Every teen loves listening to his favorite musical group, but
what happens when that group happens to be part of their own social
circle? There are several promising, local bands in the Morgan
Hill, Gilroy and Hollister area trying to make it in the
competitive world of professional music.
Every teen loves listening to his favorite musical group, but what happens when that group happens to be part of their own social circle? There are several promising, local bands in the Morgan Hill, Gilroy and Hollister area trying to make it in the competitive world of professional music.
Know You’re Waking, a Morgan Hill band, is known for its melodic rock style. RJ Campos mentioned that all the members of the band bring their own unique music preferences to the music, thus solidifying their style. The band includes, RJ Campos, Jimmy Giguer, Mike Poirier and promising new guitarist Scott Schulze. The group is very excited about this new addition. Their music can best be compared to such groups as Letter Kills and Recover. Being together for three years, Know You’re Waking has great expectations for the future. For more information, go to myspace.com/knowyou’rewaking.
Sonic Mirth, out of Gilroy, with its Emotional/Post-Hardcore style, has delighted crowds in both the Gilroy and Morgan Hill area. The band consists of Greg Smith, Nick Price, Robby Xavier and Isaiah Archuleta. The band performs regularly at Dance Unlimited in Morgan Hill as well as other venues. Sonic Mirth plans to release a CD in December. Lead singer Greg Smith said they had already finished the CD, and are now just raising money to have it pressed. Fans can get show dates and more information at www.sonicmirth.net.
Another local band rapidly rising to stardom is Hollister’s Novice. Mike Gross, Jared Fry, Josh Fry and Jared Headly have only been performing for two years, but their positive brand of rock and roll has audiences addicted. After recently releasing their CD: “Interrupting the Scenery,” and being signed by Rigged Records, the band has found overwhelming community support. They plan to “take this as far as it can go,” and just have fun along the way. Their CD has been a real success and they plan to go on tour starting in November. More information about Novice can be found at www.novicerock.com.
Local bands are everywhere. Just think, one of these days we may turn on the television and see any one of these garage bands on MTV, doing what they love best.
