BAND RADAR: REACH

REACH

Ex SHIFTY and F…ETC (efetcetra) band members, Dave Smith, Basil Byrne, Greg Bester and Marc Wainstein join forces once again to bring you REACH. As some of you may remember F…ETC was a well established 5 piece band out of Edenvale Jhb managing to attract a fan base across many stages in S.A, appearing on 5 Fm, Highveld Stereo and Campus radio stations nationally as well as live T.V. interviews on E-TV. Also playing with international act Lagwagon and receiving a Blunt Magazine nomination for Album of the year in 2006 for the Debut album “Plan your Escape” Just to name a few. With a Complete new musical direction and influence,Greg and Marc hacked away in the shifted Audio Studio’s to put together an explosive 11 track Debut CD, filled with everything from up tempo rock to a 7 minute acoustic track.

Album News

The great news is we have finally finished recording our Debut Album "Fire and Grace. The album definately has something for everyone, from up tempo Rock tracks to a 6 min acoustic track which we can gaurantee will knock your socks off.

Reach Gig Guide

Fri 25th April :

At Carfax Jhb CBD , Reach, aking, Van Coke Cartel
and more

Sat 26th April :

At Tempos, Reach, Running with Scissors,
Hikatori, Reach are on at 19:00.

Sat 26th April :

At Black Dahlia Boksburg, Reach, Swivel Foot,
Suicide Kings

Sunday 27th April :

Seasons Wither at the Playhouse at the
Northgate Dome.....46 bands 3 stages hell yeah,
Reach are on at 16:00 Stage 2!!!!





Reach's Myspace Profile:

http://www.myspace.com/reachrock

BAND RADAR:

Failing Forward

How it all began:

Failing Forward was conceived in Cape Town, almost two and a half years ago. Local hardcore outfit Neshamah had just broken up and the guitarist, Russel Aitkenhead, decided to start his own project. He called up some mates, including singer/guitarist Anton van der Merwe and the jamming began! The idea was to create a new sound in Cape Town, a hard sound that was as melodic as it was heavy, yet infectiously catchy at the same time with a tasteful mix of singing and screaming. It needed to be music that appealed to almost everyone, music you could get into and have a great time listening to. And so with that in mind Failing Forward wrote five killer songs, recorded them on a self titled debut EP and exploded onto the Cape Town scene in April 2006. The band gigged the Cape Town circuit like machines and quickly gained a reputation for having one of the best live stage performances in the scene - a reputation that has been well maintained to date. Early 2007 saw Failing Forward leave the familiar territory of the Cape and head over to play a tour in Johannesburg alongside The Slashdogs, The Hellphones, Reason To Live and Die Straatligkinders. The music was enthusiastically received and had the Joburg crowds screaming for more!

In late 2007 Failing Forward entered the Battle For Woodstock competition and went up against five incredible acts in a band fight that will long be remembered. They arose victorious on the night and won the chance to play in the finals at Woodstock 9 in Harrismith. Playing Woodstock was a dream come true and although FF didn't win the finals they made many new fans and friends and widened their circle of influence.



The year of 2008 saw Failing Forward start off with a bang as they played main stage at Cape Town's Ramfest. However the band then suffered a massive lineup change as members quit for various personal reasons leaving Anton as the only original founding member. Determined that this would not be the end, Anton made a few phone calls and slowly rebuilt the band. The result was a new Failing Forward that remained true to its roots, built on the strengths of the past and stronger and more impressive than ever before!

The current band consists of Anton van der Merwe as guitarist/frontman, James Acker on guitars, Tyron Whittaker on bass and Nick Ornellas on drums. The boys are more amped than ever before to continue making music that will make South Africans proud. Music is undoubtedly their primary passion and if ever you meet them or watch them play this fact will hit you with the subtlety of a brick in a sock! See you at the next show!

Current News

At the time of writing Failing Forward are in the studio with Tim Rankin of Bed on Bricks fame. They are working on recording their debut full length which is scheduled for release in August 2008. The album will showcase most of the familiar Failing Forward songs including crowd favourites "Schoolyard Bullies" and "Hunting Beasties". The album will also include songs that weren't ever recorded as well as some material that has never been heard before!

Failing Forward has some incredibly exciting plans for the year.

You can stay up to date with what's happening, see the latest gig dates, listen to the songs and keep in touch with the members at the following links:

Band Members:

Anton van der Merwe - guitarist/frontman

James Acker -guitars

Tyron Whittaker - bass

Nick Ornellas - drums.



Myspace Band Profile: www.myspace.com/failingforward777


Facebook Band Profile: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Failing-Forward/19952989064


Failing Forward Fan Club and Gig Guide:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2352469267

WE'RE BUSYING PLANNING A FACE LIFT!!!

GETTING READY FOR THE SUMMER BABY!

GETTING YOUR BAND ADDED

Hello all

Its so nice to see you all getting into it on this blog. It's really inspiring for bands to see their fans go so wild about them.

It shows South Africa has talent!

But If you are a fan of and they are not on the poll and you want on them poll please please please dont just post up the

CF 09 - ... here in the blog.

Post it up in the discussion area of the Cokefest 2009 - Bring These SA BANDS facebook group as every other people that now have their bands on the poll have done. In this way bands can read what their fans have to write about them.

The link to the group is:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11818718511

Please go there and become a member if you are not a member.

Thank you

Kind Regards,
Mr K

Welcome

Welcome to the Voting Station for SA's best Bands. We are giving you the chance to express opinion by voting for your favourite SA bands. We want Big Concerts to see who the popular bands are and who deserves to be at Coke Fest 2009!This Voting Poll is basically a guide for Big Concerts so the bands with the most votes is not promised a spot in Coke Fest 2009. What we are doing here is giving Big concerts something to think about! Its YOUR Coke Fest..you should have the right to see what you want!We support South African artists and so we give them the opportunity to see how big their fan base is!If your Sa Band is not on the Voting Poll please feel free to leave a comment on this blog or add your SA Band's name in the discussion area.Please start the title of the discussion with... CF 09 - FANS OF (NAME OF YOUR SA BANDS.Thank You for your support!Have a great day!Kind Regards,Mr K\m/