Roll For Damage

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

Band members

• Alejo Jackson (vocals)
• Echo West (drummer)
• Keenan "KT" Thoreau (bassist)

Support Staff

• 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)

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