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Dirty Underground Los Angeles rock n roll style

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Ventura/L.A County
United States, California



MEMBER SINCE: 11/05/2007
LAST LOGIN: 03/21/2012 11:36:48
BAND WEB PAGE: WWW.facebook.COM/BRAINSPOON
BAND MEMBERS:

Daphne Vandervalk; Vocals

Michelle Balderrama; Guitars, Vocals

Tom Underhill; Bass

Chris Diez; Drums

SOUNDS LIKE: Dirty underground Los Angeles Rock N Roll Style; The Stooges, Queens of the Stone Age, Turbonegro, AC/DC, The Hives, The Kinks, The Hellacopters, The Ramones, The Rolling Stones, The Superbees, The Saints,
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BIO: Female fronted, booty shakin' guitar-driven rock 'n' roll, done Hollywood style. Originally formed in 1997 in a one-bedroom apartment in Thousand Oaks, California, Brainspoon, the brainchild of wife-husband team Daphne Vandervalk and Chris Diez, was concocted via the inspiration of ‘80s punk rock and a taxidermy manual. Many years, many songs, and many band members later, the perfect volatile artistic mix finally came together, and Brainspoon has exploded into a fire-breathing powerhouse of female-fronted rock ‘n’ roll ferocity.

 

With Daphne on lead vocals and Chris on drums, the band has vacillated from a mostly-male to a mostly-female lineup, and settled on what works best – two women up front with a meaty male rhythm section. Sharing the front of the stage with Daphne is Michelle Balderrama, who, having joined as lead guitarist in 2005 with no previous band experience, has evolved into a formidable superstar of rock guitar – frequently being dubbed by observers as “the new Joan Jett.” What makes Brainspoon unique among many co-ed bands is that the females are truly the main creative force driving the band – songwriters and lyricists, not merely eye candy.

Long-time member Tom Underhill lays on the heavy with his buzzing bass, while newest member Link Oblivion signed on in 2007 to make the live guitars sound as beefy as the recordings. Brainspoon is a band that just won’t quit. Having truly paid their dues, Brainspoon has spent the years just under the Los Angeles radar, honing their sound, fine-tuning their live shows, and perfecting their songwriting. Having withstood several setbacks that would have killed a lesser band, Brainspoon has emerged all the more confident, professional and unified, and is poised to show the world what they’ve got, as their newly-released 2008 album, “No Damage,” attests. “No Damage” continues the Brainspoon tradition of well-crafted rock ‘n’ roll songs, rich with melodies and shameless hooks while never devolving into pop syrup sappiness. Daphne and Michelle sing like women, and sometimes like men, but never like “girls,” differentiating their sound from the majority of female-fronted acts. The music on this album is heavy, but not heavy-handed, dark without being depressing, and clean enough for radio station airplay and small children everywhere. Its varied yet cohesive textures include several booty-shakin’ rock ‘n’ roll songs (Bleeding Black & White), retro ‘80s New Wave with vintage keyboards (Don’t Turn Around), low-key yet cryptically powerful seethers (White Knights), and straight-ahead pile-drivers (Lost in Time).

 

"A little bit punk, a little bit garage, a little New Wave - and a lotta Rock 'n' Roll!! BRAINSPOON is a High, Fast, Pumping, Indie/Rock band based in Southern California area, & is fronted by a female lead singer and a female singer-guitarist. We in Brainspoon just want to write and perform the best songs we can put together - who cares where that takes us, because we love what we do!"

 


The Stooges,The Beatles, The Ramones,  The Kinks, X, The Hellacopters, Turbonegro, The Superbees, The Burning Brides, The Hives, AC/DC, The Rolling Stones, Nagg, The Saints, Queens of the Stone age, 



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03/25/2012 13:07:48
Thank YOU for taking the time to check out our music! We know this cowpunk shit doesn't have a real broad appeal, even among fans of punk music but, it's what we're cursed with playing (cause we can't play no better) and we try to make the best of it. We are encouraged by your interest and your online support as we struggle to make a go of this goofy little band. Best wishes and much respect. -Dan, Whitt & Joe

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Elixirs/138572309495573



From: sadsociety
03/21/2012 06:10:30
Cheers , The Sads .....


10/19/2009 21:13:10
hey people...wicked soundz!!thanx 4d add n stay sharp!!


12/10/2008 21:54:28

thanx for the connect...

 

much obliged...

excellent music!!!

 

 

peace.



10/15/2008 16:48:53

I love your tunes!! Thanx for the add by the way!! 



From: Jbwasted
10/03/2008 13:50:34

Thaaanks for the add!

Reaaally good sounding stuff, so double thanks



From: Hazard
09/15/2008 20:32:48

Hey how you doing

 



From: directhit
09/14/2008 21:35:11

Hey whats up Brainspoon?  You guys are pretty cool sounding.  Cheers from the MKE!

 



From: kllmonster
09/13/2008 11:13:25

thanks for the add

 

-vince



From: wildcat
09/13/2008 02:02:44
hey! thx for the add




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