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BIO
Miles End is an up-and-coming indie rock band out of Concord,
CA. Singer/guitarist Josh Ruthnick, bassist Jacob Rosenberg,
and drummer Joshua Johnson formed Miles End in September of
2003. With a minimal budget, the band successfully recorded
and self-produced 2 eps, 2004's [miles]end and 2005's
follow-up Crescendo. Starting in local coffeehouses,
they made their club debut at The Stork Club in Oakland, which
led to repeated appearances around the Bay Area, Chico and Davis.
Friends
for over two decades, Ruthnick and Rosenberg spent their high
school years playing in a cover band called Flakjacket. Their
paths diverged during the college years, but in 2001, both found
themselves back in the Bay Area with no individual musical outlet.
They began writing songs together and took their raw high school
sound in a new direction. With the addition of drummer Joshua
Johnson, Miles End developed a distinct style characterized
by Ruthnick’s emotive vocals, Rosenberg’s melodic
bass lines, and Johnson’s almost tribal beats as evidenced
in the songs “Constellations” “Ouijaboards
& Candlesticks.” The songs “Thrown,” “The
End,” and “Tickets Out” reveal the bands influences
like Radiohead and Foo Fighters. The band’s on-stage performance
ranges from brooding and introspective to high-energy rock with
a lot of humor thrown in, usually directed at the band themselves.
Each member of the band has been playing his chosen instrument
for 10-years or more, and this expertise allows them to both
have fun on stage and deliver powerful and memorable performances.
The latest demo features “Thrown,” “Sarah's
Song ” and “The End“ which was recorded in
2005. The recording captures the raw talent of Miles End
and shows the promise of the tight performance they give today.
Ruthnick’s quiet charisma and Rosenberg’s goofy
on-stage persona compliment each other perfectly and is a large
part of what attracts their growing fanbase. Or could it be
Johnson’s shirtless drumming? |
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