Artist description 4 piece indie rock band based out of Tucson Arizona. We tour through the USA - check the website www.manifoldmusic.com for more info.

Music Style Indie, Rock, Alternative, Metal,

Group Members Todd Alexander - Vox/Guitar/Keys - Thomas Beach - Guitar - Joe "Doduff" Stover - Bass - Mike Mclaughlin - Drums/Percussion -

Albums Demo, ep, upcoming EP summer 2003

Press Reviews LAS VEGAS CITY LIFE WEEKLY PUBLICATION ----http://www.lasvegascitylife.com/archives/index.inn?loc=detail&doc=/2002/August/15-1996-music4%20manifold.txt ------------ August 15, 2002 Smog check: Arizona rock outfit Manifold is all-systems-go By Aaron Archer Manifold When: Sat., Aug. 17, 10 p.m. Where: Cooler Lounge (with the Fuckers, Half-Assed, 4am Fatality and the Rodeo Boys Admission: free (donation encouraged) Info: 646-3009 Despite the glamorously portrayed life of the rock star, the truth is often much more mundane and disappointing. Sure, there's enough drugs and alcohol to go around, and the women usually seem a little too eager, but there's a side to the musician's life so boring and tedious it would make Kenny Guinn snore. Yes, I'm talking of thankless self-promotion, loading equipment you'd swear was lined with lead and trying your hardest not to screw the drummer's girlfriend. Most of the time it's an exercise in patience spent in shitty bars, an oven of a van and being around a few other guys you grow to love and hate. Taking time off from the day-job grind to rock the socks off Las Vegas is Arizona-based rock act Manifold. I recently talked with guitarist Tom Beach about playing one of Sin City's best dive bars and about who gets laid the most in the band, in between waxing highbrow philosophy and discussing world politics. "What we sound like is a little bit of Tool mixed in with Radiohead and the Cure," Beach explains. "It's heavy-melodic with some ambient style mixed in." Any band attempting to carve out their own niche in the musical cesspool of vapid prefabricated pop and shoddy breast implants must certainly face a challenge getting ahead, and the members of Manifold - singer Todd Alexander, bassist Joe Stover and drummer Michael McLaughlin and Beach - are no exception. "For us, it's all about working hard, having a good work ethic and being honest to yourself," he says. "We get up there and play our asses off and we all want to quit our jobs and make this our job, because at this point, this is what we really want to do." Now all that work may be fine and dandy for tight-assed classical musicians, but do the boys in Manifold ever cut a swath of hedonism that would make Steven Tyler blush? "We like to drink beer, but we prefer to get the music done first," Beach elaborates soberly. "We're not living the full-on rock 'n' roll lifestyle, and we're not self-sufficient off the music yet, so we can't, really." Reluctantly steering the conversation back towards a more musical focus, I query the guitarist about his listening habits. "Right now, I'm listening to the last Fugazi record, this band Houston and Tom Waits' recent records," he replies. "As for band faves, we like Tom Waits, Helmet, the Tragically Hip, Radiohead and the Cure." They may wear the heart-on-the-sleeve, honest and hard-working band image, but what exactly are Manifold's intentions towards our chaste and unsullied city? "We're going to make a complete weekend of it and hopefully have a good time." As for future goals, Manifold has all the aspirations of any band looking to break into the mainstream and hang with heroin-chic models. "We're hoping that we can be self-sufficient, develop some interest, get management and get out on the road and tour heavily," he says. "We're actually releasing an EP in the next couple of months, and we have another one in the works." OK, so I couldn't dig up any dirt on these guys, but they're obviously serious enough about their craft to rebuff a spaz of a journalist and get to the point. The band's sound definitely works for them and is catchy and intelligent, something hard to come by sifting through the swill of modern music. For those attending the Cooler Lounge show, be sure to listen with your ears and brain. ----also check out www.in-your-ear.net

Additional Info Check out www.manifoldmusic.com for details about the band including News, Bio, Pictures, and more. MANIFOLD P.O. Box 454 Tucson, AZ 85702

Location Tucson, Arizona - USA

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