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Broken Vegas

BROKEN VEGAS taking the world by rockin' storm!

About Me



.. width="425" height="350" .... width="425" height="350" ..HARD ROCK / METAL influenced by the best of 80's guitar driven energy and the melodic vocal styles that make rock songs stick with you. Combine that with a heavy modern flair and you have BROKEN VEGAS. Well, sort of...Not to be pinned down to one sound, BROKEN VEGAS comes at you with rock sounds that have a moody Morrisonesque touch as easily as they do with the heavy offerings of Soundgarden, Skid Row, Metallica/Megadeth, and Queensryche.2005 will serve as the break through year for the band. The release of their CD 2:15 received much attention and positive reviews. More importantly, their fan base jumped by leaps and bounds and became international in 2005. Fans from Belgium, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Austrailia, Canada, Japan, Denmark, and as many as 20 other countries have been turned on to the BROKEN VEGAS sound.2006 should be magical! Be a part of something original, something real, something BROKEN...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/7/2005
Band Website: brokenvegasband.com
Band Members: Mike Vester - Vocals 16 years of rocking. Influenced by Morrison, Coverdale, Dokken, Tate, Bach, Cornell, Hetfield, Jovi and others as well as Guinness, Captain Morgans, Vodka, Red Bull, Chili, Deep Fried Chicken Sandwiches, Louisiana Hot Sauce, and sex! How does a lead singer change a light bulb?Beau Carbonneau - Bass Beau oozes wanton sexuality...The cries of "show us your ass Beau," still echo in the clubs that he's played in. A true musician and student of his instrument, Beau fancies the likes of Tool, Rage, Slayer...anything rocking with an original vibe!Ricky "Rockin" Rolon - Guitars Ricky is as smooth as they come when playing his 6 string on stage. Skolnik, Friedman, Lynch, Slash, and many more have influenced this shredder, but he has pulled together a style all his own. Ricky is a pandora's box of song ideas and riffs.Matt "Rock" Cowen - Drums A perpetual metronome that keeps the band as tight as a...well, drum! Matt is tuned into music from the structure up and his days of jamming along with Tommy Lee and Neil Peart during the early days of learning has given him both energy, precision, and ingenuity on the throne.
Influences: A VERITABLE SMORGASBORD of rock, metal, progressive, classic, blues greats who would be too numerous to name, but will always be appreciated!
Sounds Like: One critic says though he finds the band to be truly in command of its sound, its instruments, etc...he finds that we write too wide a range of music stylistically speaking to be put in a rock, metal, prog metal, category.I think that's the good news. I don't know about you, but we don't wake up feeling the same way everyday...What's the fun in that? So, if music is a direct drip line to your feelings...your soul, then shouldn't you play what you are feeling that day?We agree...So, whether we wanna fight or wanna F*%@ or wanna fall somewhere in between, then we should let you know through our songs!Step off soap box...now!To answer the question, critics say we sound a little like all of these, Skid Row, Nevermore, Alice in Chains, Metallica, Soundgarden, Queensryche...
Record Label: Soup
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Stream of Consciousness pt. 2

Yes...more streams o' consciousness from me. There are advantages to long stretches in small bathrooms. ( : - If you're waking up in the morning anticipating anxiety, conflict, discomfort, or general ...
Posted by Broken Vegas on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:01:00 PST

The million dollar question...when's the new CD coming?

Hello friends! Lots of inquiries as to where BROKEN VEGAS is at with the writing of the new material and then subsequent recording of said material. Well, here's an update that should help a little......
Posted by Broken Vegas on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:52:00 PST

Stream of consciousness

This will be part I in Mike's long ongoing series of thoughts in abstractia...a non-linear talk with self...a way to wade through life's mazes...  - I have the most amazing friends, family, ...
Posted by Broken Vegas on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:48:00 PST

Pen to paper...in response to many queries

"Where do you get your ideas? What is that song about? How do you write the lyrics with songs or is it the songs with the lyrics?" This is a handful of questions I get from fans about writing lyr...
Posted by Broken Vegas on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:50:00 PST

You never write me anymore...

I know...I don't write much in here. Projects, rehearsal, time, etc...keep me from being a good blogger. However, I do my best to communicate to you through my lyrics, and I'll address a few queries a...
Posted by Broken Vegas on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:14:00 PST

BROKEN VEGAS opening for BON JOVI? You decide...

Well, if you're keeping up on the whole "throwing shit" theme I've got going, (and I know some of you live for it...ha ha!) it looks like something stuck on the wall! And it could be huge! We hav...
Posted by Broken Vegas on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:10:00 PST

Throwing shhhhh....it against the wall...

For those of you who know what it means to stick out your neck, show your ass, taste life, etc...then you know that any aspiration or dream you have requires a lot of effort for what seem to be either...
Posted by Broken Vegas on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 10:06:00 PST

Words...words...words

Before I give you some tidy morsels of Broken Vegas news, I had a thought...I know, dangerous, but it's of the low wattage variety so no shades required, don't get out your thesaurus, and put awa...
Posted by Broken Vegas on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:53:00 PST

THE BOYS ARE DEFINITELY BACK!!!

Twas the night before Broken (Vegas that is)...came back to the stage...All rockers were stirring prepared for six string rage...the guitar buzz was righteous ringing straight through the air...and fa...
Posted by Broken Vegas on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 10:26:00 PST