John B - Vocals, Guitar;
James B - Bass;
Nate R - Guitar;
Kevin K - Drums
Influences
Black Crowes, Social Distortion, Adolescents, Stone Temple Pilots, Drive-By Truckers, Sweetwater, Toadies, Melvins, AC/DC, White Stripes, Soundgarden.
Sounds Like
Here's what the Tacoma Weekly Volcano's Spew Blog said about us:
"As I said, the night was ultimately owned by The Vile Red Falcons, and not just because their name was at the top of the posters. John B and crew hopped on stage and picked up right where The Fuzz left off an hour before, blistering through to midnight on guitars, guitars, and guitars.
I try to avoid making blatant comparisons between bands when I am able, but the best way I can describe The Vile Red Falcons is to foist some Supersuckers upon you (punk Supersuckers, not country Supersuckers). Not that I should need to, if you live in Western Washington and are reading about punk rock.
The Vile Red Falcons' nominal showpiece is a driving rendition of Prince's "When Doves Cry." It doesn't matter how excited everyone is to hear you play, when you bust out a recognizable, genre-bending cover in the middle of the set, people always go a bit nuts. Personally I was more excited to hear them bust out "Whole Lotta Rosie," but then I'm like that. Even so, for my money the best way to fall for Vile Red Falcons is to run off to their MySpace and listen to "Like A Drug" at the top of their list. The song, like their set, is just basic, full-speed-ahead rock, from front to back, and sometimes that is exactly what you need. That, and their fans distributed cake. Seriously, somebody walked up and offered me a piece of birthday cake because they had too much. How cool is that?"
-Joe Izenman, 10-25-09
This Tacoma based group was formed in the Fall of 2007. All the members met via craigslist (god bless it) and have been playing music for 10 years or more in various bands.
The group brings elements of garage, punk, lo-fi and grunge to form a no-nonsense approach with a twin guitar attack and biting lyrics. They pride themselves on a solid rhythm section which provides a strong backbone for the band.
They began playing shows in the Fall of 2008 and debuted at the historic Bob’s Java Jive in Tacoma on Halloween. From there, they have earned a monthly gig at the Java Jive, due to their strong live shows and ability to pack that giant coffee pot! In addition, they have begun playing monthly shows in Seattle at such notable clubs as the Showbox Sodo, High Dive, Skylark Cafe, and the classic Seattle dive, the Blue Moon and have repeatedly rocked the iconic New Frontier Lounge in Tacoma.
