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| Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at Rock n Roll Pizza |
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(click for full-page printable poster)
GENRES
Metal
Rock
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Powerman 5000
Wide Eye Panic
Silversafe
Neversleep
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Rock n Roll Pizza 503-760-7646
11140 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR (MapQuest)
8pm (doors open at 7pm). All Ages.
$16.00 advance tix from TicketsWest.
$18.00 at the door.
ABOUT POWERMAN 5000 -
The original incarnation of POWERMAN 5000 took shape in Boston Massachusetts, where the group racked up a multitude of local gigs and produced two independent CD releases, 1994's True Force and 95's The Blood Splat Rating System. An unrivaled work ethic and growing legion of fans helped secure the band's dominance in the Boston rock scene, as well as creating a must-have commodity for many major labels.
1997 was a big year for Spider and company; it saw them sign with DreamWorks Records, relocate to Los Angeles and release their major label debut, Mega!! Kung Fu Radio. A year of touring with the likes of Marilyn Manson, Korn and Ozzfest followed, giving them national exposure and further strengthening the bands fan base. Their follow up, 1999's Tonight The Stars Revolt!, featuring the hits "When Worlds Collide" and "Nobody's Real" went on to sell more than a million copies . "Tonight The Stars Revolt! changed everything." Spider recalls. "Suddenly we went from being this weird little underground band to having our faces on MTV and our songs played nationwide."
Anyone For Doomsday?, the band's third outing for Dreamworks, was recorded in 2001 and was shelved just weeks prior to release. "From a creative standpoint, the record didn't feel ready," explains Spider of his choice to put the brakes on the album's release. When the dust settled, Powerman emerged with a new line-up and a new album. 2003's Transform stripped away a lot of the band's electronic elements and delivered on a much more punk rock, Clash-inspired sound. The album launched Powerman back onto the charts, debuting at number 25 on Billboard Top 200 and spawning the Top 10 Rock hit "Free". All the pieces seemed to be falling into place for PM5K until their longtime label, DreamWorks, was essentially dissolved midway through the Transform campaign.
Spider, by now the only remaining original member of the band reflects, " This was a tough time but I knew it wasn't over. In fact, this was an opportunity to do it all over again, to tap into that undeniable reckless energy that only a new band has." Not soon after this revelation guitarists Johnny Heatley and Terry Corso joined remaining Transform-era rhythm section Siggy Sjursen and Adrian Ost. A year long trek of back-to-basics rock shows followed. With this brash, new electrifying live band in tow the question still remained, could this line-up now write a great album?
One listen to the latest offering, Destroy What You Enjoy, and the question is answered. From the T Rex meets Sex Pistols stomp of title track "Destroy What You Enjoy" to the pure thrashed out fun of "Now That's Rock 'n Roll" to the unapologetic pop hooks of "Wild World" and "Murder", the answer is a resounding YES! Powerman 5000 has reinvented and revitalized beyond expectation. Destroy What You Enjoy marks the beginning of yet another unpredictable and no doubt anarchic chapter in the story of a band that seems to thrive and grow stronger with each passing rock 'n roll cataclysm. Main man Spider wouldn't have it any other way, " The entire history of this band has been filled with chaos and uncertainty, I've seen the highest of highs and lowest of lows. I've seen long time members disappear and record companies crumble. Though, through it all, the result has always been loud, obnoxious, uncompromising rock 'n roll. If all the bullshit and drama helped me create this new record then I don't regret a moment of it. Destroy What You Enjoy is our best yet."
ABOUT WIDE EYE PANIC -
In 2003 Adam Gonzales wanted to start a band. He had played in many bands in the Northwest and was looking for something new and fresh. He Ended up finding Wes Dewees who had come out to Washington from London Kentucky. They started jammin.
Then Andrew Kuhn came into the picture. He
was working at a tire store and a local promoter, Lisa Bonner, came into his store and was talking about trying to find a drummer for Adam. The guy at the desk handed her Andrew's card. She got Andrew, Adam and Wes together.
The story continues at a local Olympia music store, Music 6000. Mark Mauer was in and out of bands all over the northwest. Unable to find his niche. So he put up a flier for himself saying "I really need to jam. Into Hard Rock and Metal. Please "FN" call me. Even just to BS." It's unclear who pulled the flier off the wall but Adam called Mark and he came by to jam. Upon arrival at Adam's house, Mark realized that he had known Adam for years. So now Adam, Wes, Andrew and Mark started rehearsing at Mark's house.
They had 3 songs by the time they started looking for a singer. Myself, Untitled and Something in the Corner. All went on to be great songs. Mark was headstrong on getting his roommate at the time, Aram Wheeler, to try out for the band. The first tryout didn't go so well. Mark was confused, knowing Aram's skill level, and had to get him into the band. Mark and Aram sat down one afternoon and went over the song "Myself." Mark and Aram figured if they came to the next tryout with a song where they went back and forth on vocals in which Mark was the screamer and Aram was the voice, then there would be no way they could turn him down. The next tryout came and Mark and Aram did what they had worked on the previous day. They sang the song "Myself" just like it is on "Distorted View." Andrew, Adam and Wes kinda looked at each other. Wes said that Aram's voice was infectious and that was that. Wide Eye Panic was Aram Wheeler, Mark Mauer, Adam Gonzales, Wes Dewees and Andrew Kuhn.
They hit the Northwest scene for a while, then got into the studio around April 2005. This is where Dave Filburn comes into play. He is Wide Eye Panic's Production Engineer. He works at Filburn Studios in Beaverton, Oregon. So on July 21st 2005 Wide Eye Panic released their first full length album "Distorted View." After that they played all over the Northwest again. Becoming much more well known in the region. And as everything was going smoothly there had to be a rut. Wes Dewees and wife Rachael were going to have a baby. They wanted to raise their child with family so Wes moved back to Kentucky. The member's split under good terms and Wes and Rachael and beloved friends of the band still to this day. He is in a band called 1st Decent in Kentucky. Check it out on MySpace.com.
After that they had to find another guitar player since they had shows schedules. They called upon Cory Holien, who had played in one of Aram's previous bands. He came in and rocked it and they wrote some new material with him. That was around October 7th 2005. He played in the band until October 7th 2006, when he left the band for personal reasons. He is also still a close friend and we love to party with him. After that the band held auditions for another guitar player. They tried out a lot of great musicians. At the end they chose Randy Bebich, a close friend of Adam. Randy came into the band February 2007. Now Wide Eye Panic has left the studio once again and have another full length album. The album titled "The Process " is the bands best work to date. That is Wide Eye Panic's story. They will continue to Rock the greater Northwest and they appreciate your support... Awesome and Goodnight......
ABOUT SILVERSAFE -
Silversafe has been rocking the Northwest since mid-2006. Tyler Chen and Gabe Kniffin (formerly of the Vancouver rock band Redshift), and Jonny Davidson and Cameron Silsbee (formerly of the Portland rock band The Lemons) have joined to create a fresh modern hard rock sound that is winning over new fans daily.
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