GROUNDED

Bio:

Take a deep breath, feel the burn? For four high school friends, this beautiful concentration of smog and poverty is home. The tarnished horizon of Riverside, CA has served as a humble backdrop for GROUNDED ever since their formation in late 1998.

Some people believe that everything you do in life affects the world around you. Others argue that nothing really matters and soon we will all be dead and forgotten. Perhaps both sides are somewhat right. It is treading stubbornly through a slough of such contingencies that GROUNDED has found their place. Their music is crafted with care and frustration to bring solace to the downtrodden and discomfort to the comfortable.

"Apathy is just so fashionable these days," says singer Ian Barraza. "But I guess we've never been very big on style."

Playing music together since high school, the members of GROUNDED are more than just bandmates, they've become great friends. "All-Too-Human," released in 2003 on Surprise Truck Entertainment, is an excellent look into the origin of the band's sound and attitude about the world around. Their continued friendship and concern for humanity has added to the maturity in their songwriting, which is evident in their follow up release, "Revolution Jukebox", available now!

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Update - 2008

Grounded ended it's decade long relationship with drummer Mike Folkerts in April of 2008. Lead singer Ian dubbed the action "a business decision."

Read Mike's Blog for his version of the story:
It’s not really Grounded anymore.

Member Since:

May 05, 2004

Members:

.. Ian Barraza - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard
Nick Kramer - Backup Vocals, Guitar
Philip Norton - Bass
Mike Folkerts - Drums

Influences:

Sublime, Bad Religion, NOFX, Pennywise, Operation Ivy, Rancid, Bob Dylan, AFI, Millencolin, The Vandals, Descendents, Minor Threat, The Minute Men, Guttermouth, Green Day, Osker, Flogging Molly, MXPX, The Offspring, Bouncing Souls, The Beatles, Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Anti-Flag, Weezer, Home Grown, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Alkaline Trio, Blink 182, System of a Down, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Made On Malice, Murdocks, Jason Darling, Rise Against, Boxcar Racer, Live, Refused, Rage Against the Machine, Bob Marley, The Living End...

Sounds Like:

Listen to the songs...

Record Label:

STE

Label Type:

Indie