Suburbs Vs. Cities
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| Suburbs Vs. Cities | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Pinole, California, USA |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Genres | Ska, Pop Punk, Rock |
| Labels | None |
| Members | Danny Osburn Dylan Greengard Mike V. Popke Scotty McFarland Vinni Parker Zany |
| Past members | Haji Ramone Martin Brunstein Twaek |
Suburbs Vs. Cities (pronounced "Suburbs Versus Cities"), also known as "SVC", is a ska band from Pinole, California. They started out on July 25th, 2006. The 7-piece band is currently working on a 5-song EP, expected to be released Mid-April 2007.
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[edit] History
Suburbs Vs. Cities formed on July 25th, 2006 in Zany's garage. Three of the band's members had been in a band called The 501st (pronounced "The Five-O-First) a couple of months previous to SVC, and had gotten nowhere. Dylan, Scotty, and Zany had been jamming on July 24th, and realized that they should form a band. They called Mike V., Martin Brunstein, and Vinni over the next day.
Within a couple of hours, their first song, "Cyber Surprises," was created. The very next practice, "P-Town" was created. Within the next three practices, SVC had created two more song, entitled "Bayside Breakdown" & "Too Long, Too Hard" (later came to be "Switch It Up"). The band was amazed by their own song-output rate, and were sure they would be playing shows in no time.
On November 11th, 2006 SVC played at their first party. On December 16th, 2006 they played their first show at the local Youth Center, alongside A Class Act, Tensegrity Nine, and Speak Easy.
Within six months of being together, the band has created 9 original songs, and has covered one song ("Super Rad!" by The Aquabats!). SVC is currently in the process of recording a 5-song EP at Dogbark Studio. The EP is expected to be released Mid-April 2007.
[edit] Members
- Danny Osburn – Electric Bass Guitar
- Dylan Greengard – Electric Guitar
- Mike V. – Drums
- Popke – Trumpet
- Scotty McFarland – Vocals
- Vinni Parker – Trumpet/Trombone
- Zany – Tenor Saxophone/Synthesizer/Baritone Saxophone
[edit] Former members
- Haji Ramone – Electric Bass Guitar/Manager
- Twaek – Synthesizer, then later Trumpet
[edit] Crew
- George Morin – Merchandise
- Wryan Castleberry – Merchandise
[edit] EP
(Mid-April 2007)
- P-Town – 3:25
- Bayside Breakdown – 2:25
- Playground – 3:05
- Switch It Up – 3:12
- Cyber Surprises - 3:19
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[edit] Unreleased Tracks
"Beyoncé"
"Gravebound"
Instrumental
"The Noodles Made a Comeback and Now They're Taking Over The World, Pt. 1"
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[edit] Info
Suburbs Vs. Cities has played at the following venues (in chronological order):
-Cody's Old House
-The Pinole Youth Center
-VERGE @ The MYC
-Nickel City
SVC has played with the following bands (in chronological order):
-Speak Easy
-Tensegrity Nine
-A Class Act (x2)
-Vintage Theory
-Playground Authority
-The Flaming Tsunamis
-Pteradon
-Chris Murray
-300 Pounds
-Davenport Totem
[edit] Trivia
The name "Suburbs Vs. Cities" was just a band name that their friend Cody McFarland happened to mention one day. One of the band members suggested it as a name for their band, and the name stuck.
Danny (senior), Dylan (freshmen), Mike V. (junior), and Zany (junior) all go to Pinole Valley High School. Popke, Scotty, and Vinni are all Juniors at Salesian High School.
Four of the members in SVC participate in their school's band program.
Danny and Dylan are in a folk band called The Pinole Ramblers.
Popke is an ex member of The Starving Armenians.
