Joel on Drums and Vocals, Marc on Rhythm and Lead Guitar, Keys and Vocals, Jeff on Bass Guitar and Vocals, Johnny "HONDA" on Rhythm and Lead Guitar and Vocals, Principal Composer of Originals.
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Friends,
First off I want to thank everyone who is reading this as you are the ones who have made it all possible!!!
We are happy to announce that we've Re-mixed, Re-mastered and Re-uploaded one of our songs that has been popular amongst our friends and it made the upcoming Led Zepplin Tribute Bonus CD called "Misty Mountain Hop A Tribute To Led Zepplin" which will be released late summer 2008!!! The song COMPLICATED has been re mixed and mastered and sounds just a little better IMHO and can be heard here on our page or at our myspace page and most importantly will be on the bonus CD with the rest of the bands influenced by Led Zepplin. The first CD will include Led Zepplin covers from artists including current/former members of: Megadeath, Kiss, Lillian Axe, Black Sabbath, Dio, The Circle Jerks, Deep Purple, L.A. Guns, Warrant, White Lion, ALice Cooper Band, Slash's Snakepit, Every Mothers Nightmare, Dangerous Toys, Zebra, Riot, Ace Frehley Band, Rainbow, Rat Race Choir, Billy Idol Band, Roger Daltry Band, Badlands, Quiet Riot, Salty Dog, and others!!! Hoep you are as excited as we are. Looking forward to the release of the CD at our gigs in Washington but for those of you who are interested and not in our green state please keep an eye out for the release and give us a shout. We can get it to you one way or another ;^)
Marc and SR9
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HERE ARE SOME OF THE PICS FROM THE STEWARTS PLACE SHOW IN MARCH
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AND HERE ARE SOME PICS FROM GROWLIN GATORS HALLOWEEN BASH!!! ;^)
ROCK ON OZZY!!!
Influences
Alice in Chains, Jimmy Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Led Zepplin, Van Halen and many, many more!
Our list includes:
Stone Free (Hendrix)
Tush, Fool For Your Stockings (ZZ Top)
Stray Cat Strut (The Stray Cats)
Saw Her Standing There (Beatles)
Driven Under, Gasoline, Fine Again, Broken (Seether)
Love Removal Machine (The Cult)
Tightrope (SRV)
Double Vision(Foreigner)
Interstate Love Song, Meatplow, Unglued, Trippin On a Hole, Plush (STP)
Better Man, Alive, Black, Yellow Ledbetter (Pearl Jam)
Sober (Tool)
Hold On Loosely (38 Special)
Deja Voodoo (Kenny Wayne Sheppard)
The Red (Chevelle)
Wash Away Those Years, Beautiful, Say I (Creed)
It Aint Like That, Would, Man In A Box, Rooster (Alice In Chains)
Another Thing Comin, Green Manalishi (Judas Priest)
The Way She Loves Me (Tonic)
Shine (Collective Soul)
Rebel Yell (Billy Idol)
Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Movin On (Bad Co)
Aint Talkin Bout Love, Right Now, Love Walks In, Panama (Van Halen)
Jet City Woman, Silent Lucidity (Queensryche)
Pink Houses, ROCK in Th USA (John Mellencamp)
Lightning Crashes (Live)
Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi)
Disarmed (Smashing Pumpkins)
Fools Shine On (Brother Kane)
Hotel California (The Eagles)
Enter Sandman (Metallica)
Crazy Train (Ozzie)
Drift and Die (Puddle of Mud)
The Outside (Staind)
Machine Head (Bush)
Day Of The Eagle (Robin Trower)
In Bloom, Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
Never Again (Nickelback)
Give Me All Your Love Tonight (Whitesnake)
What is and What Will Never Be (Led Zepplin)
Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd)
ACOUSTIC SET INCLUDES:
The End Of The World (Chris Cornell)
The Wanderer, Gavins Song, Hope For Me Yet (Marc Broussard)
Put In Two Words (CHICAGO)
Dance WIth Me (Live)
3:00am (Matchbox 20)
Drive (Incubus)
And we're always working on more and more!!
;^)
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HEY Y'ALL WE'RE LOOKING TO BOOK A COUPLE SATURDAYS - ONE THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS OF MAY AND ONE IN JUNE. PLEASE CONTACT US! EITHER MESSAGE US HERE, OR OUR YAHOO ADDRESS BELOW. THANK YOU!!!
INTERESTED IN BOOKING SR9 FOR YOUR CLUB OR PARTY ?? Give us a shout either message us here on myspace or email us at www.yahoo.com/sr9band
Let us know where, and when, we'll check our calendar and send you our rates!
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Just recorded our live show at Stewarts Place in Snohomish and the rough mix sounded cool. We'll be in the studio mixing and putting some finishing touches to it, then mastering and should release the CD as soon as this summer at our shows!!!
