Brian and Brock met as lil kids in 87’ in Sioux City, Iowa -
Started playing guitars together over their summer breaks from college -
Brock Univ. of Northern Iowa, Brian Colorado State respectivley -
Both moved to Des Moines, Iowa in 03’ -
Met Drummer Dan Tripp at an open mic 03’ -
Started Jamming and became buddies and a band -
Added a Bassist -
Played every tuesday night at "Jazzy Willy’s in Des Moines 04’ -
Started gigging around the state of Iowa 05’ -
Released first Album "West of the Mississippi 06’ -
Held 3 CD Release Parties across the state of Iowa -
Chris Lachky from Kansas City takes over on Bass Guitar 06’ -
Toured around the Midwest 06-07 -
Josh Kaufman joins the band ..boards ’08 -
Now a five piece recorded their new album in March of 08-
SPRING TOUR Feb 28th - May 19th -
New Album - ’Dead or in California’ to be released May 2nd 2008! -
ELECTRIC JUNCTION is:
Brock Beekmann - Guitars, Vocals
Chris Lachky- Bass, Vocals
Josh Kaufman - Keyboards, Accordian, Vocals
Dan Tripp - Drums, Percussions
Brian Waller - Guitars, Vocals/a>
Hey there - Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and that your holiday season is off to a great start. New Year's is right around the corner, and FGC is excited to be back at the Redstone Room in Davenport, IA for our third year in a row!
This year's celebration will feature three sets of FGC including the band's first ever acoustic set to kick off the evening, as well as a few other surprises. Visit familygrooveco.com/tour for more details, and click here for advance tickets! Hope to see you there!
FGC is back at the Yacht Club in Iowa City on Saturday for the first time since February, and we can't wait to throw down for you all!
Speaking of Iowa, FGC is also excited to announce that the band will be celebrating New Year's Eve 2009 at the Redstone Room in Davenport, IA. Our third New Year's in a row at this incredible venue, we will once again be pulling out all the stops! Stay tuned for more information on this year's theme, advance tickets, and other details, and in the meantime, click here to check out the video announcement.
FGC is back in Des Moines on Friday October 23 for another fun night at the Vaudeville Mews, and we hope to see you there!
In the meantime, click here to check out a recent edition of FGC’s Video Blog on youtube, highlighting the band’s shows in Davenport and Ames last month.
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FGC’s got three great shows coming up in Iowa this month! This Thursday is an Iowa City show with bass phenomenon Victor Wooten, and next weekend we hit the Redstone Room in Davenport and DG’s in Ames.
And speaking of Iowa fun, click here to check out a video from last New Year’s Eve at the Redstone Room!
FGC is back in Des Moines this Friday July 31 for another fun show at the Vaudeville Mews. Hope you can join us!
In the meantime, check out all three of our Summer Camp Festival sets on the Live Music Archive for free stream/download! Visit our MySpace blog for the links, and click here to check out some photos from the weekend.
We also want to invite our Myspace friends to connect with us on Facebook. Click the links for the FGC Group and FGC Page, both great ways to stay in touch with the band and link up with other fans.
Hey there – FGC has two fun shows in Iowa this weekend! First up is DG’s Tap House in Ames on Friday for a show with MooseKnuckle, where we’ll be raffling off tickets to Summer Camp Festival! Saturday, we head over to the Redstone Room in Davenport, our first time back since New Year’s. The weekend is sure to be blast, so we hope to see you out there!
Speaking of Summer Camp, the festival is just weeks away! In addition to two daytime appearances, FGC will also be performing a special late-night set paying tribute to The Big Lebowski! Details and tickets at www.summercampfestival.com.
FGC makes our debut at The Industry in Iowa City on Wednesday April 8. Come catch 2 sets of FGC and enter in a FREE raffle to win a ticket to Summer Camp Festival! Hope to see you there!
yeah I agree. sorry I didnt get to see much of your set, I had some friends I hadnt seen in 15 years come out so there was a lot of catching up to do. Im gonna set up another one in a few months so Ill be in touch soon.
Hey there – FGC is hitting Des Moines this Saturday for a headlining show at the Vaudeville Mews. Hope you can make it!
And don’t forget to get your tickets to Summer Camp Festival, where FGC will be performing multiple sets including a special late-night appearance! Details at www. summercampfestival. com.
Hey! I hope this finds you well. There's lots of exciting stuff going on right now! I just wanted to let you know we've got some new songs, and pictures up on my page. Also we're starting to get some air play all across the United States. Stop by my blog section to find the request lines to the stations in your area. Do you think you could help us out by calling the request line and demanding one of our tunes?!? Let me know how things are going with you. I hope all is well! Talk to ya soon! -Jeff"
Hey there – FGC’s Winter Tour ’09 continues this weekend with a doubleheader in Iowa: Friday is DG’s Tap House in Ames, and Saturday is the Yacht Club in Iowa City. Stop by our MySpace page for the full tour listing, and don’t forget to check out our new album, Models and Metrics, available online and at all live shows!
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way to get down and funky in kc saturday. too bad the wicked old witch of the west was blowin like a bitch, but you stuck it out nicely! great tunes, good times :)
