Wes Allen - Vocals
Chris Chilcote - Guitar
Josh Huff - Drums
Jeremiah Genson - Bass
Influences
Thin Lizzy, Grand Funk Railroad, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Clutch, The Hellacopters, The PB Army, Horror Movies, cheap domestics
The Architects
The BellRays
Broadzilla
The Briggs
Burning Brides
Gitto Gitto Hustler
Ok Go
Scott Morgan's Powertrane
The Spunks
The Steepwater Band
The Sun
Universal Temple Of Divine Power
Whitey Morgan & The Waycross Georgia Farm Boys
Year Long Disaster
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2DR
25 Suaves
Apostle
The Atomic Drops
A-Train & The Steamers
Bathhousebetty
Beggars
Blasternaut
The Brian Schram Band
Chapstick
The Cheats
CL1
The Comebacks
Damn The Torpedos
Death Valley Dragline
Deflagration
Devil to Pay
The Dirty Damn Band
The Dougouts
Earn Your Halo
Extra Extra!
Fate Of Apollo
Fortune Cookie Mamma
Four On The Floor
Gherry-@-Trix
He Laughs He Learns He Loves
Highbinder
Homeward Bound
Hotness
Hubbcap
King Valley
Larry Love
The Matt Truman Ego Trip
Mediate
PB Army
Porchsleeper
PLastic Shapes
Ratbait
Red Horse
The Skatastrophes
Smoke Theory
Sonic Action
Solace
Super Hawk
Swiss Army Mouth
The Thunderchickens
We Are The Talk Show
The Zimmerman Twins
Cleveland, OH
The Spitfire Saloon, Roc Bar Columbus, OH
Circus Toledo, OH
Mickey Finn's Pub, Frankies Inner-City, Club Bijou, The Underground, Easy Street Cafe, The Longhorn Saloon, Woodchucks Bowling Green, OH
Howard's Club H, Grumpy Dave's Lima, OH
Mulligan's Pub Fostoria, OH
The Chicken Coop Detroit, MI
The Lager House, Luna Jackson, MI
Hog's Palace Ypsilanti, MI
The Elbow Room Pittsburgh, PA
31st Street Pub Muncie, IN
Doc's
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The only pretense to The Highgears is no pretense. Since the spring of 2004, they've consistently created what they've wanted to create without concern for status quo. There has never been a fashion focus, worry for trend, or attention to hipster internet buzz. The Highgears have kept their format as simple as possible: write good rock and roll songs, give them a good show; audiences all throughout the Midwest have been thankful for it.
Taking a few lineup changes and time into consideration, the evolution has been very natural. Though you can catch glimpses of several different genres in the songs (stoner rock, early metal, Swedish rock, etc.), the end result is usually best described as it was by producer, Tim Ray: "It sounds like The Highgears." The influences are none too surprising either considering their roots deeply steeped into their home state. Combining their love of 70's bands such as Thin Lizzy, Grand Funk Railroad, early Aerosmith, and Mountain as well as some of the best their generation has had to offer like The Hellacopters, Clutch, The Golden Gods, and Bad Wizard, they've taken this divine inspiration in hopes of showing newer audiences that real rock and roll isn't packaged in car commercials and cell phone ads, but rather in big riffs and energetic live shows.
While they've not so quietly self-released 3 EP's, they've made their biggest mark in their live show. Having logged plenty of miles hammering through shows all throughout the Midwest, people usually take notice of what happens when their on the stage. The look doesn't necessarily fit the sound and when those first chords are struck, the audience is not only surprised, but very well engaged with the band's kinetic stage show. This whole process have also made fans of the unlikeliest of people, such as award winning horror novelist, Gary A. Braunbeck , independent filmmaker and owner of Low Budget Pictures, Chris Seaver, and the Godfather of Gore, Herschell Gordon Lewis.
After all this time, The Highgears are still passionate, still hungry, and still proud to play rock and roll. Taking it on as a duty and less of a challenge, they hope to bring true rock and roll back to the forefront and in the process bring more people into their fold. As a fan, I look forward to the day it happens.
Listen to Batching It's debut album "Homage" in it's entirety before it is released! CD out in January 2010! Featuring songs by NOFX, Skankin' Pickle, Swingin' Utters, Pearl Jam, Rancid, Lagwagon, Metallica, Sublime, No Use For a Name, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, No Doubt, The Descendents, Less Than Jake and Operation Ivy!
11/6/2009 5:00 PM at BG VFW- Spaghetti Dinner Benefit for Laurie Bateson
719 S. Main St, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Cost: $8 Adults/ $4 Kids, under 3 free
Laurie is undergoing treatment for breast cancer and donations will
help with expenses. The BT5 live, a spaghetti dinner, 50/50 raffle,
live auction, and a cash bar. Come rock out with us and get a good meal
for a great cause... Then roll over to Checkers with us...10
o'clock, see youz there...
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NEW HEAVY SOUNDS - A club night for those not afraid of aural assault!
A new night of heavy live sounds and DJs to match in a new venue as dark and loud as necsary.
Next NHS features the mighty FRAFF and it's on SUNDAY 25TH OCTOBER.
Following the storming first night of New Heavy Sounds in September (with the marvellous BO-NINGEN headlining), we're super excited about the next NHS night, with zombie-baiting wonders CHICKENHAWK supported by the brilliant heavy garage of BAD FOR LAZARUS, the tight'n'heavy FRAFF and Cardiff's great STRANGE NEWS FROM ANOTHER STAR.
DJs include IGOR VOLK (NYPC / Diesel:U:Music Radio rock show) + STU PLIMSOLES. Visuals courtesy of image meister the k e r n s.
From Rock to Extreme Noise, Hardcore to Acid Rock, Grunge to Doom, Garage Rock to Stoner ie anything that is extreme rock'n'roll!!!
hey how are you? we wanted you to check out our songs on our page. our sound is ambient, dark, orchestral & cinematic. keep in touch we'll see you soon!