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The Common

Populist power pop with plenty of caffeine

About Me

The Common is a high-energy power pop quartet from Indianapolis, IN. We live somewhere on a street where 60's pop, 70's arena rock, and 80's college rock all hang out together. The music falls nicely in that realm of “power pop” that equates to big guitars, upbeat tempos, melodic lyrics, and harmony vocals. Being children of the 80’s, it's not surprising to hear sounds from the Common similar to the bands who were at their best during that decade – The Clash, REM, The Police, The Jam, Cheap Trick and Smithereens are among our favorites. We also share a deep affinity for classic rock icons like The Beatles (of course), Rolling Stones (again, of course), and The Who.

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Member Since: 9/20/2004
Band Website: thecommononline.com
Band Members: Jim Sizemore: vocals, guitar; Mike Hayes: vocals, guitar; Steve Hayes: bass, vocals; Ryan Roberts: drums
Influences: The Who, The Beatles, Cheap Trick, Van Halen, The Police, X, Led Zepplin, REM, The Replacements
Sounds Like: Superdrag, Supergrass, Cheap Trick, Foo Fighters, Green Day, REM, and a bunch of other bands we probably don't actually sound much like.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

We’re TOTALLY busy in November

We have, like, TWO SHOWS!!!Both are near and dear to our hearts, though.The first is on Saturday November 10. It's a tribute show (not a fundraiser) for Stevie Ray's House of Wax. For those of you who...
Posted by The Common on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:27:00 PST

Four months nothing, now this

Weather we need to or not we, (The Common) have decided to come out from under our collective rock to bring you the uh..rock. Yes lawd! Four months of nothing and now two swinging shows in one week. T...
Posted by The Common on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:53:00 PST

Lazy bastards emerge from doldrums!!!

Our long, long layoff is finally drawing to a close. After a very active 2006, we've been very quiet in 2007. It's not that we haven't been playing at all, but we certainly haven't played any "real sh...
Posted by The Common on Fri, 04 May 2007 08:19:00 PST

New single posted & other stuff

First things first - we haven't abandoned our old "Single of the Month" program. We've just redefined the amount of time in a month. So we finally got a new track posted this week. It's called "In the...
Posted by The Common on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:00:00 PST

Just an update...

Stuff... * The Common extended family will be growing very soon. Mike Hayes & wife are reporting to the hospital tomorrow for the birth of Baby Binion (as we named the critter in Las Vegas). * C...
Posted by The Common on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:47:00 PST

When Kenny Rogers agrees to be your MySpace friend...

...you better farkin' believe we're puttting him in our Top 10. Welcome Kenny. I look forward to many years of reading your blogs, sharing bulletins, and seeing your cam phone pics. --Steve...
Posted by The Common on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 09:49:00 PST

Nashville, TX time on Friday

Just some quick self-promo - Nashville TX, the country alter-ego of The Common, is playing a show at the Melody Inn on Friday, June 2 with our friends in the Warner Gear (it's their CD release show). ...
Posted by The Common on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 09:52:00 PST

Mun-muhfuggin'-cie on Saturday

In case you didn't know, we're making our freakin' triumphant return to Muncie on Saturday for a show billed as an Old Skool Muncie reunion. It harkens back to the first time Muncie was "the next Seat...
Posted by The Common on Tue, 16 May 2006 08:31:00 PST

Things you need to know

Man, we got so much stuff you need to know, we simply MUST blog it on MySpace. It's the only way the world will know!!! * We're winding down to what will be our longest break from playing live in a l...
Posted by The Common on Wed, 10 May 2006 08:27:00 PST

Moustache Update

Ok, the moustache is coming in quite nicely thank you. I shaved it down to a "handle-bar" style last night and couldn't stop giggling, feared it would be "too macho" for work and opted for my 80's hig...
Posted by The Common on Fri, 05 May 2006 06:30:00 PST