Pat Whalin - Lead & backing vocals, lead & rhythm guitars, bass guitar, tambourine.
Dave Cornwall - Lead & rhythm guitars, lead & backing vocals, pennywhistle.
Ken Ready - Rhythm & lead guitar, lead & backing vocals.
Jeff Coler - Bass guitar, lead & background vocals.
Larry Pankow - Drums, drums, and more drums (not to mention about 9 cymbals!).
Influences
That's what makes this band so great, we ALL love hard rock music, however each of us is influenced by different perspectives of that genre. While we all share an affinity for bands like AC/DC, Green Day, Aerosmith, etc., we all have our own individual tastes. Pat's faves include Sublime, Allman Bros. (read: stoner rock), while Dave's tastes tend to be a little more eclectic, i.e. everything from Zappa to various celtic influences. Ken tends to favor anything with a punk-edge and Jeff listens to a variety of modern and indie rock. Larry prefers classic rock bands such as April Wine and Queen. Mix up all these influences and what do you get? A great set list that keeps everybody in the house intrigued from the opening chords all the way to the final decaying cymbal crash. We are constantly working at adding fresh material; our friends and fans check in often to see what we've been working on since our last performance. If we're not playing your favorite rock song now, stay tuned...it could be in the works.
Sounds Like
An exploding encyclopedia of rock and roll; a bit of Aerosmith here, some 3 Doors Down over there, and a shitload of AC/DC coming right at ya. Look out!
Exit 88 is a classic & modern rock band who prefer to present possibly familiar songs in a whole new edgy format. You won't hear us playing the same ol' same ol' bar band cover songs. Instead we like to mix it up with great music from the 60's all the way to the latest rock radio hits; personalized Exit 88-style for your listening pleasure. Great examples of our diversity include playing overdrive versions of stellar classics such as "Jumping Jack Flash" and then slamming into something unexpected like Nirvana's "Breed," or Sublime's "Smoke Two Joints." We get great pleasure when satisfied listeners tell us they've never heard a particular song we've played covered before, let alone covered in our particularly unique presentation.
Exit 88 is a 5-piece group based in the homely burg of Rochester, WA. The members have been involved in a number of musical outlets before having the honor of finding each other. This particular lineup has been together since Mar 05, resulting in what we believe to be the best version of Exit 88 to date. We have a lot of fun onstage, in rehearsal, and when just hangin' out; the chemistry most definitely comes through during our performances.
We are embarking on what we hope to be a life-long project and have already acquired a number of new friends and fans, many of them now sporting the new Exit 88 t-shirts. Our list of events is growing and always changing. Please check here often to see if we're playing a venue in the South Puget Sound area near you. We're always looking to add some new friends to our growing army.
Myspace Backgrounds
Great show last night guys, you fuckin' rocked the house. We had so much fun and the crowd was into it big time. Probably the best show I've ever seen you guys do! Keep Rockin'
Guys - You ROCKED it HARD this past weekend! It was a pleasure to be there and hurt myself head-banging to your music - LOL! Getting older can be a pain in the neck (literally!), but at least I'm old enough to know all the songs you play! (big sh*t-eating grin!)
Hey guys! Just wanted to say thanks for letting me jam those couple of times. You guys are probably crazy busy and its also probably a good break for you guys, to just wait for larry to get all fit to play again. Breaks are good, when you play songs over and over. :) Keep up the rock, and maybe I will see ya around. your friend, -kory
Hey Guys, Had a Kick Ass time this last weekend at the Rockstar Supernova concert in Portland. I cant remember the last time I had that much fun. It was great to hang with you boys again. We need to do that more often. Ive aquired some new pics from some of those hot babes that were hanging all over you guys all night.So check them out. Ill have then on my myspace tomorrow. Dont worry Jeff I wont put the one up of you with That hot blond with the fishnet (stalkings) on your lap, or the one of kenny and larry gettin jiggy w/ it onstage with those beautiful backup singers, Or that one of Dave and the stripper in the hot tub at the hotel after the show, and on the flight back. Man that guy is an animal isnt he? Hey Your wives dont read the comments on this page do they? Oh well anywho-Check out the pics. Later Tony.
