Roll For Damage: Difference between revisions

From Perplex City Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
mNo edit summary
No edit summary
Line 46: Line 46:
* Fans of the band have recently caused some minor civil disruption
* Fans of the band have recently caused some minor civil disruption
** At a surprise show around March 3, 2005 at [[The Click]], fans almost rioted after the venue filled to capacity with many people left outside, and the police had to be called in, including the [[Perplex City Auxiliary Volunteer Police|auxillary volunteer police]]
** At a surprise show around March 3, 2005 at [[The Click]], fans almost rioted after the venue filled to capacity with many people left outside, and the police had to be called in, including the [[Perplex City Auxiliary Volunteer Police|auxillary volunteer police]]
** Similar discord is feared at the next live event on March 14, 2006, at [[Euler's Disk]]
** Similar discord was feared at the next live event on March 14, 2006, at [[Euler's Disk]].
** However, no-one could have predicted the unprecedented result: hundreds of prank calls to the [[police]], over-whelming the authorities with calls of bomb threats, kidnapings, and so on.
** In lieu of the 14-MAR-05 [[Police]] crisis, the band have decided to not do any more free shows, until the city's security issues can be assessed.




Line 84: Line 86:
**article, 06-MAR-06, "[[Hesh Records|Hesh]] Denies Security Troubles for [[RFD]] Performances" ([http://pxcsentinel.com/archives/2006/03/hesh_denies_sec.html link])
**article, 06-MAR-06, "[[Hesh Records|Hesh]] Denies Security Troubles for [[RFD]] Performances" ([http://pxcsentinel.com/archives/2006/03/hesh_denies_sec.html link])
**article, 09-MAR-06 "[[Roll For Damage|RFD]] to Play Free Show at [[Euler's Disk]] on Tuesday" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/03/rfd_to_play_fre.html link])
**article, 09-MAR-06 "[[Roll For Damage|RFD]] to Play Free Show at [[Euler's Disk]] on Tuesday" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/03/rfd_to_play_fre.html link])
 
**article, 16-MAR-06 "[[Police]] Bombarded with [[Isaac Cymbalisty|Prank Calls]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/03/police_bombarde.htm link])


*'''The Path of Least Time'''
*'''The Path of Least Time'''

Revision as of 20:06, 17 March 2006

Alejo jackson.jpg Keenan thoreau.jpg Paperbagheadshot.jpg
Alejo Jackson Keenan "KT" Thoreau Echo West
Vocals Bass Drums


General

  • Also referred to as RFD
  • Perplex City's top selling band
  • Got their start at small venue The Click
  • Seventh album Random Encounter exceeded one million mark in its first week of sales
Take initiative.gif
  • Eighth album, Take Initiative, was released on September 1st, 2005 at exactly midnight.
    • Was very well recieved by an adoring public.
    • Sales reached the one million mark within 4 days.
    • Is described as "a moodier, darker sound", as compared to earlier works.
    • The album was produced by bandmate Echo West
    • Tracklist includes Take Initiative, Hit Point, Fumble, Wisdom
    • The Sentinel published an excellent review of the album.
  • Band members were perfectly aware bandmember KT was a Reconstructionist didn't see that it mattered
  • Recipient of the City Star public awareness award
  • Has a strong collective love of the city
  • Encourages youth to take an active interest in public affairs
  • The day of the theft of The Receda Cube, they continued to work, even though the rest of the city was paralyzed with shock and despair
  • Between albums, the band often separates to create their own experimental sounds
    • They find when they get back together they have many more creative influences between them
  • Fans of the band have recently caused some minor civil disruption
    • At a surprise show around March 3, 2005 at The Click, fans almost rioted after the venue filled to capacity with many people left outside, and the police had to be called in, including the auxillary volunteer police
    • Similar discord was feared at the next live event on March 14, 2006, at Euler's Disk.
    • However, no-one could have predicted the unprecedented result: hundreds of prank calls to the police, over-whelming the authorities with calls of bomb threats, kidnapings, and so on.
    • In lieu of the 14-MAR-05 Police crisis, the band have decided to not do any more free shows, until the city's security issues can be assessed.


People

Band members


Support Staff


References

  • The Path of Least Time
    • blog 08-SEP-05 "The Break-In" (link)



Retrieved from "https://perplexcitywiki.com/w/index.php?title=Roll_For_Damage&oldid=11288"