The Highgears profile picture

The Highgears

Back to Save Rock and Roll!!!!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/20/2004
Band Members:
Wes Allen - Vocals

David Young - Guitar

Chris Chilcote - Guitar

Jeremiah Genson - Bass Guitar

Joshua Huff - Drums

Influences: Hellacopters, Backyard Babies, Wildhearts, Last Vegas, Thin Lizzy, Replacements, MC5, Priestess, Fu Manchu, Tricky Woo, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Aerosmith, Diamond Nights, Bad Wizard, Leadfoot, Novadriver, Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes, AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Cheap Trick

Sounds Like: a rock and roll band should sound like:big riffs, big drums, big vocals, and no whining.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

News...

We've got four new songs in the bag. -The Declaration of Co-dependence -Wolfsbane (Kick it out, Shout it out) -Hess -The Great American Rock and Roll Band Look for em' at the shows.  You are comi...
Posted by The Highgears on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 04:56:00 PST

I don't need no instructions...

Just a little note to let you know we are working on new material and working on some new shows.  Look for the new webstore soon.  Oh, and make sure you go listen to At the Wake's new songs....
Posted by The Highgears on Thu, 31 May 2007 11:21:00 PST

What Do You Wanna Do With Your Life?!!!

We know, We know-you wanna rock.  Well, that's what we're here for.  Hope everyone is doing well.  We've had a few illnesses as of late but everyone is rehabilitated and doing better. ...
Posted by The Highgears on Fri, 18 May 2007 09:27:00 PST

We just took band photos at Glamour Shots!

Okay, you caught us!  We didn't really go to Glamour Shots but we are looking for new photos for this stinkin' page.  If you have any recent pictures of us from any shows this year please se...
Posted by The Highgears on Thu, 17 May 2007 09:14:00 PST

Thanks for the wonderful night and news updates...

The first thing I have to do is thank everyone who came out to have their faces melted by all the rock and roll burning down Mickey Finn's last Friday.  We can't tell you how gratifying it is to ...
Posted by The Highgears on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:49:00 PST

Song origins, thanks, and prepping for tonight...

Before I get all the way into this, I would like to say a couple things. 1.Attention Bands: If you want quality artwork for your band, check out www.myspace.com/nfkblitz.  Courtney will treat yo...
Posted by The Highgears on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:55:00 PST

Grown Men Peeing their Pants...

Ah yes, only in Fostoria and only at the Chicken Coupe could we have people vomiting on themselves while walking out the door without  breaking stride, people so drunk they pee their pants and ar...
Posted by The Highgears on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 08:57:00 PST

Your asses can be claimed from our lost and found bin.

We just wanted to send out a big thanks to everyone who came out last night to support us on our first show back.  We had a great time with Smoke Theory and everyone who was there to have their a...
Posted by The Highgears on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 07:51:00 PST

Here's the Skinny on what's coming...

So, the recording is done and we will be unleashing our rock fury upon society in just a few short weeks.  Don't forget to check out the show on Saturday the 31st with our friends, The Smoke Theo...
Posted by The Highgears on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:41:00 PST

Day 8-Complete-Final Day, Tuesday

As of Monday, Myself, Dave, Jeb, and Josh were finished recording.  Chris will be finishing up on Tuesday and the recording process will be complete.  We will hopefully be mixing and all tha...
Posted by The Highgears on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:08:00 PST