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Ideamen
Alternative / Experimental / Progressive

May You Live In Interesting Times



Chicago, Illinois
United States

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Hey friends,

Our very 1st EP entitled "Progress" is available for online order right now!!! It's only $5.00 plus shipping. So, thanks in advance from Ideamen for supporting our 1st effort!
We have a ton of new shirts at our merch store, go check 'em out!
There's more merch, music and shows in the works! Do keep in touch, let us know how you're feeling, and by golly, buy our EP!

Ideamen

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Ideamen is:

Member Since2/22/2006
Band Websiteiloveideamen.com
Band Members

Tim Swanson

Mark Vasquez

Dave Solar

Phil Goodrich

Dan Figurell


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InfluencesQueen, Faith No More, David Bowie, Ben Folds Five, Anthrax, They Might Be Giants, Slayer, Sufjan Stevens, Genesis, Jellyfish, Ween, Dream Theater, Weird Al, Muse, System Of A Down, Journey, Thin Lizzy, Iggy Pop, Self, Galactic Cowboys, Dresden Dolls, Les Claypool, Iron Maiden, Pantera, Yes, Ice Cube, Tom Waits, Spoon, Opeth, Thought Industry, Mike Oldfield, MSI, Kiss, Prince, Cheech & Chong, ELO, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum & many, many others...
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Record LabelRotten Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 19 2009 4:00P
Pint & Slice ~ w/ The Freezing Scene, Krimsha & Kan-tis ~ All Ages Fort Wayne, Indiana
Aug 1 2009 5:00P
Rory Breaker B-Day/House Party ~ w/ Month Of Grey, Filth Cat, Vampire Squid & others ~ BBQ / BYOB Homewood, Illinois
Aug 1 2009 9:00P
Evening show ~ w/ Vampire Squid ~ venue & other info TBA TBA, Illinois
Aug 17 2009 8:00P
Indy Indianapolis, Indiana
Aug 18 2009 8:00P
Cincy Cincinatti, Ohio
Aug 19 2009 8:00P
West Virginia Huntington, West Virginia
Aug 20 2009 8:00P
Circus ~ w/ Now Soon Nowhere & Phantods Columbus, Ohio
Aug 21 2009 8:00P
The Hi-Fi ~ w/ Now Soon Nowhere, A Few Askew, DOHM, & others tba! Lakewood, OH, Ohio
Aug 22 2009 3:00P
Pioneer Woods ~ w/ Maggot Twat , D’z Nutz, Now Soon Nowhere & Black Thumb South Side, Illinois
Sep 11 2009 7:00P
THE CROFOOT (Pike Room) ~ w/ Downtown Brown CD Release Party & Orange Marsupials ~ all ages Pontiac, Michigan
Sep 12 2009 8:00P
Rhino’s ~ all ages Bloomington, Indiana
Sep 25 2009 8:00P
The Ashbary Coffeehouse ~ all ages Willow Springs, Illinois
Sep 26 2009 3:00P
The Kokomo Event Center ~ Turley Fest 09 ~ all ages Kokomo, Indiana

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   About Ideamen

Ideamen is an exhilarating tango of harmony and thrashing Rock n' Roll. With their influences ranging from Pop to Progressive Rock to Barbershop Metal, Ideamen can’t wait to bring their high-energy show to your town!


Since their formation in 2006, band members Tim (vocals/keys), Dave (vocals), Mark (bass), Dan (guitar), and Phil (drums), have created a mysterious blend of melody and chaos to form one the most entertaining bands around. The unique antics of dual frontmen, Tim Swanson and Dave Solar are the pillars of Ideamen’s spine-tingling show. The band performed most of ’07 and ’08 throughout the Midwest & East Coast, using lush vocal harmonies and juicy guitar & bass hooks to connect with their audiences.


“It’s awesome to see that we have fans all over the place!”, says Tim Swanson. It certainly seems that way. In 2007 Ideamen released their first EP, “Progress”, and right away they knew they had something special. The 5 song EP sold copies throughout the US, UK, Germany, and Canada! Ideamen have recently been tapping into the underground scene with the help of other acts in the genre, such as Dog Fashion Disco, Tub Ring, & Screaming Mechanical Brain.


“It’s been great for us to play at such legendary venues as the Double Door (Chicago), Peabody’s (Cleveland), Otto’s (Baltimore), and Southgate House (Newport).” says Dave Solar, “We are quite lucky!”.


Now in 2009, Ideamen is proud to announce they have signed on with the Los Angeles based "ROTTEN RECORDS", (Dog Fashion Disco, Polkadot Cadaver), and will be releasing a brand new full-length in the Summer of '09. The band is very excited to be working with Rotten, and are ready to hit the road again and support the new release entitled, "May You Live In Interesting Times".

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Jul 5 2009 6:17 PM

Thanx for the request, cool tunes what dates are you lookin for in kc. Later

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Jul 4 2009 6:55 PM

Nice tunes, great set of influnces!  Hope to see you in Cincinnati!
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Jul 3 2009 5:03 PM

Hello!
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Jul 3 2009 8:51 AM

You really need to come to MN but please do not play the Garage! Have a lovely 4th of July duders!
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Jul 3 2009 8:51 AM



cheers!
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Jul 1 2009 3:27 AM

Friday was DEFINATELY funtastic!!! We gotta get together more and do more shows! Hope to see you fellers soon!
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Jun 30 2009 7:45 PM

Chicago Bands and Entainers we are looking to fill some spots in upcoming event show. If you are looking to get in some clubs and festivals please email us.
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Jun 30 2009 1:09 PM

Remember when you use to comment back? If I don't stalk you on myspace I never know what you're up to.
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Jun 28 2009 2:15 AM

Nice shirt there, Tim.
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Jun 25 2009 4:00 PM

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Jun 24 2009 6:21 PM

yo guys hows it going? when ya'll hitting up K.C.? let me know i know a good friend who books shows now in K.C.? keep on rocking the house guys.
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Jun 22 2009 11:46 PM

Please hurry..... all I have is a couple demos of soulvasq and Ducttape's first album.....
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Jun 22 2009 1:07 PM

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Jun 21 2009 7:22 AM

Thanks ever so much,
check out the Our Award Winning CD
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YOU TOTALLY ROCK
your friends,
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Jun 20 2009 4:58 PM

Thanks for the request!
How things going?
Cheers!
Joey Thunder
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Jun 19 2009 9:15 PM

IDEAMEN,
thanks so much for the add and for supporting Endangered Minds!

-EM
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Jun 19 2009 4:28 AM

Thanks for the love! Hope you'll check out the NEW digs sometime soon. MOBFEST all this weekend...showcasing the best unsigned bands in Chicago!!!
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Jun 19 2009 4:28 AM

Thanks for the add req.!
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Jun 18 2009 5:27 PM

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