Snow Patrol, U2, Tom Petty, Jeff Buckley, Live, Muse, Death Cab for Cutie, Coldplay, Bob Marley, Counting Crows, Green Day, Bob Dylan, The Police, Weezer, The Thrills, The Rolling Stones, The Clash, The Wallflowers, The Beatles, The Strokes, The Cure, The Killers, The Who, Bloc Party
THE RUSE, Jim Bilus (guitar), John Dauer (vocals), Jason Young (drums), Mark Stolze (bass), have been touring nationally for two years and have independently released two records.
In early 2006 THE RUSE released their sophomore record “Light In Motion” to rave reviews across several continents. MTV's reality show "The Hills" featured multiple songs. After having played over 90 shows throughout the US in support of “Light In Motion”, the band is currently in the studio with producer Jorge Vivo working on the next record.
*12+ songs featured on MTV’s "The Hills"
*Sold out shows at Mercury Lounge in NYC
*Featured on E! Network's "Paradise City"
*Sold out shows at Viper Room in LA
*Featured on ABC's “20/20”
*4 Coast to coast US tours in 2 years
awesome show last nite! it's really cool that you guys take to time to let your fans know how much you care! and it means alot!! you guys have so much talent its truely unreal.your stage presents is second to none. your music is fuckin great, but to catch it live is really something special. thanks for keeping it real and giving us music fans something to be able to really vibe with!hope it see you agian sometime soon!thanks for two great shows in less than 3 days!!
hey whats up guys? just wanted to say thanks agian for everything you did for me. i cant stop listening to the cd's. EVERY song is fuckin phenomel!!! thanks for your music!! I cant wait to see the full set tonight!!- " if it sounds good you'll hear it, if it looks good you'll see it, if its marketed right you'll buy it, BUT IF ITS REAL YOU"LL FEEL IT!! AND I FUCKIN FEEL IT!!!!thanks guys see you tonight
Gah, I love your music! This is a photo of one of the bands I am working with on default, Stars Go Dim. you'd be a good match w/ SGD or The Influence or No Second Troy. i always say that everytime i write. :)
Hey guys! It's Ryan and Charlee from last night. Just wanted to thank you again for a great show You guys are AWESOME!!! Looking forward to another Great show 2-morrow!
I'm proud of the stamina last night...you guys did great in spite of the technical difficulties! :) Sometimes I can't really believe how far you've come and I get a little sappy...see you tomorrow.
Hey you guys!! Just wanted to say that vid was awesome, and the "collide" song was TOTALLY AWESOME!! I loved it! You guys rock, I wish y'all the best :).
I am SO happy for you guys. My boys!! You are ready for this. SO ready. It's not the Owl Club, but I think you'll do great. Guess my old ass has to start watching MTV again. hee hee. *HUG* to all of you. Love, MySpace Mom!
Hi The Ruse, I'm stopping by to say hi. I want to thank you for the video. It's really amazing. :) Love your songs. They're amazing. Keep up a great work!
Loved the making of Collide and the new songs! Glad to see everything is going well for you. Let me know when you're going to be in Nashville again. We miss you around these parts!