We should be able to get a couple rough mixes together for your listening pleasure and post them to the page soon so keep an eye out for it and give us some feedback!! Thanks to all who showed up at the gig and helped us have the "Rockinest" time ever!!! ;^)
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SR9 (for State Route 9 which is where we spend a lot of windshield time) is a 4 Pc band - 2 guitars, some keys, bass and drums. Current members have been together for 6 years. Joel has a wife Jenn and 2 boys Taylor and Kelly. John has a wife Emie and 2 girls Kayli and Kelsi. Jeff has a wife Kerry and a son Cameron. I have my beautiful wife of 25 years Trysha and 3 kids (although they're grown up) ;^) 1 girl Amanda - 20 and 2 Boys Brandon - 24 and Cameron - 22. We've played many venues like the Arlington Chrome Cafe, Jimmy Z's, Many private affairs. Rep. consisting of a wide variety of covers and originals from Alice in Chains and The Beatles to ZZ Top! (A to Z ;^) This is about the 12th band my brother Joel and I have had together. Previously we were in a power trio called NRG. We played at the Old Oxford Tavern in Snohomish once a month for 10 years and also spread the love out to other venues like: The Chopping Block in Monroe, The Pastime, The U&I, The Corner Saloon in Granite Falls, The Collectors Choice outdoor stage and many private parties including cruises on the Goodtimes boats and the beautiful Snohomish Eagles Ballroom. Our story starts out when we (Joel and I) were in grade school our dad Kim (and grandpa Everett/Ev) is (was) a musician and we grew up/were around many local musicians and were influenced by them. Dad was in the Viceroys back in the 60's. They had a couple top 40 hits and played an Opera House concert in Seattle with Stevie Wonder when "Fingertips" was comin' up the charts. (he was only about 13 years old!) But due to band member changes around 68 or 69 (I think) the record company made the Viceroys change the band name to The Surprise Package. Shortly after that they broke up and we moved around leaving the Seattle area for a while and taking up roots in Spokane. We returned and made our home in Issaquah and then Snohomish. During that time we were exposed to Jr. Cadillac, The Dick Powell Band, The Fabulous Wailers and more. We finished School living in Snohomish and pretty much grew up there. I got my first guitar for my 6th birthday but really didn't start playing until High School. Joel got a drumset in Jr. High and we were on our way jamming almost every day after school. Getting together with any bass and/or guitar player we could. Learning songs and arrangements along the way. We play now because it is the best way we know to meet people and make new friends, have fun and let it all hang out. ;^)
I've been trying to finish up some home projects so I can get back to finishing my home studio which is currently about 80% complete. (See pics) Maybe this winter and spring. I have also been helping my friend Jeff G. (Stones cousin!) working on his studio and it is going to be an excellent one. He has really taken his time to do things right and it shows. It is definitely "State of the Art".
When we first got together Joel had been playing with them (SR9) for about 3 years. John and Jeff were together much longer and had bands like "The Silence" and had done quite a bit of recording and gigging. It was around May of 2001 when I got a call "Do you have time to practice and sit in a couple gigs? I had been doing my own thing recording and playing all of the instruments with an electric drummer and playing part time with another band on the bass! Joel said that one of the guitar players had quit and they had a couple gigs lined up that they didn't want to cancel and since I had played with them a couple times, would I learn their songs and sit in. I said of course and we practiced a couple times and got tight enough and played at Jimmy Z's in Everett. Kept on practicing and playing a couple private parties and then they asked if I wanted to stay. Of course I said yes. We've had our growing pains (what band doesn't) but all in all we talk things through and have a really good time rehearsing and gigging together. We recorded our first original demo (You can listen to some of it on this page) in 2004 and spent quite a while tweaking it but none of us were ever satisfied. (we are our own worst critic) Later we added some covers to our demo and we used it to land a gig at The Chrome Cafe in Arlington. They had us back about once a month after that. Jeff became the sound guy there and was also doing general remodel work as well building a new food bar and a card room and setting up the PA. That was an "A "room complete with lights and PA! We played there about once a month until their demise due to the Darrington Rock Fest saga (Now new ownership and name change to Happy Days) and have been back to playing private parties. Not knowing any club owners it is hard to get your foot in the door since none of us just go to bars and hang out we don't know where to go. Anyone have a good room and want to hear us play there drop us a line and tell your bar owner about us. We would like to do some Saturday work anywhere between downtown Seattle and Mount Vernon and/or the Kirkland Redmond area. I started this page to get interest generated and start gigging again. And here we go! See gigs posted at the top of the page. Thank all of the people who either added us or asked to be added as we really TRULY appreciate your support. You guys are the greatest. Don't forget to stop by a gig and say hi. (Mention you are a myspace friend and I just might buy you a beer!)
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Marc
Hey!!! How are you boys!? I miss you! :) I really want to come to a show..I am gonna try to make it tonight..but if not..FOR SURE the next show in March! Love ya!
Hey guys: Are you freezing your asses off yet? Hee-hee. I know, that was not nice. Anyway, if you need a break come on down to sunny, warm Mexico with the wives and we will hang. I could even set you up some gigs. I love ya guys so much and miss you mucho! Take care and have a rockin' week-end.
Hey guys, thanks for thinking i rock. i would love to come and sing with you guys if i were to ever get out there! keep in touch and thanks for the support!
I just wanted to thank you all for the invite to the Timberline 01/25/08 to see you all play. My co-worker Mariea and I loved the way you all sounded. Sorry if the two of us were a little roudy towards the end of the night, but we had a great time dancing to your music. Hope to see you all again.
