...

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c201/hefonthefjords/Massacre%20On%20The%20Fjords/massacre.jpg

enjoy.