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The Downfalls

Because it's a long way down ...

About Me


The Downfalls are a San Francisco indie-rock trio that wraps the sweat-dripping riffage of post-punk powerpop around a creamy melodic center, all glazed over with a thick swarm-of-angry-bees-in-your-face fuzz bass and tom-tom fury. The band has been honored as a Featured Artist on MP3.com (where they have been downloaded over 40,000 times) and has brought their high-energy "RAWK" show to stages throughout the Bay Area, including recent performances at the Bottom of the Hill, 12 Galaxies, The Elbo Room, The Rockit Room, The Red Devil Lounge and many others.
WARNING: The Downfalls should not be combined with other medications. Side effects may include increased risk of liver damage, headache, earache, and manic vicissitude. The Downfalls cannot protect you from sexually transmitted diseases. Please seek immediate medical attention if you experience an erection that lasts longer than 72 hours.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/13/2005
Band Website: thedownfalls.com
Band Members: Mark Bornstein plays guitar and sings to you ...Lance Mathyssen (AKA: Afab Matty) hurts drum kits and ears... and Mark Nichoson plays bass...like Bruce Lee.
Influences: Aladdin Sane, Buzzcocks, Generation X, The Pixies, T-Rex, Oasis, Weezer, Peter Murphey, The Stooges, Ace Frehley, Nirvana, Velvet Underground, Built to Spill, Tweedy when he's pissed, Jack Daniels, our shattered childhoods
Sounds Like: T.Rex getting f*sted with Iggy's skull ring, the Not-So-Dandy Warhols, Oasis at a family reunion, Foo Fighters if Kurt was in the band, Weezer getting its ass kicked on the playground, Stereophonics if they were cooler, Kings of Leon if they were not so cool.

Record Label: Um... okay, sure.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

CD Release, Parties and your future....

Is it us, or did the earth move this week? At long last, The Downfalls new CD "Last Night" was finally released. It is now available for download on this very site, get it while it's hot. Yo...
Posted by The Downfalls on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:55:00 PST

New album update and more...

Hey Downfallen friends,Howz your head? We have a giant collective band headache. Not the "oh i hate my life" headache. No, it's more like a "holy shit did we really party like that last night?" headac...
Posted by The Downfalls on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:17:00 PST

To bot or not to bot. That is the question.

o.k......your friend's 14 year old cousin has a band. They just learned how to play their instruments (barely) and they recorded a three song demo on a boom box in their parents basement. In...
Posted by The Downfalls on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:47:00 PST

A message for our friends and fans in Germany!

Hallo Unser Deutscher fans, Bitte entschuldigen mein deutsch, aber es ist sehr geil findest du unser musik erfurchtig. Uberraschung! - Unser schlagzeuger ist diese wochenende im Deutschland bei das So...
Posted by The Downfalls on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 03:55:00 PST

A look back and...look! a head..

So, we firmly seal the lid on the quagmire that was 2006. What a bizzarre year. While the world went crazy around us, (we) The Downfalls launched our first sonic assault on the unsuspecting masse...
Posted by The Downfalls on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:34:00 PST

Downfalls interview on subsolo rock blog!

Many thanks to Lucas Carvalho for his interview of the Downfalls in his latest post on Sub-Solo Rock. Time to set up the South American tour now... Read the interview on sub-solo rock!...
Posted by The Downfalls on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:26:00 PST

Vote for ROCK! Bottom of the Hill on Tuesday, 11/7

WOOT! We won the Battle of the Fans on Live2nite.com -- a big thank you to Dave Bonillas, Ramona, and especially YOU, the Downfall Nation, for voting for us to play this special showcase gig.The BoTH...
Posted by The Downfalls on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 10:33:00 PST

Roctober!

Heya Bloggy Blogsters: The Downfalls have some really exciting shows happening next month. Be sure to check your in-boxes for invites to these great happenings:Hotel Utah, October 4Featuring our music...
Posted by The Downfalls on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:00:00 PST

Raising the Chalice of Rock

wow -- we've had some great shows this summer. Big love to Manchester School for inviting us to rock out with them at Johnny V's in San Jo a coupla weeks back. It was stinky hot ass night -- and we go...
Posted by The Downfalls on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 03:50:00 PST

Great show at 12 Galaxies

We had a blast rocking the 12 Galaxies the other night with J4 and Springfield. If you missed the show, be sure to check out the photos on Flickr. ...
Posted by The Downfalls on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 01:43:00 PST