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The Highlands

About Me

It sounds evil. Like a campfire, but bad. - Manny

...the four members broke from their metaphorical leashes and took off across the playing field. I’d say they all went in different directions, but no—it was more like a pack of excited dogs running circles around each other and generally advancing as a group to the same destination.
- Gabe Meline

The Highlands formed in early 2006. The drums came from Toys'R'Us, the guitar cost $25, the saxophone is borrowed and broken, the violin exploded and the cello fell in a river. The bass never existed in the first place. We will play a show with anyone that will have us.

The Highlands are working on some new stuff.
It'll probably be out in Summer 2009.


We have released three albums:

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 23/05/2005
Band Website: http://www.acgs.ws
Band Members: Lindsay Gray cello
Dean Tisthammer guitar
Steve Ziesche drums

and occasionally:
Matthew Harra
Richard Laws
Adam Erwin-Martinetti
Anthony Jiminez
Dylan Stice
Vanessa Walsh
Hillary Dietkus
Alexi Erenkov
Mark Fagundes
and other folks.
Influences: Charles Mingus
Beat Happening
Rites of Spring
Moondog
MC5
The Who
Rashaan Roland Kirk
Leadbelly
Sun Ra
Precious Bryant
Black Flag
Sounds Like:
Record Label: Astronomy Club Ghost Story
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Under the bras

Distinguished local author and gentleman Gabe Meline has written a review of a recent Highlands show at the Black Cat on his online music journal. You can read the review below, or here, at the Bohemi...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:00:00 GMT