EP Release Party for “Sourglass” September 7 at Red Barn, Palm Desert
By Lisa Morgan
Coachella Valley Weekly is campaigning for Campaigning For Zeros who are anything BUT zeros. Far from it, this trio sounds triple its size and is guaranteed to go from zero to mosh pit in the first three minutes of live play. Campaigning for Zeros captures the raw essence of the post-punk and alternative rock movement while following in the pop-punk footsteps of mainstream bands like Green Day and The Offspring. The band formed in 2009, when Eric Taylor, on a musical “break” (neck brace included following an automobile accident), put an ad on Craig’s list for local Coachella Valley musicians. Defying the standard complications endured by most musicians, these three, Eric Taylor on guitar and vocals (sans injury), Brad Ouellette on drums and Kevin Wiseman on bass came together with ease and have since been dedicated as much to their music as they are to having fun doing it.
Sourglass, their second EP, is being released and celebrated this Friday, September 7 at the Red Barn in Palm Desert. Following their highly successful first release, Premonitions, they have come freakishly close to capturing the ever illusive “live” sound and energy producers strive for. The vocals are clear and cutting against the distinctive guitar licks, active, music-theory-defying base lines and hard, driving drum foundation. Lyrically, they manage to turn stress and angst into a fun thing. This band caught a wave of good luck with their first release, and they are intent on riding it out as far as it will take them. “Luck” got them on stage at the prestigious Warped Tour and has unlimited potential with this second release.
“Our target audience is people who love music and appreciate the benefit of live music. When we play a show, we give it our all. I would say we are branching out more lately to keep people entertained but the main focus is always the music,” says singer-guitarist Eric Taylor. To quote Kevin Wiseman, “Brad wails on the drums, I am all over the bass and Eric goes for crunchy guitar while he sings.” Campaigning for Zeros takes the responsibility of promoting the live music scene personally as drummer Brad Ouellette states “It is up to all of us (bands in general) to keep the scene alive. It’s going to be a sad day if it’s gone.”
See and feel it for yourself. Campaigning for Zeros EP release party for “Sourglass” will be held this Friday, September 7 at 9pm at the Red Barn, 73290 Hwy 111, Palm Desert, CA (760) 346-0191) Bands Jekkel and The Rebel Noise joining them. Track Campaigning for Zeros on their website cfzeros.com
