Poorsport by Katie Horner

Kevin Mackey, Ben Dietzen, Kyle Andrews and Barrett Nelson make up the punk band Poorsport, a band originally from the rainy city of Seattle rocks fans all over Washington.

Poorsport has released two full length CDs and recently a five song demo, entitled RainCity Punk. This new demo features their most recent addition to their band, drummer Barrett Nelson. Their two other CDs were recorded with their former drummer Skeeter McClellan. Check out the tracks on their website at www.myspace.com/poorsport.

Rain City Punk starts off loud and fast, showcasing Poorsport’s talent and compatibility as a band. Each song is stylistically different and each member’s unique musical style blends together surprisingly well.

The energy on their album was nothing compared to their performance on stage. I saw Poorsport live at their show at the L.A.BSeattleDrumSchool. The members were naturals on stage and kept the audience involved and singing along.

“I like Poorsport, not only, because they are great musicians, but because they are a bunch of goofy guys who love to get up on stage and have a good time,” said long-time fan Laurie Bradshaw.

The band’s musical influences encompass many different punk and rock bands including; Bad Religion, Lagwagon, Blink 182 and Slayer.

When making their music their inspirations come from everyday life and their faith. Mackey said that when he helps in writing lyrics he gains his inspiration from two people, “One, Jesus and two, stupid Christians, or Christians who like rules, more than Jesus.”

This talented punk band recently performed for a charity event at Ground Zero in Bellevue, WA. Their aim was to spread awareness for the Feed Just One organization, who raises money to help feed the 800 million starving people in our world today.

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