Artist description Catchy rock songs for the kids.

Music Style Pop Rock

Musical Influences Hey Mercedes, Rainer Maria, Alkaline Trio, Promise Ring, Braid, and many others

Similar Artists Promise Ring, Rainer Maria, Braid

Artist History Early 2001 found Peoria, IL with a faltering music scene. Many of the popular local bands, including Citizen 66, The Velouria Beat, Bigger than Heidi, and Francium had parted ways. While for a time this was devastating, it also provided a great opportunity to combine the most proficient members of each group. This is how The Forecast was born. The principle songwriters for Citizen 66 and The Velouria Beat, Dustin Addis and Jenni Black respectively, began writing songs together with the aid of Bigger than Heidi drummer, Craig Comte, in May of 2001. Dan Fiedler, formerly of Francium, joined shortly thereafter. The songs were a definite blend of the styles that each member had previously championed, namely power pop, punk, and emo. But, the songs were becoming more intellectual than had been seen in their past bands, as the abilities of each member rapidly increased. The band was quickly gaining popularity within the local scene when disaster struck in September of 2001 and Jenni Black, one of the two sole songwriters and singers, decided to leave the band to pursue other interests. As a last effort to keep the band alive, the remaining three members called upon Jared Grabb of the recently defunct Cherry Lane to take over secondary guitar and vocals. This caused the band to undergo another slight change as the power pop elements that Jenni had brought began to disappear and Jared's indie, hardcore, and math-rock ideals began to bleed into the mix. In May of 2002 as the band was becoming more demanding, Craig Comte left the band to pursue other interests. Luckily, Rhys Miller (formerly the master of merchandise) of Kansas City, MO stepped in on drums in time to do the East Coast tour. Soon after, Dan Fiedler took leave of the band in order to spend a year teaching in Japan. Marsha Satterfield, of The Amazing Kill-o-watts and Tina Sparkle, then stepped in on bass. The Forecast is continuing to make great improvements in their live show. They have managed to perform alongside such incredible acts as Hey Mercedes, Son Ambulance, The Stereo, Cadillac Blindside, Reubens Accomplice, Liars Academy, and Planes Mistaken for Stars. In the upcoming months, The Forecast will be touring the country in order to increase national interest for their first CD release on Thinker Thought Records, "Proof of Impact".

Group Members Dustin Addis- Vocals, Guitar Jared Grabb- Guitar, Vocals Rhys Miller- Drums Marsha Satterfield- Bass, Vocals

Instruments Two Guitars, Bass, Drums

Albums Proof of Impact - Thinker Thought

Press Reviews "Ah, sour home Chicago. For all your Nannas, your Skibas, and your Kinsellas, we salute you. Actually scratch that, we only give you a half salute for the Kinsellas. And I proudly applaud another one of your native sons, trying to join the upper echelon,... The Forecast, who have provided us a splendidly promising seven-track CD. "[Addis] sings, “Home is where the heart is…” on “Water Makes the Weeds Grow Tall” – it’s a trite clich�, but in this case one that is especially appropriate. The Forecast is a band indebted to their forefathers from Champaign/ Urbana and Chicago for much of their sound. Most notably influential are the Bob Nanna projects Friction and Braid. In fact, it is on “Water Makes…” that Forecast most clearly capture the energy contained within Friction’s off-key blasts. However, influences aside, the Forecast clearly improves on the sound Friction pioneered rather than being a strict carbon copy. The music is more melodic and accessible, and the group includes better songwriters. Throw in elements of bands like Seville, Gauge, and As Friends Rust, and you’ve got The Forecast. "It’s always nice to throw a Skynyrd reference whenever possible. The motivation for naming their song, “Freebird 2: This Time its Personal” may be to actually have a musical response when any heckler yells the obligatory “Freebird” at shows. You won’t find any traces of Van Zant in this piece though. It’s a rocking number that features some of the many back-up female vocals courtesy of bassist Marsha Satterfield. The highlight of the album, though, is the closer “Bad Reception,” a lulling and building ballad that stretches to a chorus of sparsely accompanied vocals, only to be kicked back in with loud guitar. A resonating highlight, for sure. "So consider Proof of Impact the next chapter in the Chicago underground. It’s a weighty torch to carry, but The Forecast are up to the challenge. Even with some rookie imperfections, this album is worth your attention, no matter where you are from." -Delusions of Adequacy "Forecast calls for rock! This Illinois quartet has some thick guitar sounds and anthemic tunes, a la My Hotel Year. A couple of songs sound like early Smashing Pumpkins before Billy Corgan fell in love with his press clippings. They have a softer, gentler side as well, with some good male-female vocals." -Impact Press

Location Peoria, IL - USA

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