Lucinda Albers
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Do it like it’s never been done. This seems to be an open motto for Life’s Breath, a young band out of the Sioux Falls area. The guys (some of whom are still in high school) are not only really good friends but are passionate musicians who have worked incredibly hard to earn everything they’ve gotten.
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It’s hard to call The Nasty Boys “scene veterans” because these five guys are not even close to being done with music. Alex Foster (drums), Sheldon Swan (guitar), Ben Murphy (vocals), Brady Murphy (guitar) and Nick Murphy (bass) made history in bands After The Sun and Nodes of Ranvier, and now they’re continuing with music success in the death metal band they’ve entitled The Nasty Boys.
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On Monday, Dec. 1, national “shock rock” band GWAR will be playing at the Expo Building in Sioux Falls. Current members of GWAR include Oderus Urungus (lead vocals – Dave Brockie), Flattus Mazimus (lead guitar – Cory Smoot), Balsac the Jaws of Death (rhythm guitar, backing vocals – Mike Derks), Beefcake the Mighty (bass, backing vocals – Casey Orr) and Jizmak Da Gusha (drums, percussion – Brad Roberts).
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Any band’s worst nightmare includes being listed as a one-hit-wonder or overnight-success-story cliché. While the Plain White T’s did seem to skyrocket to success in a matter of days with their hit single, “Hey There Delilah,” they are far from either category.
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All Time Low was in Austin, Texas, when I phoned in with lead singer and guitarist Alex Gaskarth. By the numerous voices in the background, I could tell the energy on their bus was high even though it was almost 10 p.m. And there’s no reason it shouldn’t have been.
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With three albums out on Fueled By Ramen, The Academy Is ? continues to make headlines and spark interest. The Academy Is ?’s debut album, Almost Here, was released in 2005 and hit the Billboard Heatseekers chart at No. 20, as well as the Independent Albums chart at No.
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Most bands take years and numerous member changes to find their sound. Then again, some have the chemistry and talent to be amazing from the start. Enter: Forever The Sickest Kids. The six Texas-grown guys (vocalist Jonathan Cook, bassist Austin Bello, guitarists Caleb Turman and Marc Stewart, drummer Kyle Burns and keyboardist Kent Garrison) of this power-pop group have been skyrocketing since they formed just two years ago.
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With two breakout albums (2005′s All’s Well That Ends Well and 2007′s Bone Palace Ballet) under their belt and one more on the way (Bone Palace Ballet: Grand Coda out at the end of the month), Chiodos has hit the music scene with bone-shattering velocity (pun intended).
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Watch any movie about the music industry, and you’ll probably assume that musicians are in it only for the ‘rockstar’ image. However, throughout the course of my life, I’ve met several bands that give off the pure essence of passion. One of these bands is Here Lies The Traitor.
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Fear Before the March of Flames is described as “an experimental rock band” from Aurora, Colo. They formed back in 2002 with vocalist David Marion, guitarist/vocalist Adam Fisher, bassist Michael Madruga and drummer Brandon Proff. Since then, they have released three albums, and one is to be released this fall.
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