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About Me

In the spring of 2004, frontman Michael Roffman and guitarist Jay Ziegler started writing songs in a shoe box dorm room with a weak Fender tester amp and a couple of pads of paper their freshman year at Florida State University. Months later and following the collaboration of drummer Bill Hanson and keyboardist Matt Sexton, The Pax Romana was born.

The Pax Romana is rooted in garage rock and psychedelics, with an energy mirroring At The Drive-In and a mood that bears similarities to The Doors. The band set out it's image with 2005's Generatorchildren and quickly followed up with the 2006 EP, Force Majeure. In 2008, founding band members Michael Roffman and Jay Ziegler will continue the sound in Chicago.

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Member Since: 11/28/2004
Band Website: thepaxromana.net
Band Members:Frontman: Mike Roffman Guitar: Jay Ziegler

Past Members Billy Hanson: Drums, Percussion Matt Sexton: Keyboards Matthew Peters: Bass
Influences: A history book, Robert Owen, some carnations, dust, an old Atari 2600 game console and Oliver Stone's "The Doors."
Sounds Like: Alice in Wonderland meets Steven Soderbergh's sex, lies, and videotape while playing "Yars' Revenge"
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Checks & Balances

Here's a song I've been working on in my head for awhile. It will probably be one of the newer Pax songs. It's folksy. Checks & BalancesI've lived in all the small townsAnd been to the cities, as ...
Posted by The Pax Romana on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:44:00 PST

The Windy City keeps blowing our minds.

Dear Romans,Hello! Right now, I'm sitting at work just waiting to go home. I just want to tell you all that you are all awesome. Since we hit the 1...
Posted by The Pax Romana on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 05:38:00 PST

An Ode For The Year 2008

Hi! We're The Pax Romana...excellent! Welcome to The Pax Romana's blog right here in Chicago. Let us bring you up to speed, come on! There's a lot to tell you, so let's take th...
Posted by The Pax Romana on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:21:00 PST

entrance, exit

excited by dawn, feared by the massessullen faces made happy in colorswe talk, we chant, we boldly go nowhereinto fires they let burni'm staring ahead at a new tomorrowwhen yesterday has problemswe ne...
Posted by The Pax Romana on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:44:00 PST

Storied History Of The Pax Romana

Hello Romans! If my memory serves me right, I may be able to recall each and every show we ever did before the hiatus. Here goes!(As City Heights)10/28/04 - Big Kahuna's Sports Bar, Tallah...
Posted by The Pax Romana on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 02:32:00 PST

starts with a c, ends in an o, has a hicag...

Dear Romans,If you haven't already heard the news, The Pax Romana is on a long road to coming back to fruition. It has been a year and a half since the band played it's last show in Gainesville, but t...
Posted by The Pax Romana on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:50:00 PST

Update On Current Projects

Even though The Pax Romana isn't together anymore, the members of it have gone on to do other projects.Bill & Jay now play in Mujabica. They have a show at Big Daddy's on Saturday, November 4th. G...
Posted by The Pax Romana on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 05:10:00 PST

Yeah, Thats The Sound Of The End Of The Engine

Well, the band has decided to call it quits after two relentless years of working together and touring. Yeah, reality has set in, we all have jobs now and it makes things tough. Than...
Posted by The Pax Romana on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:14:00 PST

finito, fellini, fidelity

the strokes-end has no end One by one, ticking time bombs wonIt's not the secret of the governmentThat;s keeping you dumbOh, it's the other way around - wait...What's that sound?One by one, baby, here...
Posted by The Pax Romana on Tue, 04 Jul 2006 12:25:00 PST

be celibate...no really, please do

August 24, 1995AN AMERICAN EMPIRE By Jude Wanniski The end of the Cold War in 1991 marked not only the end of the Soviet experiment in communism, but also the dawn of a unique epoch in the history of ...
Posted by The Pax Romana on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 11:42:00 PST