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RubberSideDown

RubberSideDown (RSD)

About Me

RubberSideDown is based in San Francisco, and released their 3rd album, Powder Keg Logic, in October of 2006. They have 2 previous releases, ZeroFighter (2005) and American Romantic (2003).
The band has had multiple songs appear on the network TV shows CSI:NY (CBS), Joan of Arcadia (CBS), Beautiful People (ABC Family), Roswell, Dawson's Creek and Felicity, and the film trailer for the feature film "Shut Up and Sing". RubberSideDown has played well over 450 shows, including venues like Slims and Great American Music Hall in their hometown of San Francisco, The Viper Room, The Roxy and Knitting Factory in Hollywood, as well as clubs large and small up and down the west coast.
For more info, press clips, photos, and links to buy their CD's online, go to the official website, www.rsd-music.com
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"....(with) crashing cymbals and thunderous bass lines, ZeroFighter takes us back to the rock future. In a music market saturated with indie this, pop that, RubberSideDown strives to be different and gets back to the sort of rock seduction that makes Van Halen, AC/DC and Aerosmith so appealing. Truthfully, this glam/rock sound is hard to come by"
-- The Owl Mag
"OK, these guys are about 10 minutes from hitting it really big."
-- Sugarbuzz Magazine
"...an upwardly mobile San Francisco band that sounds ready for arenas."
-- San Jose Mercury News
"....melodic, guitar-driven songs and insightful lyrics tinged with pain....sensual bass lines, penetrating guitars..."
-- Metro Active
"From the first blam of the guitars, and the hit of the drums on the opening song, this band got my attention....that rare blend of bad boy appeal mixed with genuine enthusiasm....that spells rock star. So I stuck around. And the songs pulled me in...."
-- Kimberlye Gold, GrapevineCulture, live show review

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/9/2004
Band Website: rsd-music.com
Band Members: Kevin Casey - vocals, guitar
Michael Scott - bass, bgd vocals
Paul Batres - drums, bgd vocals
Jeff Kalmbach - lead guitar, bgd vocals
Sounds Like: A modern version of Aerosmith, Velvet Revolver, AudioSlave, Replacements.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Introducing our new lead guitar player!

His name is Jeff Kalmbach! Great guitar player, and super-cool guy. We auditioned the best players we could find over the course of two weeks, and Jeff was our unanimous choice for the newly vacant le...
Posted by RubberSideDown on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 03:41:00 PST

Warren says goodbye to RSD

Yes, despite our efforts to keep it on the down low for the past few weeks, word has circulated a little bit and it's true.....Warren told us it was time for him to move on. He was our 3rd lead guitar...
Posted by RubberSideDown on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 05:06:00 PST

get off the soap box

i have to take a break from alcohol related stories this time around.  the madness (as a friend of mine so aptly put it) in new orleans right now seems more important to write about than how drun...
Posted by RubberSideDown on Thu, 01 Sep 2005 05:01:00 PST

red wine v. tennessee whiskey

how about blogs that are about nothing at all?  nah.  i'd guess that most blogs fall under that heading, so we'll be different.  we'll be dedicated to the joy of drinking and all the sh...
Posted by RubberSideDown on Sat, 27 Aug 2005 05:11:00 PST

songwriting vs. the deer slayer

how long can you stare at a blank computer screen before you achieve some kind zen-like meditative state where your brain is completely wiped free of any conscious thought?  apparently it only ta...
Posted by RubberSideDown on Fri, 19 Aug 2005 04:46:00 PST

Sobriety Sucks

so after an epic day of drinking last week followed by an equally whiskey-soaked weekend that, by all rights, should have landed me in the pokey, i made a promise to myself that this week i would take...
Posted by RubberSideDown on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

another late night

i've never seen a live rubbersidedown show, so i have absolutely no idea what the experience is like, but i hope it's something like the show i saw last night.  kevin and warren and i went to the...
Posted by RubberSideDown on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

blog number two (a whole lotta number two)

well, i survived the weekend and neither kev nor warren have said anything about my blog.  i imagine that they either haven't noticed or didn't care.  but, since they haven't said anything a...
Posted by RubberSideDown on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

my first blog

okay, this is my first venture into the myspace.com world and i really don't know what i'm getting myself into.  kevin and warren keep talking about it and telling me that i must check it out bec...
Posted by RubberSideDown on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Owl Magazine ROCKS!

Music magazines, I mean real music magazines, seem to come and go with alarming frequency in Northern California, but there's a new kid on the block and we're all hoping, fingers crossed, that it take...
Posted by RubberSideDown on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST