Richard Flemming

Bio:

.. .. Praise For "Richard Flemming": "Richard Flemming is a garage band in all the right ways, offering raw, unpolished rock. - Cleveland Magazine (November, 08) "...Sexy...it's a luxury to hear how un-2007 this band is." - Stylus Magazine (www.stylusmagazine.com) "...better than [Radiohead's] "Pablo Honey"" - Staubt5 on ITunes
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Richard Flemming is a uniquely explosive rock band originating from Canton, OH. (Currently residing in New York, NY / Nashville, TN / Bloomington, IN) They were formed in the summer of 2004 by Hank Whitaker (Guitars/Vocals), Dave Queen (Guitars/Vocals), Justin Luntz (Bass), and Michael Hetrick (Drums) while attending Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, OH. Richard Flemming quickly gained popularity in the Northeastern Ohio area due to their intense live acts which included a unique blend of original material as well as a diverse palette of cover songs (The Rolling Stones, Battles, The Dismemberment Plan, Explosions in the Sky, Blur, The Kinks, The Who, DJ Shadow, Talking Heads, Ray Charles, Weezer and many others). As each show went by, Flemming introduced more and more original songs. Flemming went on a temporary semi-hiatus the following year as Whitaker moved to Bloomington, IN for school. Performances were scarce during this time, but the song-writing became the primary focus as many demos were sent back and forth over the internet between the two states. Reunited during breaks from school, Flemming found the time to perform and write music together. Richard Flemming has rocked audiences at the Rites of Spring Music Festival 2008 in Nashville, TN (kicking off the festival and opening for Spoon, Colbie Caillat, The Avett Brothers, Feist and Lil’ Jon) // Peabody’s in Cleveland, OH (Flemming has played Peabody’s several times and has been asked to open for Mondo Generator the new band of former Queens of the Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri.) // Ohio University in Athens, OH // Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, OH // As well as many other venues and clubs within the Northeastern Ohio region. In the summer of 2007, Flemming moved onto a farm in West Virginia to record the ten songs that would become their eponymous debut album. They recorded, produced and released this album independently in August of 2007.
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Member Since:

January 26, 2006

Members:

WHITAKER
guitar/vox

QUEEN
guitar/vox

HETRICK
drums

LUNTZ
bass

Influences:

The Rolling Stones; Foo Fighters; The Beatles

Sounds Like:

.. An energetic and modern take on 60s-70s rock and r&b.