Nick Ripley - Vocals/Guitar
Patrick Hills - Guitar/Vocals
Sean Hills - Bass/Vocals
Wyman Harrell - Drums
Bastards of Young are a rock and roll band who was brought together by their mutual love of Paul Westerberg and Jack Daniels. In 2007, while individual members were still playing in punk rock and hardcore bands like Hanover Saints and Killing the Dream, Nick Ripley and Sean Hills got together and started writing songs that were inspired by their day to day life in Sacramento, CA. Soon they were joined by Sean's brother Patrick on guitar and their good friend Wyman Harrell on drums. The four had no pre-conceived ideas about what kind of music they would play but their sound would undoubtedly be shaped by their many diverse influences. Combining various elements of punk, hardcore, folk and country, the resulting songs were loud, angry and soulful anthems about life, death and the struggle in between. Their demo was very well received and they immediately started playing shows up and down the west coast with a wide variety of bands such as The Adolescents, Broadway Calls, Cobra Skulls, Duane Peters and Moral Crux. In the summer of 2008 the band released a split LP with Wolves and Thieves and went on tour with Hear the Sirens.
In 2009 the band has plans on releasing a new album and touring their asses off. So keep an eye out, they might be coming to your town
Listen http://www.myspace.com/youngbastards
Early States, fronted by 18-year old Zack Gray, is a Roseville, CA based band that has the Roseville/Sacramento area second-guessing where their music loyalty lies. The area, more known for its metal & hardcore scene, finds itself musically divided as Early States challenges listeners to break out of the old scene, and connect with something completely different. Pulling from influences as diverse as U2, Augustana, Radiohead and Copeland, Early States delivers a powerful, emotional seven-song EP called "Powerlines." With singles such as "An Answer" and "Smoke in My Eyes," the band taps into rock fans love for great guitar riffs and choruses; and with anthem "Back to the Start" the band truly hits another level and showcases their song-writing abilities. Filling out the band is Shaun O'Brien (keyboards, guitar), Brandon Lee (drums), Nick Siva (lead guitar) & Thomas Hatch (bass). Formed in December of 2007 by Zack and Shaun, the band began to pick up momentum after taking first place at a battle of the bands competition in San Francisco, California and being invited to play the Maloof Money Cup in Orange County, California, widely known as the biggest skateboard competition ever hosted. Most recently, Early States was the first band signed by the most prestigious movie trailer licensing company in Los Angeles—Immediate Music. Immediate Music has been responsible for the majority of trailers for major movie releases you've seen including the Spiderman, Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter franchises
Listen http://www.myspace.com/earlystates
NINE HOURS NORTH
Formed in 2005 and based out of the Sacramento area, Nine Hours North is a very energetic, powerful band with extremely catchy songs and an impressive live show. Stylistically, the band mixes funk, reggae and rock into an exceptional original sound.
The band consists of well versed individuals that have a vast experience in original song creation and live performance.
NHN has been playing live consistently for over two years including The Zone Ball, Day in the Zone 2007, Kwod’s 2008 Cinco De Mayo Sandbar show, most of Sac’s clubs and others in Cali & Nevada.
Upcoming Shows
October 18th – The Trocadero in Old Roseville
October 23rd – The Trocadero
November 21st – Marilyns on K St. Downtown
Middle Class Rut play a visceral brand of alternative rock that echoes the intensity of Jane’s Addiction and Refused, the pummeling rhythmic backbone of Rage Against The Machine and the anthemic post-punk core of The Foo Fighters. Only in their mid-20s, Middle Class Rut—Zack Lopez (guitar/vox) and Sean Stockham (drums/vox)—are veteran musicians; both were core members of Leisure, an LA-based band that was signed to DreamWorks back in 2000 when Sean and Zack were in their early teens. After Leisure disbanded in 2003, Zack and Sean realized that what they really wanted was to write music and perform together as a stripped-down two-piece. After secluding themselves in their studio for several months and producing more than 60 songs, Middle Class Rut was officially born, performing for the first time in December 2006 in their hometown of Sacramento, CA. The band's first major tour was in Fall 2007 with Receiving End Of Sirens and Envy On The Coast. And from the very first tour stop, Middle Class Rut completely destroyed the audience's preconceptions of what a rock two-piece is capable of. ALTERNATIVE PRESS described the band’s aggressive sound and intense performances best in their January 2008 issue, writing: “…it’s mind-blowing to witness the sheer depth and complexity of the sound these two guys are capable of unleashing on their own…but once the novelty subsides, you’re left with incendiary post-rock with visible traces of ‘90s alternative.” Unsigned for the moment, Middle Class Rut will be touring throughout the US and Canada in 2008.
