Post by bhb on Sept 30, 2011 15:40:13 GMT -5
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Sun 10-9-11 @ the Sandbox
- Rock Paper Dynamite
- Mike Got Spiked
- the Abstract
- TBA
$8 - All Ages - 8 PM
ROCK PAPER DYNAMITE:
Andrew and Joseph Janousek, and friends Scott Zrust and Trey Abel (all from rural NE).The boys played small shows to get themselves used to the crowd and become more comfortable with the music they have been performing. After endless amounts of shows, they decided it was time to record their songs. The boys turned to Curtis Grubb, of Grubb Inc. Production and Recording Studios, and from there history was made. The boys released their debut self-titled EP in mid 2007. The songs that made the EP were the best in the catalog at the time. The band then began playing shows and making themselves a name in the Omaha music scene. They began playing and writing new music for their shows and preparing to return to the studio with new songs to lay down. The Days of May sessions started in the early summer of 2008 and ran through until late August. The boys again returned to Curtis Grubb for their 2nd album. The album, "Days of May," was released to the public on December 11th, 2008. The maturity and musical talent within the band has grown tremendously since the release of the debut EP. The new CD, "Railroads" was released in 2010. The boys are currently in the writing process for another EP to be released before the end of fall 2011.
www.facebook.com/RockPaperDynamite
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MIKE GOT SPIKED:
Ireland got real small, real fast for mike got spiked, who bagged themselves a top 30 single and international five-star reviews for debut album Caveat Emptor within a couple of years of their formation in late 2002.
America beckoned for the schizo-rock four-piece, and a slot on the 2005 Vans Warped Tour alongside the likes of My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy and The Dillinger Escape Plan strengthened their conviction.
Subsequent support slots with Anthrax, Head Automatica, Biffy Clyro and Kerbdog showed them they were well able to take on the best in the business, and so begun a five-year American odyssey that has to date taken in 42 states, 300,000 miles and more than 500 shows.
Relentless touring, record sales topping 11,000 units, hundreds of thousands of MySpace plays and a top 10 slot on the Warped Tour's official download chart have predictably helped the band turn the heads of record labels.
Now based full-time in the USA, they are signed to Los Angeles management company BlackRock Creative Management, who also boast the likes of the Dead Kennedys and The Adicts on their roster.
www.facebook.com/mikegotspiked
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THE ABSTRACT:
This fun ska/punk/funk/80's rock band will get you jumpin' and keep you rockin'! (from Norfolk, NE)
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Abstract/218717548349