Member Since: 08/06/2006
Band Website: http://www.myspace.com/elsegundochicago
Band Members: Rich Hay - Guitar//
THIS COULD BE YOU!!!! - Vocals//
Kevin Lopez - Bass//
Chuck McAuliffe - Drums
Influences: Ramones, New Bomb Turks, Rolling Stones, Replacements, Zeke, the Stooges, Lazy Cowgirls, Backyard Babies, Pegboy, AC/DC, Dirtbombs, Iron Maiden, Bad Brains, At War, Antiseen, Slayer, Naked Raygun, Electric Frankenstein, Nine Pound Hammer, Candy Snatchers, Junkyard, Nashville Pussy, Fred Sonic Smith, Radio Birdman, Wipers, Big Fuckin Tits, J Mascis, Nomeansno, Alice Cooper, Disfear, Wolfbrigade, The Who, Screeching Weasel, Chuck Berry, Venom, Husker Du, Lemmy, Bad Seeds, Dwarves, Sun Records, Crypt, Circle Jerks, The Faces, High on Fire, X, Mick Ronson, Cock Sparrer, NY Dolls, The Saints, David Lee Roth, Rocket from the Tombs, Sonny Vincent, Scared of Chaka, Pagans, SLF, Wildhearts, Danko Jones, Loud Marshalls. And most importantly, yer ma.
Sounds Like: "El Segundo seriously rocked, I was super impressed! You were on fucking fire. Really impressive." -HEATHER WEST ~ BLOODSHOT RECORDS ************* "Formerly the Box Bruisers, El Segundo now boasts a new and cooler name (as in "I Left My Wallet in ... ") to go along with the new and cooler lineup. Guitarist Rich Hay, vocalist Brandon Salmans, bassist Kevin Lopez and drummer Chuck McAuliffe play a ferocious but tuneful brand of old-school punk with equal measures of garage drive and metallic edge. It's a familiar sound, of course, but in addition to the accomplished musicianship and a strong ear for melody amid the din, El Segundo rises above the pack courtesy of Salmans, a pudgy, balding, funny and self-effacing front man who brings heaping doses of unique personality to the proceedings, onstage as well as on the raucous sampling of tunes posted on the group's Web site"
-Jim DeRogatis ~ Chicago Sun-Times*******************Check out our youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/elsegundochicago
Record Label: Mexican Death Rag Records
Type of Label: Indie