FarGon

FarGon - Informal Interview Outside The Ordnance, Enfield Town
"Having seen FarGon live, we noticed early on the post-grunge Eddie Vedder influence of Joey Stone’s voice – deep, melodic and well worth listening to. FarGon are a tight little band who managed to get the entire audience jumping to their music, and the band have an impressive way of engaging them through impressive stage performance – even going as far as taking them on a musical journey, displaying in particular the pure meaningfulness of the lyrics and the high velocity guitar work that makes FarGon ‘unique’."
Alternative Music Promotions (A.M.P.)
"With a voice that echoes Chris Cornell, singer Joey Stone has that classic weathered tone which is essential to cut through these guitar heavy grunge tracks. Fargon most impressed me with the track ‘On the Ride’, a number that loses none of the bands power due to an in your face vocal with the guitar lending the track a slight bluesy feel. This is what sets Fargon apart from other bands trying to pedal the raw rock formula- they’ve managed to keep a ballsy, raw sound whilst still showcasing their musical repertoire. Yes it’s loud and in your face - but these guys know their music and it shows. The band are truly refreshing in a market over-saturated with identical guitar bands wanting to be ‘the next Libertines’."
Matt Edun, Fully Loaded Promotions
FarGon - Illusion, Live at The Standard, Walthamstow
NIRVANA-INSPIRED FAST AND FURIOUS ROCK & ROLL ! (BUGBEAR BOOKINGS, 2007)
FARGON DRAW ON THE LESS LOCAL STREETS OF SEATTLE FOR INSPIRATION. ANTICIPATE GRAVEL THROATED ANTHEMS AND KNEES THROUGH THE JEANS
(BULLANDGATE.CO.UK, 2007)
After their sell-out headline performance at Storm in Leicester Square, where the band pulled in over 60 people on their opening night, FarGon are continuing to tour London venues and bring their own fusion of heavy rock, grunge, indie and rap back to England's capital.
The band includes Joey Stone (ex-Switch and Reason vocalist), Deano Collins (ex-Switch drummer), Mark Young (ex-Reason guitarist), Jim Kirkpatrick and Luke Frendo, and will be gigging in a venue near you very soon !
Our mission is to prove that originality in music is not dead.
The most important thing to us is our fans, so thanks to all that have seen us, and to those that are planning to.
SO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER, BECAUSE LIFE'S TOO F*CKING SHORT !
UPCOMING GIGS
LATEST NEWS
20.12.07
We regret to announce that FarGon rhythm guitarist Mark Young has left the band to start other projects. He will still be playing tomorrows Battle Of The Bands Final, and FarGon will be replacing him with another guitarist in due course
25.10.07
FarGon have booked two new gigs at two of the best venues London has to offer. We will be playing at The Luminaire in Kilburn on November 29th and Storm, Leicester Square on February 15th next year.
12.08.07
FarGon have won the Battle Of The Bands Semi-Final at Lark In The Park, and are through to the final on december 21st ! Thanks again to all of you who came to show your support - be assured it does not go unnoticed.
05.09.07
FarGon's Illusion E.P. is now available to download from iTunes ! Click the image on this page to take you straight there !
12.08.07
Despite an adrenaline-fuelled performance at Battle Of The Bands, FarGon finished second and failed to qualify for the semi-finals. We were obviously disappointed, but our set was the best we have ever performed, and that to us is a major positive, and a reminder that each gig makes us stronger and tighter as a band. The main plus point of our night was to see ALL OF YOU who showed up on Saturday, despite the Victoria Line being down. We brought over 40 people, which was the highest amount of fans, and every one of us would like to extend our thanks to those that made the effort to come. Just knowing we have fans as dedicated as you gives us the confidence to do what we do.
19.07.07
After a long wait FarGon have finally booked the Dublin Castle ! Bugbear bookings were pleased with the gig and the impressive fan turnout at the Hope & Anchor and decided to book us in on October 26th, 2007. See you all there !
02.06.07
The FarGon web site is now live ! Though the site is currently still under construction, we expect to have all information up in the next few weeks. Visit www.fargon.co.uk to see it in action !
17.05.07
We have posted acoustic versions of three of our songs. Sweet Suzie, Carry On and Never Needed More have been added to our MySpace page. This is to give you all a taster of our material before we begin gigging in June. Any comments are of course welcome.
01.05.07
FarGon have now found a bassist. Young Luke Frendo will be the bass-master on FarGon's journey and we welcome him to the band. We have also booked three more gigs around the North London area in Islington, Camden Town and Kentish Town. See our blog for more details.
22.04.07
We have confirmed that our support at Storm, Leicester Square will be none other than Pintsize (www.myspace.com/pintsizemc). See you June 14th !
02.04.07
Fargon have formed, and are currently searching for a bassist. We will be putting gig dates on the site as and when they become available.