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South Mountain Lights

About Me

A deep friendship … several musical collaborations … a period of 12 years … and a chance audition was what it took for three musicians to form South Mountain Lights.The seeds were planted in 1993, when vocalist/guitarist, Rick Heins, and drummer/vocalist, Jason Farrell, met working at a record store in Tempe, Ariz. Over the years and through several bands, the two built their friendship and their musicianship.In 1996, Rick moved to California and later settled in New Jersey, before returning to the Valley of the Sun in December of 2003. Soon after, the two began to write songs with the hopes of picking up where they left off. After putting together a four-song demo recording, they began auditioning bassists and in September 2004, Adam Crofts joined the fold.The trio soon began writing new material and performed under the name “Pacific.” In May, after writing an album’s worth of music, they began recording their debut album. Over the summer, they changed their name to “South Mountain Lights,” and returned with a full-length, self-titled CD that is both immediate and deep – not unlike the friendship and music that brought them together in the first place.ModMySpace Profile Customizer

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Member Since: 04/11/2005
Band Website: www.southmountainlights.com
Band Members: Rick Heins - Guitars, Vox Jason Farrell - Drums, Vox Adam Crofts - Bass
Influences: Radiohead, Bloc Party, The Doves, The Police, The Cure, The Pixies, Low, Led Zeppelin, U2, Interpol, Talk Talk, Ryan Adams, Television, Dinosaur Jr., Blur
Sounds Like: Heavy, Sad, Beautiful
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Thank YOU.

Thanks to everyone who supported us over the past few years. Hopefully, the music will remain in your life longer than we did. ... At least, that's what we intended. I can't speak for Rick and Adam, b...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 13:10:00 GMT

NEW TUNES!!!

First off, thanks for stopping by! Hopefully, one of the first things you'll notice is that we've added four new tracks to our myspace. We've been in the studio for most of the year and are ecstatic (...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:18:00 GMT

South Mountain Lights Play Final Shows

All good things must come to an end. ... And on that note, we'd like to share our last two shows with you.Our second CD, "The Last Word," will be available at both shows. They are ...Thu., July 12 at ...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:53:00 GMT

Stinkweeds Party at Modified/Upcoming Shows

Gals & Guys,For all who made it out to last night's show ... THANK YOU! We had a GREAT time. How could we not? We've been going to Stinkweeds since the '80s. It was nice seeing old and new friends ali...
Posted by on Sun, 07 May 2006 10:57:00 GMT

The Clubhouse

Dear All, I'm not feeling ultra-creative today, but I wanted to give you a rundown of this week's show and an idea of what to look for at our next show. First off ... South Mountain Lights played The ...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Feb 2006 14:53:00 GMT

SM:L plays Hollywood ... ALLEY!

Hey hey hey. Friday night at Hollywood Alley had its share of "Good Times." Anyone who was there ... we THANK YOU. If you missed it, hopefully you can make it out to our shows next month. We've ...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Jan 2006 12:45:00 GMT

Happy Holidays!

Dear All, ... Me again ... Happy Holidays from the four of us to you! I want to thank everyone who made it out to our show at Modified with Darci Cash. We were happy with the turnout and know how hard...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Dec 2005 21:33:00 GMT

Last Exit Show

Dear All, Thanks to everyone who came out to see us play Last Exit on Friday night. Overall, we had a great time. For those of you who couldn't make it out, make sure and mark December 21st on yo...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Dec 2005 15:01:00 GMT