What are industry people saying about Simplistic Urge?
"Simplistic Urge is an extremely hard working band, with a lot of
passion. They have a lot of great promise and I respect their work
ethic and devotion to building a long term career."
Randy Spencer, Pitch Music
"Working with Simplistic Urge, you can feel the passion for the music from each member. It's more than just realizing the guys are friends, it's a matter of a group of friends realizing what they can accomplish by putting their musical talents together. In talking with the guys both on and off air, you can see what their goals are and feel the commitment from each member. It's not a matter of fluff and parading around; they simply don't have time for that. They'd rather continue writing their next favorite song and play live as often--and as well--as possible. Completely genuine guys with a live show that resembles a party--they captured my interest with their music and sold me as a fan with their ability to have a good time with each and every show."
Nathan Ronchetti
Host, Local Chaos WONC FM89.1
Music Director WONC FM 89.1
"We've been hosting our showcase series for 12 years and Simplistic Urge are without a doubt one of the top acts that have graced our stage. They've got the songs and the ability to deliver live. We've already extended an invitation for next year's showcase"
Chris Perez
Captiva Records
Showcase during SXSW '08 CLICK BELOW TO READ OUR REVIEW FROM BROADTEXTER.COM!
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Tim Flynn-Lead Vocals
Mike Styrczula- Guitar, Vocals
Mattaaay- Guitar, Vocals
John Haracz- Bass
Chris DiDomenico- Percussion
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Influences
Simplistic Urges wide variety of musical taste and background is what brings them together as a group. Anything from the classics, Jimi Hendrix, Zeppelin, to modern day music such as SevenDust, Unearth, and Story of the year . Simplistic Urge trys to take it all in to create a new influential sound they can call their own.
Sounds Like
Van Halen, SevenDust, Chiodos, and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus beating the crap out of eachother during an Everytime i Die concert.
Biography
Simplistic Urge may have started as a hard rock band, but what the group has become is slowly bridging the gap between pop and hardcore. Glimpses of hardcore, post hardcore, and pop find the band in a new rock genre: MELODICORE.
Simplistic Urge, formed in ’03, is made up of five members: Tim Flynn- Lead Vocals, Mattaaay- Guitar and backup vocals, Michael Styrczula-Guitar and backup vocals, John Haracz- Bassist and backup vocals, Chris DiDomenico-Drums. .
While immersed in the Chicago music scene, SU has played well-known venues such as The Double Door, The Elbo Room, The Congress Theatre, and the Lakeshore Theatre. The band is also well known at The Rave in Milwaukee, WI. SU participated in Bodog’s “In the Trenches” Music Competition, a national battle of the bands. They advanced to the second round of competition and gained more respect on the scene. SU also returned to Chicago’s House of Blues for their second appearance in Al Roker Jr’s XXXL bash with Bellevue Suite and El Guapo. The pinnacle of ’06 for Simplistic Urge was taking The Metro by storm during their performance at Songs from a Scene VI with Lucky Boys Confusion. .
Simplistic Urge has played with nationally renowned artists such as Letter Kills, Chevelle, StutterFly, Adair, and Collective Soul, as well as being chosen by Q101, Chicago’s largest alternative station, to compete in their Local Music Mail Room. Here listeners voted online for the best local band. SU won by over 40%, winning air time on the radio station for their single “One Sided.” The band was also featured in a spread in the December ’06 edition of Clubline Magazine and in the Daily Herald’s entertainment magazine “Beep” in their March ’08 edition. .
In the summer of ’05, Simplistic Urge traveled to Malibu, CA to record “Eight Sided Di.” With ’06 came SU’s first self produced EP “Pulse of America”. ’07 finds the band in another stage of evolution. The Self produced EP “Bridging the Gap” eventually led into their new EP "Drown In Your Own Demise" with producer Steve Russell (As I Lay Dying, Sworn Enemy, Blindside, etc...) which was released August 2007. .
Most recently in ’08 Simplistic Urge played three showcases at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas with amazing response from local and national industry representatives, peers and audiences. SU also recently took home the award for Best Alternative band in Chicago magazine Suburban Night Life’s “Best of the Burbs” competition. Simplistic Urge also is being aired on MTV2’s “On the Rise” segment which will also be available on Comcast “On Demand” in Illinois. Simplistic Urge is also part of MOBfest 2008. FEEL THE URGE!!!.
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Simplistic Urge has been chosen as one of the top 5 bands in Chicago to play at the Q101 FM Chicago Block Party with Avenged Sevenfold, Theory of a Deadman,Sick Puppies, Atreyu, Pennywise, Bullet For My Valentine, Apocalyptica, & Local H!
We need your help to play this HUGE show in September.
You simply sign up, they will send you an email, click the email to confirm and then it lets you vote. You can only vote once ever, so please do this for us. We also will win free taco bell for a year if you make this happen for us.
other SU links
The Official Website//
www.simplisticurge.com (new website coming soon)
Purevolume//
purevolume.com/simplisticurge
Booking//
jchavez819@comcast.net
Management//
Simplistic Management
Joe Chavez
E-mail: Jchavez819@comcast.net
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Next time you guys sing eddie money's "Take me home tonight" you have to sing the "woaaah woooah's" in the beginning...that's the best part lol. I'm at work and this song is on!
Tim Flynn-Lead Vocals
