The last year has been an exciting one for the KIDS OF SURVIVAL: FOX News used their song, “My Addiction” to promote their Good Morning L.A. show; they played the New York Bamboozle Festival in May 2009; they passed 5 MILLION plays on their Myspace site, and in June, their long-awaited sophomore record, Deliver the Message, was triumphantly released. Produced entirely in-house by Gary Gordon and former band member, Vin Envy, KIDS OF SURVIVAL introduced Deliver the Message to a packed house at NYC’s Highline Ballroom on June 28, 2009. Of the new record lead singer/bassist Gary Gordon says, “I was 17 when I wrote the songs on our first record. This new record isn’t the same pop/rock. We still know how to write a catchy chorus and we love that, but these new songs also show that we’re musicians and that we love being musicians.”
Hailing from New York City, KIDS OF SURVIVAL started playing music practically from the cradle. Drummer Dylan Lipari and bassist/lead singer Gary Gordon met in junior high school and have been in and out of bands together since. Guitarist Frank Incandela joined the band, jumping at the opportunity to work with musicians who were serious about touring and making music their career. After a few false starts—name changes, personnel changes—KIDS OF SURVIVAL was born.
While Dylan and Gary were still in high school, KIDS OF SURVIVAL headed out on regional tours, covering the East coast from New York to Florida, and opening for national acts like: Sugarcult, Story of the Year, Bayside, From First to Last, Halifax, Punchline, Spitalfield, Valencia, Bed light for Blue Eyes, HelloGoodBye, I Am The Avalanche, Four Year Strong, Houston Calls, Brazil, Emery and many more.
In the summer of 2005 after working odd jobs and scrimping and saving their own money, KIDS OF SURVIVAL (known as “Stiffler” at that time), headed in to the studio with producer Tomas Costanza to record their debut full length record, Good ‘Til Your Heart Pops. At a time when most bands were relying on the formula of, “if you scream it, they will come,” KIDS OF SURVIVAL emerged from the studio with an unapologetically catchy POP-ROCK record. Released on November 29th, 2005 at a sold-out show at the Knitting Factory in New York City, KIDS OF SURVIVAL sold over 4,000 copies independently over the next 7 months. Since its release in 2005, KIDS OF SURVIVAL have booked 4 full U.S. tours on their own and have built a loyal fanbase in rural small towns and large cities alike. From Buchanan, GA to Los Angeles and everywhere in between, KIDS OF SURVIVAL have sold out shows and drawn fans. After opting out of an early record deal with a small label, KIDS OF SURVIVAL chose to remain independent for now.
KIDS OF SURVIVAL is now touring with Deliver the Message and is already writing new music for the third full-length CD. |
