Balance and Composure w/ Seahaven and Creepoid Friday, October 3rd @ Heirloom Arts Theatre $15 / 7:00pm doors / All Ages Tickets on sale NOW: http://ticketf.ly/1iiVx7S ———————————————- Manic Productions and The Arc Agency present: Balance and Composure According to Balance and Composure, they can be loud, quiet and everything in between. A pretty apt description in a nutshell. Once you get down to an intricate school of thought, the lyricism of singer/guitarists Jonathan Simmons and Andrew Slaymaker show things in a different light. Having all met in the Philadelphia suburb of Doylestown, PA through mutual projects during their high school years, Balance and Composure decided to start what they called a “real band” once former projects dissolved. Once completing the formation of the band, Balance and Composure hit the ground running and have yet to look back. A sonic assault melding influences such as Sunny Day Real Estate, Neutral Milk Hotel and Nirvana, their upcoming full length “Separation” adheres to the band’s namesake. A cohesive listen of anthemic and melodic guitar blitzes with poignant lyricism, rhythmic thrusts and an abrasive pop knack in its overall deliverance, “Separation” churns in a fortified enclave of gutiar fuzz and impending rhythms that drive heavily. Balance and Composure may wear their love for early 90’s underground alt rock on their sleeves, but they are in no way merely a “throwback” band as much as they are an outfit who respects their influences, and pushes them forward into brash sonic terrortory with the us vs. the world ethos of geniune punk rock. After self releasing their first EP “I Just Want To Be Pure” in 2008, followed by their “Only Boundaries” EP and split EP with Tigers Jaw both on No Sleep Records, Balance and Composure are now on the verge of releasing their debut full length “Separation” out May 10th, 2011 on No Sleep Records. Listen: http://www.balanceandcomposure.com/ Seahaven Seahaven began in 2009 as four friends in Southern California who shared a passion for the post-punk and indie sensibilities of favorites Brand New, Jawbreaker, and Crime in Stereo. After ex-Final Fight drummer James Phillips decided to take a break from the hardcore tendencies of his previous band, he joined forces with Kyle Chadwick, Eric Findlay, and Michael Craver to create a sound that has been described as “a somber combination of indie / punk elements and overtones that inspire and uplift your average punk-listener”. Featuring a guest vocal performance from Jordan Brown of Set Your Goals on the track “Love”, as well as the crystal clear production of acclaimed producer Zack Ohren (Heartsounds, Set Your Goals), it is easy to distinguish the more pop-punk and lighthearted qualities of the band’s youthful energy (the average age of the band members being 20) which at first glance is buried beneath the downtrodden lyrical content and darkened sonic musical passages of the debut offering. The combination of the two contrasting musical themes within the bands debut EP “Ghost” has proved succesful for the Torrance, CA four-piece, given the overwhelming positive rsponse to the record thus far. The band will be hitting the road in July in support of the album, and plan to stay on the road for the remainder of the year. Listen: http://www.welcometoseahaven.com/ Creepoid Creepoid are a Noise Rock band from Philadelphia. They released two full length LP’s on No Idea Records and a brand new EP for Record Store Day 2014 on Graveface Records. They are now joined by Nick Kulp from Far-Out Fang Tooth ( Siltbreeze Records / HoZac Records ). Keep an eye out for upcoming US dates. They have shared the stage with Kurt Vile, Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Best Coast, And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead…, Obits, Twin Shadow, Warpaint, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Night Beats, Bardo Pond, Psychic Ills, Wooden Shjips, R Stevie Moore, Black Lips, The Love Language, Purling Hiss, Telekinesis, Cloud Nothings, Jacuzzi Boys, Kid Congo, Asteroid #4, and more. Listen: http://creepoid.com/
