Pledging to never play a venue with a stage, singer/guitarist John Reis formed San Diego's Rocket from the Crypt in the summer of 1990 after becoming disillusioned with the hardcore punk band he was in called Pitchfork. Joining with then-current Rocketeers bassist Petey X and guitarist N.D, in addition to departed drummer Sean and backing vocalist Elaina, Reis and company released Paint As A Fragrance in 1991.
Alpha Males is an underground Finnish electro outfit, which featured on the Bunker records' 'Sound of Suomi' compilation.
There are at least four Burning Bridges, an American band from southern California, an American band from Albany (New York), a hardcore band from London, and a hardcore/metal band from Sydney. 1) Burning Bridges are an American band from southern California. They released an album entitled "Feast of Fools" in 1996. 2) Burning Bridges are an American band from Albany, New Yok. They existed between 2001-2006.
Tiltwheel has been a band comprised of human men for closing in on two decades, and they've only released one full length in this period of time. Spanning multiple decades of pop-punk with a 40-year old singer. A sound highly influenced by Leatherface and PBR, they are the perennial essential Gainesville Fest band. It is their only consistent out-of-California show.
Correatown is an alias for Angela Correa. Correatown was a name someone called her once. Based in the Eastside of Los Angeles, the band is the musical project of Angela Correa with bandmates Mike Corwin, Jenni Tarma and Rob Poynter. In previous incarnations, Correatown was a more spare amalgam of early folk and lo-fi buzzing indie rock; however, over the past few years the sound has evolved into a lush and textured experience of melodic soundscapes.
There's at least 2 bands with the name Lanterns: free music @ lanterns.bandcamp.com 1) LANTERNS. formed in San Diego,CA in the early days of 2006, working under the premise that there was no premise, exercising the art of tuneful, yet extremely noisy pop songs. San Diego’s Lanterns might have a luminescent name, but they have yet to enjoy the spotlight. Despite high-profile gigs with bands like Matt and Kim, …And You Will Knows By the Trail of Dead, and These Arms Are Snakes, the four-piece has operated mostly under the local radar.
