New Band Profile For September: The Government
Band Name: The Government
Band Members: Jenna Hardie (vocals, guitar), Sarah Norton (vocals, bass), Anthony Chiovitti (lead guitar), Chris Howe (drums).
Influences:
There’s a little bit of a\nlot of influence… just to name a few…..Pixies, Queens of the Stone\nAge, Howling Bells, The Screaming Trees and so many more, being the LOVERS of\nrock that we are!!!
Favourite Perth bands:
Mink Mussel Creek, The Fuzz, From the Skies, The Avenues, The Flairz, Little\nBirdy, Sleepy Jackson, The Sugar Army, Snowman.
Style:
There are ROCK songs, there are\nMOODY songs, and there is even a song we like to refer to as THE EPIC.
Where does\nyour band name from :
Jenna\nand Bruna after a big night out (Jenna’s birthday 2005) sat down and\nworkshop-d the band names over and over until we came up with The\nGovernment… and that was it… the name of the band… you gotta\nlove the gov!!!
Upcoming gigs:
Thursday 7 September at Norfolk\nBasement Bar with Jeff Strong, Dave Pensabene and DJ Skatergirl
Thursday 21 September at Hyde\nPark Hotel, supporting DAY OF THE DEAD (free entry)
Thursday 5 October at Mojos Bar
Website: www.myspace.com/the_government :
http://www.myspace.com/the_government
Mp3s: not yet… they are on the way… we are planning to hit a studio and record a demo in the next couple of months and then we’ll post it on our myspace for your listening pleasure.
