Sprockets by Katie Horner

New to the Rock and Roll scene is the talented young band, Sprockets, based out of BoiseIdaho. Rocking fans since 2006, Brodie Kurtis Vans on vocals and guitar, “Brave Dave” Schwaller on bass, and Dustin “Hollywood” Johnson on drums, are confident in the success of their band.

All three bands members are completely dedicated to the band, and are committed to, “making it big.” As of now, Sprockets is signed with Sworn in Records. And in their time together have released one CD entitled; Synthetic Addictions.

Vans writes most of the music and lyrics for the band. Instead, of merely translating life experiences into rocking toe-tapping tunes, Vans adds real world meaning to inspirational movie scenes. “We take things, or situations, from our lives and then set it as a scene from a movie” said Vans. Most scenes are from movies by Quinton Terintino or Robert Rodriguez.

Through tours and myspace.com Sprockets have acquired a fan base that stretches across the United States. A few months ago when I saw them play in BellevueWashington, I found out why. As soon as they took the stage I could immediately tell they were experienced and comfortable in front of crowds. Their performance following was energetic, unique, and packed full of talent. In the middle of the set “Hollywood” Johnson played a spine-tingling drum solo, which was quite possibly the highlight of the evening.

As of now, Sprockets are in the “funding process,” but would love to be recording if they had the money. They have about eleven new songs in progress, and are still contemplating a name for their next album. Their previous album, “Synthetic Addictions”, they described as a, “Heavy set mixture of [The Red Hot] Chili Peppers and Thursday.”

Although most of their music would be considered hard rock, many of their songs blur the differences between the genres. This band has a unique sound with a distinct edge, which intrigues the listener and leaves audiences waiting for more.

For show details and more information, please visit www.myspace.com/sprocket and www.myspace.com/stepoutpresents.

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