Artist description Exploding from Richmond, VA, Superboot has brought back the emphasis of aggressive Rock and Roll. With their unique style and high energy performances, Superboot has already become one of Virginia's most favorite bands. SuperBoot is playing and sending the message that their style of grunge-rock music is powerful and ready to bring rock back to the forefront of music today. Check out www.superboot.net for more information about the band.

Music Style Aggressive Rock and Roll

Musical Influences The Who, Led Zepplin, The Doors, Pearl Jam,Oasis

Similar Artists Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters

Group Members Rick Hollowell-vocals, Rod Hollowell-guitar,Jeff Putnam-bass, Randy Martin-drums.

Albums Volume I 2000, t h e d e m o 2002

Press Reviews Capitol Groove By Jason Howell / February 2002 SuperBoot Throw it all out. Throw away the turntables, the synthesizers, the keyboards, and all of the wind instruments. And you know what? There will still be rock. More specifically, there will still be Richmond, Virginias SuperBoot. It is not like this band has been around forever and will seemingly never die. It is more like the classic style of straight-ahead rock is everlasting, and bands like SuperBoot keep the genre alive. Even amidst the popular rapcore bands of the new millennium, bands like SuperBoot live on and share their energy with those of us who never learned to play the air computer. Fronting the band are twins Rick and Rod Hollowell, who manage lead vocals and guitar in that order. In early 2000, these brothers found a way to start playing music together when Rod moved up from South Carolina and joined Rick and long-time friend Jeff Putnam (SuperBoot bass). Having survived the loss of their first drummer, these three are now backed by Mars Music contest winner Randy Martin. Good drummers are always hard to find, but it is a lot easier if the winner is capable of playing full-on rock; and, conversely, not so easy if s/he is in another band. Sill, after playing about 10 fill-in gigs, Randy knew that SuperBoot was the band to bet his musical career on and promptly quit the other. Every drummer loves a band that wants to move people, and Randy gets the job done. Rick says, Every time we play, [we hope] that people are feeling the same emotions weare going through. And what emotions are they going through? Take a good look at them while they play, especially frontman Rick Hollowell. Hand in pocket, short, cropped hair and casual crew-neck shirts do not explain the resolute fury with which he sings. It is that anger that usually comes an hour after tears, moments after unbearable disappointment becomes forgivable rage. Remember the movie Interview with a Vampire, where Brad Pitt sheds a tear, not for the great loss of his friends, but for the utter vengeance he took? There are no tears on stage, but there are blood vessels rising to the top and there is trembling. There is enough kinetic movement to shake even the short hair on a frontman and a team of guys who mangle all of their emotions into every song. Speaking of hair, the twin Hollowells are easily distinguishable by their levels of it, bearded and shoulder-length (Rod) vs. clean-shaven and cropped (Rick). Rick and Rod share much more than the same birthday: They share a songwriting vibe. Rick writes lyrics, and Rod writes the music. Rod also is the one to the right of center playing guitar and exuding public displays of emotion with slashing strikes at his instrument and spontaneous leaps into the air. Naturally poised, Rod reserves his more visceral emotions for the bands performances. It is not his intention to work, the crowd but it works. Steadying the group is bassist Jeff, who stands to Ricks left, plucking away until given a little room to share a little groove. Like the best bass players though, he is more likely to just feel the progression of the drums and feed off of that than to get too involved in theatrics. He is an omega for the group that plays off the two brothers and sets a tone for Randy to follow and sometimes embellish. On Glare, the first track from of their self-titled demo, SuperBoot deliver grating vocals, steady steam-engine guitar and all. If the first three tracks are various spins on life in relationships that hurt, then their final track, Remain, is about dealing with the pain. It is a surrendering ballad about continuing and taking possible steps forward. The tracks of the EP work together to produce a short, realistic story arc. SuperBoot has not been around long enough to produce the kind of library of music that can alienate new fans. It is a band that is beginning to expand their following into areas further up the East Coast in addition to their North Carolina and Southern Virginia base. They are at the very beginning of their journey as a band. Now is the time when fans, and more importantly, old friendships are made and begun. See SuperBoot as they further their summit up the coast and be part of something that is happening right now.

Location Richmond, Virginia - USA

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