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 BREAKING NEWS! ** Signed to tour with Candlebox in April 2012, following our record-breaking tour with Fuel in February 2012! ** We played NAMM 2012! January 22, 2012, 3pm, on the exhibit hall patio, Anaheim Convention Center! ** AWARD-WINNERS! FIRST PLACE, 18th Billboard World Song Contest Award, Alternative category, for “Strata Red”! http://www.billboardsongcontest.com/main.php ** “12 BANDS TO WATCH IN 2012” - Music Review! http://www.musicreview.co.za/2011/10/18/12-bands-to-watch-in-2012/ RAVES: -- ALTERNATIVE PRESS magazine (Dec. 2011, #281) says the new “Chronic Satisfaction” album “Rocks Like: Funeral Party, Cage the Elephant, Young the Giant.”—PURE GRAIN AUDIO compared “Uninspired” to Nirvana’s “Lithium” - “in the way Gossard performs the vocals and in the angst you can hear in his voice.” http://puregrainaudio.com/reviews/acidic-uninspired-song-review—MUSIC REVIEW cited “the classic rock riffs, nifty fretwork, anthemic vocals (Mike Gossard could very well be Craig Mabbitt (Escape The Fate) in disguise).” http://www.musicreview.co.za/2011/09/13/review-acidic-chronic-satisfaction/ -- TARGET AUDIENCE praised ACIDIC’s power shredder “Liar” for its “intro guitar riff that recalls Papa Roach.” http://www.targetaudiencemagazine.com/uploads/acidic_getting_lucky.php—THE RIPPLE EFFECT spotted all kinds of big-name strains, including Green Day, and EVEN BIGGER (in “Strata Red”): “Kicking off with a big Bonham intro, the boys barrel headfirst into a rollicking Zeppelin riff that can only be described as totally solid.” AND - (in “Retrograde”) as “riding a retro-riff so big and ballsy, I bet Tony Reed, the mastermind behind Stone Axe would be nodding with approval.” http://ripplemusic.blogspot.com/2010/06/acidic-getting-lucky.html ABOUT THE BAND: The hardest-working, hottest young rock band in Southern California - ACIDIC - is at it again! Our single, “Uninspired,” from our latest CD “Chronic Satisfaction,” is making its way onto radio stations around the US!!! The album is produced by multi-platinum award-winning producer John Ryan (Styx, Santana, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers, etc) of Chicago Kid Productions. The strength of “Chronic Satisfaction” inspired Music Reviews to name ACIDIC one of its “12 Bands To Watch in 2012.” ACIDIC’s live show is so stunningly volcanic it will almost literally blow you away. We’ve played great venues all over the US, including Heritage Hall in Ardmore OK; Texas Longhorn in Vinton LA; Buffalo Run Casino Amphitheater in Miami OK; First Avenue in Minneapolis MN; The Legendary Dobbs in Philly, Chicago’s Elbo Room, The Showbox Sodo in Seattle, The Marquis Theatre in Denver, and many more prominent venues. Major L.A. venues include the Whisky a Go Go, The Viper Room, House of Blues, AMPLYFi, and The Roxy (in L.A. AND also Scottsdale AZ). We’ve toured with Fuel, Alien Ant Farm, Marcy Playground, Filter, and Hawthorne Heights. Interstate Live was gobsmacked at our Denver show in early November 2011 with Warner Drive: “With hook laden rock n roll they reel you in and don’t let go. But once they do let go? Once the music stops....you may find yourself wondering if you’ve been smiling that dopey ass grin their whole set. My guess? Probably.” Interstate live show reviews ACIDIC has also toured Kosovo and Germany to play for the troops with Armed Forces Entertainment over the New Year’s holiday at the start of 2011. ACIDIC has also played such prestigious festival gigs as SXSW, the Sunset Strip Music Festival (twice!), the Orange County Fair (twice!), the San Diego IndieFest, the Rockin’ Roots Festival in Bakersfield, CA, and Bamboozle Left (main-stage!). ACIDIC won the Alternative category in Billboard’s 2011 WorldWide Song Contest for their song “Strata Red” (also off of Getting Lucky). They were named the Whisky a Go Go’s LA WEEKLY Band of the Month in March 2010. ACIDIC first burst onto the scene with the release of their 2010 epic, Getting Lucky—a record that was produced by the award-winning Australian Wizardz Of Oz team of Andrew Bojanic & Liz Hooper (Jason Mraz, Liz Phair, Avril Lavigne), and helped land the boys on the Hot AC radio charts with their ballad “Maybe.” BAND-MEMBERS: ** MICHAEL GOSSARD - lead vocals/lead guitar. Described as a “crazy-ass front-man” and “a force of nature” with explosive stage presence. Singeruniverse.com named him one of the top five vocalists of the month in April 2010. Principal songwriter of the band, member of ASCAP, SAG, and AFTRA. Influences are rock and blues. ** TED DUBRAWSKI - bass. Guitar craftsman-designer trained as a luthier at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA. Loves surfing. Influences are rock and jazz. ** MIKE THOMPSON - guitar/backup vocals. He’s our techno-czar and is go-to guy for computer/online troubleshooting! Influences are rock and industrial. ** MATT WHITAKER - drums. Childhood leukemia survivor and spokesman for several organizations fighting cancer. Influences rock and metal. TOURING: ** 2012 - Candlebox, Fuel ** 2011 - Marcy Playground, Warner Drive, Alien Ant Farm ** New Year’s 2011 - Armed Forces Entertainment Tour of US/NATO Camp Bonsteel, Kosovo; Ramstein AFB, Germany; Spangdahlem AFB, Germany ** 2010 - Hawthorne Heights, Filter, The Higher VIDEOS: ** 2011 - “Uninspired,” directed by Kelly King http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlqz_RSc7hU&feature ** 2010 - “The Big Bang,” directed by Sasha Young and Mac Fisken http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idwFIVcco-g&feature=relmfu ** 2010 - “Strata Red,” directed by Sasha Young and Mac Fisken http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkN_WKgTMyc&feature=relmfu ** 2010 - “The Big Bang” (Acoustic), BETA Records TV http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkYc56BNUjg SPONSORSHIP: ** Acoustic Amps ** Souldier Straps, Chicago ** SJC Custom Drums ** Minarik Guitars ** Stash Picks ** DrumART ** Comet Water - the only bottled drinking water that comes in 100% biodegradable plastic bottles. CAUSES: Environmentalism, animal welfare, cancer awareness. Launched our own charity effort - “Help Us Help,” involving ACIDIC’s fans in worthy charity and social justice concerns. INFLUENCES: Beatles to Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana to Coldplay, Motley Crue, Led Zeppelin, Muse, the Doors, Green Day, Muse, Saosin, Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Anberlin, Streetlight Manifesto, Foo Fighters, Arrowsmith, John Coltrane, Marcus Miller, Velvet Revolver, My Chemical Romance, Dave Matthews Band, Deftones, Vandals, Metallica, AC/DC, Avenged Sevenfold, Guns N Roses, Sex Pistols, the Ramones, Van Halen, Flogging Molly, Pink Floyd, Queen, Mest, Def Leppard, Reel Big Fish, the Raconteurs, Paramore, Dropkick Murphys, Queens of the Stone Age, and many more. Lead singer Mike Gossard has been compared to the legendary Jim Morrison. |
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