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** They find when they get back together they have much more creative influences between them. | ** They find when they get back together they have much more creative influences between them. | ||
* Fandom of the band have tended to get a bit out of hand. | |||
** At a surprise show on-or-about 03-MAR-06 was beseiged by civil disruption, and the police had to be called in. | |||
** Similar dischord is feared at the next live event, 14-MAR-06. | |||
==Band members== | ==People== | ||
===Band members=== | |||
* [[Alejo Jackson]] (vocals) | * [[Alejo Jackson]] (vocals) | ||
* [[Echo West]] (drummer) | * [[Echo West]] (drummer) | ||
* [[Keenan Thoreau|Keenan "KT" Thoreau]] (bassist) | * [[Keenan Thoreau|Keenan "KT" Thoreau]] (bassist) | ||
===Support Staff=== | |||
==Support Staff== | |||
*[[Lulu Hayashi]] - [[Hesh]] talent assistant | *[[Lulu Hayashi]] - [[Hesh]] talent assistant | ||
*[[Jinhing McGovern]] - [[Hesh]] sound engineer | *[[Jinhing McGovern]] - [[Hesh]] sound engineer | ||
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**article, 26-JAN-06 "[[Iona Rodie|Iona]] Interviews... [[Alejo Jackson]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/01/iona_interviews_14.html link]) | **article, 26-JAN-06 "[[Iona Rodie|Iona]] Interviews... [[Alejo Jackson]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/01/iona_interviews_14.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, 06-MAR-06, "[[Hesh Records|Hesh]] Denies Security Troubles for [[RFD]] Performances" ([http://pxcsentinel.com/archives/2006/03/hesh_denies_sec.html link]) | ||
**article, 10-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]) | |||
*'''The Path of Least Time''' | *'''The Path of Least Time''' | ||
**blog 08-SEP-05 "The Break-In" ([http://www.thepathofleasttime.com/archives/2005/09/the_breakin.html link]) | **blog 08-SEP-05 "The Break-In" ([http://www.thepathofleasttime.com/archives/2005/09/the_breakin.html link]) | ||
*'''[[Anna Heath]]'s Personal Web Site''' | |||
**blog 09-MAR-06 "[[Fleming Heath]] is plotting" ([http://qube.netninja.com/pxcmirrors/20060312-0700/perplexcityacademy.com/ah328451/index.html link]) | |||
*08-FEB-06 - [[Alejo Jackson Chat Log|Alejo Jackson Chat]] | *08-FEB-06 - [[Alejo Jackson Chat Log|Alejo Jackson Chat]] | ||
Revision as of 06:43, 10 March 2006
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| Alejo Jackson | Keenan "KT" Thoreau | Echo West |
| Vocals | Bass | Drums |
General
- Also referred to as RFD
- Perplex City's top selling band
- Seventh album Random Encounter exceeded one million mark in its first week of sales
- 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 manages to have an excellent Review of the album.
- Released under Hesh Records
- Helix Hesh supports the band immensely in anything they do.
- Played in the 2005 Summer Concert in the Park series at Azad Park.
- Was 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
- Upon Theft of The Receda Cube, they worked right on, even though the rest of the city was in despair.
- Between albums, the band often breaks up to create their own experimental sounds.
- They find when they get back together they have much more creative influences between them.
- Fandom of the band have tended to get a bit out of hand.
- At a surprise show on-or-about 03-MAR-06 was beseiged by civil disruption, and the police had to be called in.
- Similar dischord is feared at the next live event, 14-MAR-06.
People
Band members
- Alejo Jackson (vocals)
- Echo West (drummer)
- Keenan "KT" Thoreau (bassist)
Support Staff
- Lulu Hayashi - Hesh talent assistant
- Jinhing McGovern - Hesh sound engineer
- Cyrus Quinton - Hesh sound engineer
- Shane Cobalt - band's publicist
- Cheri Lindemann - president of RFD Fan Club
References
- Perplex City Sentinel
- article, 28-MAR-05 "Joya to Wed" (link)
- article, 05-APR-05 "RFD Back to Studio" (link)
- article, 15-MAY-05 "Alejo Arrested" (link)
- article, 08-JUN-05 "Holiday Fun Schedule" (link)
- News In Brief, 01-JUL-05, "RFD Announces Album Date"
- article, 04-JUL-05 "KT Shocker: 'I'm a Reconstructionist'" (link)
- article, 13-JUL-05 "RFD Awarded City Star" (link)
- news in brief, 01-SEP-05 "Take Initiative Out" (link)
- letters, 01-SEP-05 "No Love Lost" (link)
- article, 05-SEP-05 "Initiative Takes Off" (link)
- article, 08-SEP-05 "View from Earth: Religious Freedom" (link)
- article, 15-SEP-05 "Iona Interviews... Keenan Thoreau" (link)
- article, 22-SEP-05 "Alejo Busted" (link)
- article, 24-NOV-05 "Iona Interviews.... Helix Hesh" (link)
- article, 26-JAN-06 "Iona Interviews... Alejo Jackson" (link)
- article, 06-MAR-06, "Hesh Denies Security Troubles for RFD Performances" (link)
- article, 10-MAR-06 "RFD to Play Free Show at Euler's Disk on Tuesday" (link)
- The Path of Least Time
- blog 08-SEP-05 "The Break-In" (link)
- Anna Heath's Personal Web Site
- blog 09-MAR-06 "Fleming Heath is plotting" (link)
- 08-FEB-06 - Alejo Jackson Chat
