From San Jose, California, Manchester School combines a blend of indie rock, post-punk, and alternative rock to create their own distinct sound.
In the Fall of 2004, Eric Bateman (drums) and Eric Scharer (bass) began to rehearse songs they had been working on. Things moved quickly and friend Kevin Rollis soon joined to fill the role of guitarist and keyboards. After a year of writing and rehearsing over a dozen original songs, the search for a singer was finally over when Rick Alexander answered an ad posted at the band’s practice space in late 2005. To bolster the band’s already immense stage presence, rhythm guitarist Gabe Maciel was brought on in early 2007.
Since its inception, the band has grown their loyal following and has graced the stage of a number of Bay Area venues, including The Blank Club headlining for Live105's Cold-Hot-Crash, and as the main supporting act for Thriving Ivory. In September of 2006, the band released a self-titled E.P. of their five most popular songs and was featured in the Local Music Spotlight in Zero Magazine. This was followed up with a rave review in The Metro where Manchester School was featured as a Calendar Pick. Again, in 2007, the band was featured in Zero Magazine with a favorable CD review, proclaiming “this band is something to go mad about.†In May of 2007, the single "O.P.D." was chosen as a top-20 finalist out of over 230 submissions for Live105's BFD local band contest.
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