A Friendly Takeover began their journey in the wild world of music in September of 2005, in Blacksburg VA. The band spawned from the Daniel Riddick Solo Project which had proved successful the year before. "People were showing up in large numbers, listening, and loving it…" says Daniel. "…and I felt like I had to take it to the next level." That's where fellow guitarist and vocalist Easton Taylor, drummer Stefan Skeeter, and bassist Big Tony fit in. Riddick, Taylor and Skeeter met on a study abroad program in Switzerland. The three instantly collaborated and created many of the songs A Friendly Takeover fans have grown to love today. "I met Tony after one of my solo gigs, and he mentioned something about playing the bass…" recalls Riddick. "…the rest is history."
After only a short time of mesmerizing and energizing Virginia Tech Students with the melodies of A Friendly Takeover, they have already packed all of the top venues in Blacksburg and are looking to the horizon for more. Acoustic rock splashed with electric groove can (in a VERY broad way) describe the feel of A Friendly Takeovers show. We hope to see you out so you can see for yourself…
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Booking contact: AFTBooking@gmail.com
hey guys I hope all is well. I wanted to let you know that the new ZELAZOWA full length album "Elephants On A Mousehunt" will be released on Saturday, January, 17th through CDBaby. com and all major digital distribution sites. In anticipation of its release, we have posted the new singles from the album on our myspace page. Please be sure to give them a listen at:
If you are in the Philadelphia area, join us for the CD release party that night (Saturday, 1/17) at The Khyber at 10 PM. There are plenty of tour dates to follow, so please check the calendar.
i don't know who checks your page, but to whoever does i think AFT could use a reunion. i am in dire need of some fist-pumping to Hurricane Bonnie and Todd pushing over the microphone.
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We are playing tomorrow night at Capital Ale House here in Richmond! This is our first show. We are opening so come out around 8:00. We should be taking the stage around 8:30 or 9:00p.m. This is a 21+ show so we apologize to anyone who can't get in. To make it up to you all take a look at the flyer below for our next show which is ALL AGES and FREE!!!
Hello,
Our national tour has been winding through the West coast, Texas, Midwest, New England and now VIRGINIA. We'll be playing in Vienna next Saturday, Oct. 20th and Blacksburg next Monday, Oct. 22nd.
Hope you can make it...
On Monday 4th June 2007 between 1.30pm and 3.45pm a rehearsal for Liverpool’s Big Sing will be held at Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral. Thirteen schools from Merseyside will be represented by their choirs to sing a new charity song called Warchild.
The song Warchild originally written by musician /actor Chris O’Neill, from the award winning film Backbeat, where he played the part of George Harrison. After seeing the plight of starving children shown on the ITV programme This Morning, when they were raising awareness for the charity Warchild.
The new recording will be available for a very small charge on download from www.indiestore.com/chrisoneill. For every £40 pounds made from these proceeds, incredibly, we can feed a child for a whole year who has been orphaned by Aids in Africa! A very small price to pay to save a child’s life. Peace and love to you all Chris.
If you are a girl 18 or older, the show is free for you on Friday night at Attitudes in Blacksburg, VA. Hope to see you there! Remember to wear Maroon and Orange in remembrance of those lost on monday.
Friday, April 20, 2007 8:00 PM Attitudes Bar & Cafe Blacksburg, VA $5.00 or free if you are a girl 18 +
A Friendly Takeover + Acoustic Silhouette = dance party extreme with pretty girls and rockstar boys. Tony needs to stop buying so much guitar gear though. Thanks for the add!
Thanks for being a myspace friend and fan of Five Times August! To start off the new year I've posted a brand new track called "January Song" for FREE download on the FTA myspace page!
The song will be up for a limited time, so act fast! Thank you for a great 2006, -Brad w/ Five Times August
