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Buffalo, NY — as far upstate as you can go to the cold barren tundra. Best city in the world, some would call it, all crushed between a waterfall and a large upstate forest where the legal age to drink might have been your 18th birthday. As I recall, the last time I visited, my airplane landed on one wheel in a drift of snow, or was it 3 feet of snow... Like any city, most natives care more about mainstay team The Bills than say hometown’s Goo Goo Dolls or Every Time I Die. Buffalo is without question, a very difficult scene to break out of...this is probably due to the fact that there isn’t much of a scene at all. To an up-and-coming band’s advantage — when the competition is non-existent, and you’re as serious as the band I’m going to tell you about, things heat up rather fast.

Meet young Chris Flury, Alex Niceforo, Sean Kalaras, Kyle Adams, and star front man Donny Evans — Buffalo’s own, and collectively known as SETTINGS. Call it a delicate balance between electronic induced alternative and power pop, no matter how you slice it, SETTINGS is doing “their own thing.” See the band live, I’d follow that line by “I dare you” -- in a scene inundated with laptop powered garage rock, it’s refreshing to know that some people are still focused on being a ROCK band. Drawing any comparison would be a reach; however, the band’s influences range from The Receiving End of Sirens to Thrice to 30 Seconds to Mars to Linkin Park to Orgy to Breaking Benjamin. Enough influence to be deemed the best identity crisis this side o’ lake Erie. My apologies, did I forget to mention the Transiberian Orchestra? Now that your interest is officially peaked — let’s talk about this band’s upbringing. This band is REAL, you’re not going to find a man behind the curtain here, they write, engineer, and produce all of their own music. In addition, these guys pack what is quite possibly the most intricate light show I’ve seen to date. Epileptics bring your shades — this is the real deal. You’ve got to see it to believe it. To simply explain why I love this band — they’d rather spend their time importing 300 watt industrial amps from Germany and seeking out the latest in laser lighting technology than sitting at the computer adding myspace friends, I mean that. That’s not Buffalo work ethic but VISION for the band to exist in the real world. By the way -- In hoping that I did not put the proverbial “spin” on this band’s great story, these guys are truly Buffalo enthusiasts.

SETTINGS has released 2 all digital EPs to date exclusively via Itunes — which by the way, have collectively sold over 30,000 singles. Summer of 2008 the band peformed on the Van’s Warped tour, winning an online contest by taking first place out of 15,000 unsigned bands. Immediately following, they made a video for 2008 internet hit “Creatures,” dark yet refined, very representative of the band. The video had major success at MTVu and received well over 100,000 internet spins .. viral web sites. In fall of 2008, the band was getting so much attention as an unsigned band that MTV’s TRL brought the band on to play live at their 1515 studios. With Donny’s first note immediately following a Jonas Brother’s premier video, there was no question that this would be a great look for the band. The attention only continued as they were asked to tape for MTV2’s Spankin new music week, which aired all throughout the month of December. In this particular appearance, the band performed their set as well as a masterfully crafted cover of Linkin Park’s hit single “Numb.” With an Alternative Press feature, Hot Topic merchandise adds, being asked to appear on a northeast Taste of Chaos date, all to add to the hype, needless to say, things really started to pick up. Jumping to December, end of last year — the band performed at Kevin Lyman and Ernie Ball’s end of year holiday party. Out of the 5 bands that performed they were unanimously voted to play on the Warped tour in 2009. What a way to close off 2008... As I watched the band’s most recent hometown show at the Town Ballroom, it became more than obvious that SETTINGS has something going on. SOLD OUT read the box office window... and this is only the beginning. With the Warped tour this summer and a brand new release on the horizon, it is clear where the band is headed. Could you believe this is just the beginning?

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Nov 11 2009 12:13 AM

hey boys love you miss you
hope to see you live soon!
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Nov 10 2009 6:07 PM

STOPPING BY TO SHOW LUV & RESPECT!
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Nov 10 2009 3:20 AM

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Nov 9 2009 5:23 PM

so i think u guys should play a show soon!!
fannie.

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Nov 9 2009 9:16 AM

i miss you guys
<3

come back to canada.
i'm pretty sure you have enough fans here to do a show :)
oh em gee amanda!

oh em gee amanda!



Nov 7 2009 2:43 AM

hey you guys should have like 1 big super album. cuz like i wanna buy platinum but i dont wanna buy a cd with only like 5 songs on it. So what you should do is like take all the songs off platinum, and add like 7 or so more songs to it, like keeep me safe and songs like that, then just charge more for it. cuz i would totally buy it. and i dont even have an ipod so i cant get your songs off there :/
¥ LAURIE ¥

Sky Co



Nov 6 2009 11:17 PM

Hey boys :] well woohooo buffalo gosh we sure put out some awesome bands i love you guys you have to be one of my favorite bands i have some ahhhhhh- mazing pics of yall at warped tour at dl ill send them when i find my camera well just thought id let you know i love you guys and sooo happy your from buffalo :D
<3 Lauire
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Nov 6 2009 10:06 AM

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Nov 5 2009 2:57 PM

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Nov 3 2009 4:51 PM

SHOWING LUV & RESPECT!
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Nov 2 2009 7:05 PM

Heyy!
So, I love you. And are you going to be playing in New York City anytime soon? I'd love to see you.
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Oct 31 2009 6:52 PM

Hey Boys.
i feel like im slacking.
i havent talked to you in forever!


how are all of you doing?
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Oct 31 2009 2:42 PM

happy Halloween guys! :)

have a great weekend :D

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Oct 30 2009 3:08 PM

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Oct 24 2009 8:34 AM

Hey, what's up?? I hope you like the tunes we have posted from our new EP! Let us know what you think, or just drop by and say hi! :-)
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olivia.♥



Oct 22 2009 12:30 AM

im highly upset with someone in your band
not to point fingers
buttttt me and kelsey were going to come see you cause we have nothing to do on the weekends
and we wanted to go out to lunch or somthing depending on what time we got out there cause we miss you guys a bunch
i was depending on one person to tell me when everyone would be home and able to do this.
2 months later and still no reply.


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Oct 21 2009 11:33 PM

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Oct 20 2009 4:18 PM

Whats goin on? Just stoppin in to let you know that if you sign up for our mailing list at www.decadentroots.com you will receive a FREE copy of our 1st single Relapse. We have also made the entire album available to download for only $5.00 in the online store! We also have just posted a new song by the name of Haunting Memories, give it a listen and let us know what you think. It is a huge, epic sounding tune that we wrote at practice on September 12, 2001, so you can probably guess what its about. Weve also got some new pics up of us with the boys from Down up in Cleveland. So stop by the myspace page or the .com and give the songs a listen, check out the merchandise, sign up for the mailing list, and drop us a line, we love hearing from you! Keep in touch.
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Oct 19 2009 3:43 PM

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!
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