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Living In Vans

About Me


To Book Living In Vans!!! E-Mail: [email protected] E-mail us for anything else, including shits and giggles...
Living In Vans formed after the mutual break-up of the band R.S.Q. The band wasn't living up to expectations and dissolved after 3 years of existence. The band decided it be a good idea to start fresh with a new band. So they asked Ex-RSQ bassist Wayne Klemme to sing for them. He agreed and the band quickly started to call themselves Living In Vans after the band's wierd obsession with VANS shoes.
The band's first show was in december of 2006 @ Just For Fun in Mchenry with the Geriatrics and Social Pipebomb. Kyle was producing the Geriatrics @ Kodiak studios and on an 10 pm dinner break at Wendy's The Geriatrics brought up the fact that they needed another band to play the show. Kyle Quickly got his band the gig. Since then the band has never looked back! They have played at Just For Fun many times since then, they also played the Chicago stop for Danny Kass' (Olympic gold medalist in snowboarding) Grenade Tour @ Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park.
In June of 2007 Living In Vans recorded their first album, "Do You Like My Gospel?", @ Bluff City Studios. The Album was released under the Bluff City Records name. Since then the band had been working on their follow up album, "XANG!". The record is close to completion and once again was recorded @ Bluff City Studios.
Living In Vans strives to be independent from the rest of the music community while still participating in it. They do not like the trends they have been seeing in music and try to steer clear of "Punk" and "INDIE" cliches. There is no Living In Vans sound, there is no style, IT'S JUST MUSIC!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/10/2007
Band Website: http://ilike.com/artist/Living+In+Vans
Band Members: Wayne Klemme - Vox Box

Kyle Wilnewic - Guitar/Backing Vox Box

Chris Barningham - Bass

Matt Motyka - Guitar/Backing Vox Box

Matt Kistler - Drums
Influences: Skateboarding, Snowboarding, Food, Mountain Dew, Girls, Lack Of Girls, Society, Life, Oh and music I guess...

Minor Threat, Fugazi, Black Flag, JFA, French Toast, X, Public Enemy, No Use For A Name, Faraquet, Beauty Pill, MxPx, The Descendents, The Germs, The Evens, Refused, Beastie Boys, Against Me!, NWA, Johnny Cash.
as far as music goes we like Punk, Country, Psychobilly, Hardcore, Rockabilly, Ska, Blues, Jazz, i guess we like it all huh?

"Anything Dischord will do."- Kyle
Here's a special spot for all of the Chicagoland bands that we support and/or influence us:

Rise Against, The Effigies, Naked Raygun, Screeching Weasel, The Falcon, The Geriatrics, The Killing Tree, Articles Of Faith, Shot Baker, Holy Roman Empire, Alkaline Trio, The Vamps, The Lawrence Arms, Flatfoot 56, The Brokedowns, PegBoy, Big Black....the list continues in my head...
Sounds Like: A Buick dropping on a 5 year old!
Record Label: Bluff City Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

CD SALE & LIVE CD INFO!!!

*************JULY CD SALE********BUY ONE GET ONE FREE*********************Right now for $3 you can buy both our studio CDS for the price of one!!! You'll also get 2 LIVE RECORDINGS 4 FREE!!! It's the ...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:27:00 GMT

I swear its true! (XANG! News)

So, remember when we said we had a new album in the works and we were almost done? Somewhere in the realm of months ago? Well, it was sort of done, but then stuff happened and we felt we weren't as ha...
Posted by on Fri, 30 May 2008 22:36:00 GMT

Want to get to know Living In Vans a little better? click this.

So you want to get to know us eh? well ok.The following is a paper that I (Kyle) wrote for school. It is about us and other bands trying to survive as independent, or seperated from everyone else. So ...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:00:00 GMT

Were on INTERPUNK!!! Check it out!

Check it! We're now on interpunk 4 sale!!! We have our first cd and our NEW E.P. Painting Pets On Rocks. You think you can handle the link? ok here it is!!! Click For Living In Vans Merch!
Posted by on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:42:00 GMT

WinTeR?

Winter is coming. This is not very important to many of you. But for Living In Vans it is very important. Why you ask? BECAUSE MOST OF US WORK @ A SNOWBOARD PARK!!! So if you are ever in Algonquin and...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:24:00 GMT

NEW E.P.!!! "XANG!" STILL ON THE WAY!!!

So we have been working REALLY HARD on our new music and our new Full-Length. It has been taking longer than expected and will be taking a little longer due to cd pressing. BUT!!! We have not forgotte...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:49:00 GMT

CD track list for FREE! CD Samplers from ticket purchases

Hey, so you know if you buy a ticket to our congress theater show FROM US, you get 2 free cds!!! we just thought you may want to know what you were getting exactly...here it is...Bluff City Records Sa...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:32:00 GMT

CONGRESS THEATER!!!!! or is it theatre?

Hello to all there in INTERNET LAND! Living In Vans MISSES YOU!!! They haven't played in a few weeks due to school and recording, we're sorry...BUT....COME SEE LIVING IN VANS@THE CONGRESS THEATERNovem...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 20:12:00 GMT

XANG! UPDATE!!!!

So we are getting EVEN CLOSER to finishing the album. As you have prolly seen we have been putting demos up and some recently unmastered versions of songs. All the music is "in the can" and we just ne...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:54:00 GMT

XANG! update ein!!!

Hey all! Guess what?!?! our new album is nearing COMPLETION!!! we just have some minor things to record and things to work out and it's all done! 12 tracks in all!!! Expect it out in a month or two fo...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:45:00 GMT