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Filter 8:00

God Fires Man 7:00

Tue 5/13

$10

Filter

http://www.myspace.com/filter1
http://officialfilter.com/
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

God Fires Man

www.myspace.com/godfiresman
http://www.godfiresman.com/
A New York four-piece rock band that featured members of Errortype: 11, Instruction, Gay for Johnny Depp, Into Another, and Walking Concert, God Fires Man formed in 2006. Their initial release, an internet-only five-track CD-EP was successful enough to warrant a tour of the U.K. early in 2007. Upon returning, the group signed a deal with DeGoot (for American distribution) and Xtra Mile (for U.K. distribution) and went into the studio to record their debut with Ethan Dussault and Brian Virtue. The resulting full-length, A Billion Balconies Facing the Sun, hit stores in January of 2008. To build a buzz for the album, God Fires Man released a warm-up EP called the Dark EP in November of 2007.