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Killcode / Me Talk Pretty

Venue:
The Bowery Ballroom
Date:
Sat 8/21
Notes:
21+
Doors: 8:00 PM / Show: 9:00 PM
$20 advance / $20 day of show
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Richard Patrick (vocals, guitars, bass, programming, drums) and Brian Liesegang (programming, guitars, keyboards, drums) both experimented with electronics early in their careers. Patrick was a member of the original touring incarnation of Nine Inch Nails. After NIN finished its lengthy first tour in the early '90s, Patrick and Liesegang met through a mutual friend and began to record industrial rock together. Their debut album, Short Bus, released on Reprise in 1995, was recorded by the two at a small house on the outskirts of Cleveland. Short Bus became a surprise hit, thanks to the MTV and alternative radio hit "Hey Man, Nice Shot"; by the end of the summer, the album had reached gold status. In order to tour behind the record, the duo recruited guitarist Geno Lenardo, bassist Frank Cavanaugh and drummer Matt Walker. Liesegang departed in 1997 over creative differences, but Patrick retained the Filter name for 1999's Title of Record, which eventually went platinum and spawned another radio/MTV hit in the single "Take a Picture." The album also included new drummer Steve Gillis after Walker left to work with the Smashing Pumpkins. Filter's third album, The Amalgamut, followed three years later, after which, the band went on a bit of a hiatus. Around 2005, Patrick announced the formation of a new band, Army of Anyone, which he created with former members of Stone Temple Pilots and David Lee Roth's touring band. - John Bush, All Music Guide
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The five guys that make up the band Killcode didn’t have to rise from ashes or go through some spiritual quest to find themselves where they are today.

Collectively they have sold tens of thousands of albums and toured the world with separate bands, sometimes sharing those stages with each other, not to mention some of music’s royalty. There came a moment not too long ago when guitarist Chas and vocalist Tom Morrissey put a few tunes to tape and decided they had something that rocked too hard to ignore. They approached Erric Bonesmith about checking out the songs and seeing if he might dig throwing down some bass. He dug it, and he did it.

Next they set their sites on a drummer and after several auditions by drummers from all over the country, they found Rob Noxious. Rob fit in from day one and then there were four. Guitarist Pat Harrington was just himself finishing a new album after just getting off tour when the guys asked him to come jam. They five guys got a room, plugged in and Killcode was born!

One of the things that was obvious from the very start was the fact that all five guys had common musical ground but born from different genres and influences. It turns out that those differences just added to the inspiration and created a heavy but melodic, dirty but polished, raw and emotional sound.

Killcode won’t go quietly, and they won’t be nice about it but, they will get the job done.
Me Talk Pretty
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