Bullets and Octane
admin | February 26th, 2010 - 6:00 amBullets and Octane
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| Webpage: www.myspace.com/bulletsandoctane | ||||
| Location: Orange County, CA, USA | ||||
| Description: NEW 2CD SET – LAUGHING IN THE FACE OF FAILURE – OCT 6. Bullets and Octane are a punk/hard rock band originally from St. Louis, MO and now based in Southern California. The band has been touring in Europe and North America since December 31, 1998. | ||||
| Biography: With hordes of sound-alike, look-alike, act-alike punk bands emerging from the clubs and recording studios of Southern California over the past decade-plus, you’d think that any remote deviation from the accepted norm in the scene would be scowled and frowned upon by audiences comfortable with the lack of innovation and meager compositions. But, for Orange County-based Bullets and Octane, such reaction is the exact opposite. This no-bullshit, pure-attitude punk-bred rock ‘n roll group has received nothing but praise, adulation and in turn, have developed a rabid fan base that has continually packed clubs throughout the region.~ ArtistDirect.com
Bullets and Octane frontman Gene Louis grew up in St. Louis with a jazz drummer father who taught his son how to play his instrument at an early age, and soon the young musician was sitting in at his father’s gigs. When Louis and longtime friend and bassist Brent Clawson moved to Orange County, CA, to start Bullets and Octane in 1999, Louis stayed behind the kit, but when the lead singer quit, he decided to step up to the position of vocalist. Soon Ty Smith, a popular punk studio drummer, and guitarist James Daniel, another Missourian, joined the duo. In 2004 they released Revelry on Criterion Records, and after a European tour opening for Avenged Sevenfold, their second album, In the Mouth of the Young, came out in 2006 on RCA. ~ Marisa Brown, All Music Guide The band has made numerous changes since 2006 and have taken a long break from touring. 2009 will see the rebirth of Bullets and Octane, who are now taking back control of their careers. Singer Gene Louis and bassist Brent Clawson remain intact and are now rounded out by guitarists Jack Tankersley and Kevin Besignano and joined by Brian Totten on the drums. The band will spend Nov 2009 touring the Western part of the US and Dec 2009 touring the UK in support of their self-released double cd “Laughing In The Face Of Failure”. |
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| Press Release: Nov 11 2009 Red 7 w/ Gunfire 76 Austin, Texas Nov 12 2009 Zombies w/ Gunfire 76 San Antonio, Texas Nov 14 2009 FuBar w/ Gunfire 76 St. Louis, Missouri Nov 15 2009 Wrong Daddy’s w/ Gunfire 76 Kirksville, Missouri Nov 16 2009 Triple Rock Social Club w/ Gunfire 76 Minneapolis, Minnesota Nov 18 2009 Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom w/ Gunfire 76 Denver, Colorado Nov 20 2009 El Corazon w/ Gunfire 76 Seattle, Washington Nov 21 2009 Satyricon w/ Gunfire 76 Portland, Oregon Nov 22 2009 Voodoo Lounge w/ Gunfire 76 San Jose, California Nov 24 2009 The whisky W/ Gunfire 76 Hollywood, California Nov 28 2009 The Galaxy Theater Santa Ana, California Dec 1 2009 Concorde 2 w/ Gunfire 76 Brighton, UK Dec 2 2009 Waterfront w/ Gunfire 76 Norwich UK Dec 3 2009 Academy 2 w/ Gunfire 76 Bristol, UK Dec 4 2009 Vice w/ Gunfire 76 Swansea, Wales Dec 5 2009 Rescue Rooms w/ Gunfire 76 Nottingham, UK Dec 6 2009 Academy 2 w/ Gunfire 76 Birmingham, UK Dec 7 2009 Cathouse w/ Gunfire 76 Glasgow, Scotland Dec 8 2009 Academy 2 w/ Gunfire 76 Newcastle, UK Dec 9 2009 Academy 3 w/ Gunfire 76 Manchester, UK Dec 10 2009 Garage w/ Gunfire 76 London Dec 11 2009 Academy 2 w/ Gunfire 76 Oxford, UK Dec 12 2009 Cockpit w/ Gunfire 76 Leeds, UK |
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