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Rapids

About Me

Steve, and Barry have been playing together since high school. Jarred joined up with them in 1997. The three went on tour as "Farmers Almanac" in 1999. Then they took a 6 year break. They reformed in 2006. In 2007, they were hanging out with this guy named Jake. He plays a mean bass. They thought it would finally be appropriate to add bass to the band, and Jake joined. Then in November of 2007, their friend Sean sang a Bob Pollard tribute show with them. They all had a blast, so they asked Sean to join the band. That brings us to today.

We have our first 7" single "Control" available at our shows for $5. We also have shirts for $10.

For booking please email [email protected]

Heres a couple videos of Rapids from Willamette Weeks "Portland Makes Music" show March 1st 2009 at the Someday Lounge. Footage courtesy of Metro East Community Media, and KZME radio.

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Member Since: 01/04/2007
Band Website: [email protected]
Band Members: Jake Baker
Barry Anderson
Steven Davis
Jarred Decker
Sean Croghan
Influences: Everything we have ever heard, from early childhood memories of am radio to cement saws cutting through the side walk far too early in the morning, the sound of wind through tall grass and the wail of a baby on an over crowded bus.
Sounds Like: We sound like the great plains crashing into a west coast storm.
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

The House Is Black

They asked him to writea sentence using the word "house".The class looked on with half smiles of shyness and encouragement.He thought about his hands and feet,the numbing sound of the crowds.The passi...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:10:00 GMT

Rapids interview at Evymetal.com

We reently did an interview with Evelyn from Evymetal.com. Check it out here-http://www.evymetal.com
Posted by on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:05:00 GMT

we're an american band!

yes we are,all working classand fueled on disappointmentditchweed and watery beer.we got ears that are fullof the sound of possibility tempered with the realityof the mediocrity that surrounds us;our ...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:52:00 GMT

3 NEW SONGS UP

3 NEW SONGS UP RECORDED BY SCOTT SLOAN. ANALOG.
Posted by on Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:34:00 GMT

New songs up

Hey everyone, we finally got 5 new tunes up. All with Sean on vocals. Recorded at the orange room (Linnton, OR) last april. Hope you dig. Vinyl soon!
Posted by on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:59:00 GMT

Linnton Caper Goes Off Without a Hitch

Yeah, we pull up to the courthouse early, moving in and taking over in no time. The residence were half asleep and coopertive. Soon enough the joint was set up and i had time to hit a conviniance stor...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:32:00 GMT

Sean Croghan

Some of you might notice that our page has a new band member listed. If you have seen any of our last several shows, this is not news to you. But for the rest of you, Sean Croghan has been playing the...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:10:00 GMT