Music Style Punk Rock

Artist History Hailing from the frozen f*@#-bag of North Dakota, The Gentlemen Callers bring you a brand of punk all their own. With influences in punk, metal, hardcore, and softcore porn; The Gentlemen Callers are kicking ass one show and one listener at a time. The Gentlemen Callers (who at the time were not called this) were born in the mind of Marshall, the guitarist and eventual lead singer. He and his buddies (who were covering the bass and singing roles) sought out a drummer. This was when Alister Roat, a metal-head drummer wielding an uncanny ability to play really friggin fast, responded to a flyer put up at the community college. Marsh proceeded to set up a time to meet Roat and get acquainted. A few drinks were had (the first in a blurry series the band would have as the members got to know each other and which still continues to this very day) and a time to jam was set up. With no singer and no bassist, Marshall made the commitment, checked the oil, fastened his seat belt and prepared for the storm. Roats father, Hurricane Sam, rained down a heavy weather front with a high accumulation of b.s. derived from us not hitting his walls, but the hardest part still lay ahead. The first practice went down and two new songs were notched into Roats musical belt. The subsequent practices happened with similar effects, but with no bassist or singer. The matter was discussed and the yet unnamed band was shopping for a bass player and Marsh would just have to put up with singing. Two bass players into the search (the first bass player learned some songs and then developed -life- and -time management- problems), gold was found but it smelled like horse s*%t. The music coming from the Marshall/Roat conglomerate was killer. It was really good. But the sounds coming from the new bassist, Tyler, were heavily influenced by shred guitarists (as he was one himself) and just didnt quite seem to fit. After much work and gallons of booze, Tylers high-speed style finally started to mesh with the punk guitar and the metal drumming. The first show was coming in a few weeks. Asses were in gear, practices were arranged, they would be ready for that show, and they were. The Callers stormed into town with a fury and a sound unheard of to date...but they didnt get to play. An even bigger storm referred to as Nature f*^ked it up with unworkable weather. The next show (the first one that The Callers actually played) was played to a sea of 10, maybe 20 people; all chanting and cheering to the raw fury that The Gentlemen Callers displayed. Word spread, alcoholic rumors were created, and each show thereafter gained more and more people with each person not just seeing the show, but experiencing a force and sound previously unknown. With the release of their first album on Beatnik Records, an eleven track can of whoop-bootay; the band reached more and more people live because more and more people heard their music. The record holds the music and power of the live experience but in a smaller, easily resealable package. They arent done. Oh, no. They see you and they want to play in your town. New material is pouring out of the creative geniuses that are The Gentlemen Callers. Come see the show, buy an album, have a drink (or seven), and experience punk at its frozen best.

Group Members Marshall - Lead Vocals, Guitar Tyler Wutz - Lead Bass, Vocals Alister Roat - Percussion

Albums Meet The Press - 2002

Location Dickinson, North Dakota - USA

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