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Anthem - a Tribute to Rush

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Jason Robert: vocals, keys

Jason grew up in a wildlife sanctuary in Houston, where he spent many hours alone cleaning the weasel cage and dreaming of singing in a rock band. Isolated from human contact, he learned to sing by mimicking the vocalizations of the various animals in the exhibit. One day, while making his usual rounds cleaning up various animal by-products, he discovered a discarded cassette of “2112". Upon returning to his cardboard box for the evening, he cranked the cassette and discovered his calling: all his years imitating the shrieking cries of hyenas, loons, and of course, the weasels, made him the ideal lead singer for a Rush tribute band!

John Walker: guitar, pedals

John hails from Florida, and learned to play “Tom Sawyer” while sitting in the drunk tank with Alex Lifeson one New Year’s Eve. Although quite drunk at the time, Alex was able to convince John that he should follow his dream of playing dive bars for little or no money while going heavily into debt buying gear, as he himself had done many years before. Alex neglected to tell John that the music business had changed quite a bit in the 30 or so years since Rush was signed, however, and also failed to tell him that it was highly unlikely that he would ever get the cigarette smoke smell out of his guitar cases.

Neil Brincks: bass, keys, pedals

Neil was raised in Tazmania by rabid She-Devils and forced to listen to nothing but Rush, Primus, and Celine Dion as a child. Consequently, he’s quite a good bass player with an annoying tendency to belt out “My Heart Will Go On” at inopportune moments. As long as we leave his mic turned off and keep him away from the Celine Dion tribute bands (and we all know how many of those there are) it’s not a problem.

David Patton: drums, electronic percussion

David suffers from OCD and consequently feels compelled to purchase every drum DW has ever made, along with every possible electronic percussion device in existence. Fortunately his side business building drum platforms for other obsessed Rush fans enables him to pay for his gear addiction. David also serves as the band’s teleprompter onstage, since the other guys lack the ability to retain information for more than a few seconds at a time, and are often distracted by throngs of rabid female fans.

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Member Since: 10/29/2005
Band Website: www.anthemonline.net
Band Members: Jason Robert - vocals
John Walker - guitar, pedals
Neil Brincks - bass, keys, pedals
David Patton - drums, electronics
Influences: Rush
Sounds Like: Rush
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Gig @ Dino's, 5/16

Greetings Rush-heads!Only a few weeks until our next gig! If you missed our 3-hour show at Bronco's, hope you can make it to this one, as we'll be playing another whole night of great Rush songs. This...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:57:00 GMT

Gig @ Bronco's Sports Bar

Hello one and all!ANTHEM will be doing a 3-hour show Friday, April 10th at Bronco's Sports Bar in Hurst, Texas. (Mid-cities off of 121/183, behind Black Eyed Pea)900 Airport Fwy # 166Hurst, TX 76...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:23:00 GMT

Gig Update For November

Hosted By: Anthem - a Tribute to Rush When: Saturday Nov 15, 2008 at 8:00 PMWhere: O'Riley's8989 Forest Ln. Dallas, TX 75243(972) 235-2781United StatesDescription:Anthem - a Tribute to RushHello again...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:14:00 GMT

Check out this event: Anthem at Skillman St. Pub

Hosted By: Anthem - a Tribute to Rush When: Saturday Oct 25, 2008 at 8:00 PMWhere: Skillman St. Pub9220 Skillman St. Dallas, TX 75243(214) 341-4022United StatesDescription:Anthem - a Tribute to Rush ...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:37:00 GMT

Taking a break

We're going to be taking a bit of a break to rework and sort out a few things. The band is not breaking up, and we're not going anywhere. However, we don't have anything planned for the near future. R...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:02:00 GMT

Check out this event: Anthem Live at ORileys

Hosted By: Anthem - a Tribute to Rush When: Saturday Jun 07, 2008 at 11:00 PMWhere: O'Riley's8989 Forest LaneDallas, Texas|44 75240United StatesDescription:Anthem - a Tribute to Rush Click Here To Vi...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:19:00 GMT

Check out this event: Anthem Live at ORileys

Hosted By: Anthem - a Tribute to Rush When: Friday Apr 18, 2008 at 8:00 PMWhere: O'Riley's8989 Forest LaneDallas, Texas|44 75243United StatesDescription:Anthem - a Tribute to Rush Click Here To View ...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:54:00 GMT

Check out this event: Anthem Live @ Hot Rods and Hoggs

Hosted By: Anthem - a Tribute to Rush When: Friday Apr 11, 2008 at 11:00 PMWhere: Hot Rods & Hoggs706 North Watson RoadArlington, Texas|44 76011United StatesDescription:Anthem - a Tribute to Rush Cli...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:59:00 GMT

Check out this event: Anthem at the Rockstar Sports Bar

Hosted By: Anthem - a Tribute to Rush When: Saturday Mar 29, 2008 at 10:00 PMWhere: Rockstar Sports Bar7120 S. FwyFort Worth, Texas 76134United StatesDescription:Anthem - a Tribute to Rush Click Here...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:59:00 GMT

Check out this event: Anthem Live at Firewater Bar & Grill

Hosted By: Anthem - a Tribute to Rush When: Friday Jan 11, 2008 at 8:00 PMWhere: Firewater Bar & Grill10261 Technology Blvd EDallas, Texas|44 75220United StatesDescription:Anthem - a Tribute to Rush ...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:48:00 GMT