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The Round

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About Me

All hail The Round! An all original, all American hard-pop-alternative rock band that is patiently awaiting the day when all the trend-rock bands finally give up and get day jobs.
The group, which formed in late 2003, has been running the circuits through out Michigan and the adjacent states while gaining as many followers as earshot will allow. During that time the band has released three self produced albums; 2005 “Capital”. 2007 “Fear of a Round Planet”, which left fans eagerly craving more. And in January of 2008 the band recorded "Walk off the Bomb" to satisfy that hunger. As for the bands live performance: it’s real. No posturing or acting like rock stars. There is just a lot of sweat, blood coated vocals, maniacal laughing and thrashing with a touch of nervous tension.
The Round is comprised of leader Mike Roland, drummer Roy Miller, Virginia Rose on bass, and Chris Klein pulling off the lead guitar making the whole thing sound like solid gold. The thrill of performing and to excite an audience is as always their singular drive in life. And the lads and lass look forward to the future bringing them an ever growing fan base along with the domination of millions of hearts the world over. Realistic goals, if ever there were such a thing for a rock band.
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Member Since: 2/21/2005
Band Website: sonicbids.com/theround
Band Members:
Mike Roland -lyrics, vocals, guitar

Roy Miller -drum set

Virginia Rose - bass

Chris Klein - lead guitar

Influences: Nirvana, Toadies, The Beatles, The Pixies, Muse, Scratch Acid, Slint, Marty Robbins, At the Drive-In, Modest Mouse, Green Day, Travis Barker’s and Ricky Rockett drum sticks, the wheels on the bus, Abe Lincoln’s beard.
Sounds Like: a fleet of candy coated B-52 bombers about to shake up your world with 16 megatons of sweet, glorious destruction
Record Label: The Revolution Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Revolution Music

is upon us. The Round has signed on with the independent record label, The Revolution Music. A partnership forged in the deepest bowels of hell to bring forth the wrath of a thousand snicker doodles a...
Posted by The Round on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:42:00 PST

Cover song ideas

Hi everybody.This is a simple concept. We've been learning a good number of cover songs to add to our arsenal. Currently we are playing:Doors - Love me two timesBeatles - HelpFlaming Lips - She don't ...
Posted by The Round on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:10:00 PST

News. Things. Rock and Roll.

Once again Highbinder and Toledo Ohio have pulled through for us. What a hell of a show. It seemed like half the bar was singing along with every word to all the songs from Fear of a Round Planet. We ...
Posted by The Round on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:40:00 PST

Strange directions

We have four new songs recorded to finish our first full length studio album since 2005s "Capital". Things have changed since then, let me tell you. Or maybe I won't. You'll just have to hear it for y...
Posted by The Round on Fri, 30 May 2008 11:58:00 PST

The Rounds 100th show

Hi kids, The Round has hit a small milestone that seems like it took 390,000 miles to reach. We played our 100th show since being a band last Saturday at the Corunna Road bar. Which is fitting since i...
Posted by The Round on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:24:00 PST

Things are ok

Things are ok. People are working as a unit. Learning bass lines quickly and with precision. Mastering the lost arts of hair product and the subtleties of the acoustic guitar. It's time to start pulli...
Posted by The Round on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:46:00 PST

New Round CD: Songs in the key of...

Ahhh, do you hear that? It's the sound of freshly produced bullshit. Deceit! Deceit! Lies and unwanted mess. Start washing the blood off the walls, here comes the new Round albumThe Round: Songs in t...
Posted by The Round on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:35:00 PST

Some Press:The Round article in NOISE

The Round is in the NOISE section of the Lansing State Journal. Check it out hereThe ROUND IN NOISE...
Posted by The Round on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:09:00 PST

If you cant beat em, join em

Hello fellow Rounders and Roundettes. It's cold outside. It's cold outside for a pimp. We played a pretty decent show last night. You should have been there! Just kidding. You all probably had more ...
Posted by The Round on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:19:00 PST

You don’t like me? Well, I like you...

Ok, here is what we are going to do. We all know the numbers, right? From zero to infinity. Whatever. Some other number would mess up zero is behind it. Here is what we are going to do. We're going to...
Posted by The Round on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 03:13:00 PST