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About Me

Power chords and melody have always been a rock music staple, and the QC's own Head Held High feels very comfortable giving the audience plenty of it. Since slimming down to a trio, the band has explored a straight ahead style that will leave you wanting more from their extensive catalog of original music. Head Held High's debut full length CD, "Moments That Make Us," is a must listen for any rock music fan, local or otherwise. It's songwriting, performance, production, and attention to detail make it a joy to listen to. They've been classified as alt. rock, pop rock, and even "muscular emo," but the band doesn't need sub genres to stand out. You'll hear all kinds of influences from nerd rock to pop rock to hard rock and beyond. If you enjoy good songs, you will want to see them again and again. There's a wistful romanticism that cannot be compared to anyone else. Head Held High isn't reinventing rock music, they're playing it how they feel rock music should be played, sincerely.
current members:
jeffrey loder - vocals/guitar
ian bishop - guitar
kyle jecklin - bass
chris archer - drums

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/14/2005
Band Website: http://www.headheldhigh.net
Band Members: Jeffrey Loder - vocals, guitar
Ian Bishop - guitar
Kyle Jecklin - bass
Fish - drums

Influences: Weezer, Smashing Pumpkins, HUM, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Soundgarden, Coors Original
Sounds Like: a rock band who is probably not indie enough for you. But they're totally indie. Just not how you're thinking of indie. Different, but familiar. Like the touch of a woman.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Head Held High acoustic

Jeff and Ian will be playing an acoustic Head Held High set, Tuesday February 3 sometime between 6 and 9. It's for Devin Hansen's Fundraiser to run for City Council. Moar details soon....
Posted by on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:53:00 GMT

Sneak Peak Saturday

If you're going to be in Iowa City this Saturday you can catch a sneak peak of the reborn four piece Head Held High. Ian Bishop will be joining us onstage for the first time before our hometown re-deb...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:32:00 GMT

QC Times Live Session

Goodbye, Beautiful - Live at Mojo's in Davenport
Posted by on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:14:00 GMT

A Challenger Appears....

Head Held High is excited and proud to announce that Ian Bishop will be joining the band on guitar. Ian has been a member of Quad City rock staples and Head Held High gigmates Blind the Sun and Purkle...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:02:00 GMT

Live tune...

We've posted Sleepless Live @ Redstone 2008-03-29 for your entertainment. Enjoy...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:29:00 GMT

Head Held High show write up in the QC Times

Go grab yourself a QC Times. Stephanie De Pasquale was kind enough to visit h*'s Redstone Room performance last Saturday and give a nice write up about it for the Go and Do section. We'll re-post it h...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:10:00 GMT

Thank you!

Thanks to all of you who came out to support head held high, boomstick, and trailer park fantasy! Maybe one of the best crowds we've ever had. We love you all! We debuted a new song called Las Vegas t...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:10:00 GMT

Ouch

Jeff suffered an injury last weekend and gets to have surgery on Wednesday. He'll be cool for the show this Saturday though, so don't worry. You should totally come see him play on Vicodin. Could be h...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:02:00 GMT

new tunes

we..'ve been writing for album two. some of the schtuff we..'ve been playing for a while, but recently we..'ve introduced a bunch of new songs into the rotation. here..'s lyrics to two of them for you...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:08:00 GMT

Check out this event: Head Held High @ The Redstone Room

Hosted By: head held high When: Saturday Aug 02, 2008 at 9:00 PMWhere: The Redstone RoomMain StreetDavenport, Iowa|16 52801United StatesDescription:head held high Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:37:00 GMT