Musical Influences fugazi, unwound, slint

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Artist History Jon and Jeff are brothers. They met Josh in high school. Gabe is from Madison, WI. Jeff met him there in 1996 when he was in college. Gabe moved to Minneapolis. Jeff dropped out of Madison and moved back to Minneapolis. Jon and Josh were still in high school at this point. Josh had just begun to teach himself how to play drums. Jon and Josh had some pretty neat stuff going on so Jeff decided to play along. Luckily Jeff knew a guy named Gabe, who could sing real perdy-like and was willing to play bass. Et voila! A band was formed. There were two Volante shows in 1998 before Gabe went to Nepal for eight months. The Inland EP was recorded in August of 1998 at Smart Studios in Madison, WI days before he left. In 1999, Gabe returned and Volante played many str ange and wonderful shows. In August of 2000, Volante traveled East to Washington, DC to record the 45 Degrees North LP with J Robbins at Inner Ear. The album came out in February 2001. Volante is now incredibly rich. Thank you. ›

Group Members josh madson, jon mitchell, jeff mitchell, gabriel shapiroˇ˝

Instruments guitar, guitar, bass, drums, vocals

Albums http://www.tt.net/guilt

Press Reviews City Pages Volume 23 Issue 1107 A-List Friday February 22, 2002 VOLANTE CD RELEASE SHOW There's a certain giddy anticipation that comes with listening to improv. But it's great to find a band who meticulously pre-plan the trajectory of their songs and still manages to surprise you (and sometimes, it seems, surprise themselves). Such is the case with local foursome Volante, who often head into an angular guitar drive and then suddenly cut out the drums, softly change chords, and jump straight into something melodic. On 45 Degrees North (Guilt Ridden Pop), lead singer Gabriel Shapiro's raw vocal sing-speak along to the group's post-hardcore wallops of sound. It's the kind of genuine introspection that complements the group's compellingly abrasive sound. 21+. $6. 8:00 p.m. 7th Street Entry, 701 First Ave. N., Minneapolis; 612.388.8388. -Melissa Maerz More reviews at http://www2.bitstream.net/~volantem

Additional Info http://www.modern-radio.com

Location Minneapolis, mn - USA

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