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Laredo Morning Times

Band briefs: A short list of who's who on Laredo stages
Who: Oridium When: 10 p.m. Thursday Where: Average Joe's Sports Bar and Grill Band members: Lead vocalist Lea Garcia, back up vocalist and lead guitarist Aaron Garcia, bass guitarist Garon Garcia and drummer Jonathan Rodriguez. Sounds like: A mix of metal, hard rock ballads and Lea Garcia's distinctive voice, a lethal combination that will likely resurrect images of Evanescence to the minds of some listeners. This group is primarily a family affair, with Lea joining her twin brothers, Aaron and Garon, on the stage. "We've been described as Tool meets Metallica meets Iron Maiden," Lea said. After playing the show in Laredo, the band heads to Corpus Christi and on to the famous and fertile rock ground, Whiskey a Go Go in the Sunshine State.
©Laredo Morning Times 2008



210SA

THEY ARE: Oridium
THE SOUND: Progressive melodic rock. “I always say Tool meets Metallica meets Evanescence,” lead singer Lea Garcia said.
THE MEMBERS: Lea Garcia, lead vocals; Aaron Garcia, guitar, backup vocals; Garon Garcia, bass; Jonathan Rodriguez, drums
THE BACKGROUND: “It's like a family thing,” Lea said of the band. Aaron and Garon are fraternal twins, and Lea is their younger sister. Rodriguez isn't related to the Garcias, but his identical twin brother, Jason, is Lea's longtime boyfriend. Whew. The Garcias' parents also are involved, attending every show and letting the band practice in their house. They even went with Oridium on their recent West Coast tour. “Oh, yeah, they could base a sitcom on our lives,” Lea said. So the band did the next best thing: It has released two videos on YouTube of the band in the recording studio, playing, dancing and goofing off, and plan to release more.
THE 210 TAKE: Oridium is just beginning to hit its stride, although Aaron and Garon Garcia, who turn 29 on Sept. 13, formed the band about nine years ago. Rodriguez, now 26, joined them about three years ago. Lea Garcia, now 24, joined the band as the drummer when she was 17, but a bout of tendonitis forced her to switch to vocals. That's a good thing because her powerful alto is probably Oridium's strongest asset. The band played the legendary Whisky a Go-Go in Hollywood in August and are scheduled for another gig there in October; their first full-length album is set to be released in the spring. Watch out for the upcoming single “Frivolous,” about a girl who triumphs over a guy who treats her badly. And if you're wondering — the band’s name is a twist on the element iridium, one of the harder metals. “We're kind of science buffs,” Garon said.
Jessica Belasco | 210SA contributor



The Edge Magazine

ORIDIUM Oridium has been together for 9 years now. Can you please tell us a little more about how your band came together (who met who and where) how many band members did you go through until you found the perfect combination? (Lea says) My brothers (Aaron and Garon) have been trying to find the right combination for quite some time. Music runs through our blood because our dad was a musician and our mom used to sing in church choirs and so on. Basically, we were exposed to this lifestyle at very young ages. So we have always had a passion for music whether it be in the school band, choir, or just tooling around with instruments. About 9 years ago my brothers decided to try and form a band and went through member after member. While watching this process or disaster, as I would say…lol I was getting back into singing and wanted to try to make a name for myself. It didn’t really happen because I was trying to sing pop, and anyone who knows me knows I’m nowhere near girly!! So I told my brothers I wanted to try and help them, but all they needed was a drummer. I told them, “Hey, even though I’ve never played drums in my life, let me try!” So after a lot of laughter…lol..Garon sat me down, gave me a beat, and I played it! This was when our first band Ravenus was born. Things didn’t work out, so we all just decided to give up and get 9 to 5 jobs. After trying to live “normal” lives the three of us decided that we loved music too much to stop so we sat down and decided we were going to give it one more shot, but we needed a drummer. My boyfriend at the time (Jason Rodriguez) had a twin brother that always joked around about playing the drums. We have known them for so long that I figured it was worth trying. I took it to the boys, Garon gave him a beat…and the rest is history! (Jon says) That’s where I came in. I have known these guys for 8 to 9 years and it all started for me of course in the school band. I met Lea when her and my brother (Jason) started dating. A few years after that they formed Ravenus, which Jason and I were roadies for. I knew they all had such amazing talent! I was very upset when they ended the band but when I heard that they were forming, “Oridium” with Lea now on vocals I knew that they would be in need of a drummer. So I volunteered to be a part of this amazing journey. Let’s talk about the debut release of “From Ashes” which will be unleashed on July 13. How long did the album take to put together? (Lea says) LOL..Is this a trick question? Seriously, it has taken a while. Some of the songs on the album are from when we first started practicing together! Yeah..but hey, they sound great! And we’ve been recording at 5th Street since January 31st, so it has taken a couple of months to get the entire recording done. We will be releasing the album on I-tunes and in many different places online starting July 13th but we actually have two shows a few days before then. We play in Laredo at Average Joe’s on July 11th and we play here in San Antonio on July 12th at Jack’s Patio Bar with When Words Attack and Darkwater! So all you Laredo and SA peeps will be able to actually buy the hard copy before anyone else! Plus this will be our first time playing since we started recording so we are going to rock the house! (Garon says) Honestly, this album has about 3 years worth of work on it. We tried numerous studios in hopes to find one that would be able to help us recreate the magic of our live shows in a studio and capture it.
By Toni Torres
For full interview go to theedgemagazine.com/downloads and click on June 2008 edition!




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