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ACIDIC is "the hardest-working young indie rock band in Southern California - or maybe, by now, in the entire US-of-A!" The band consists of lead vocalist /guitarist Michael Gossard, drummer Matt Whitaker, guitarist/vocalist Josh Bennett, and bassist/vocalist Max Myrick. ==History== The early roots of ACIDIC arose out of a boy's love for music, guitar, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, the Doors, Green Day and more. Michael Gossard's rock music career began when he first picked up a guitar as age three. Gossard originally dreamed of having a rock band while still in elementary school. His first attempt involved his best friend, Kyle Lynch, and Kyle's younger brother Christopher, in a three-piece band called Walking to Purgatory. Gossard taught Kyle to play drums and Christopher to play bass, and then taught them the songs he'd written. They performed at a small handful of neighborhood fundraising events during the summer between elementary and high school before the Lynch brothers refocused exclusively on school. Gossard, with childhood friend Ted Dubrawski (former bassist of ACIDIC) started performing together in their high school’s rock band (Crespi Carmelite) before Michael formed the band now known as ACIDIC in his freshman year. In 2008, looking to add a drummer to their new group, they conducted a city-wide search which found Matt Whitaker at a rival high school (Loyola). Drummer Whitaker is a cancer survivor, having overcome leukemia when he was seven. ACIDIC's debut tour in Southern California began in October 2008, at what was then the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, followed by the first of many appearances at the Whisky a Go Go. ACIDIC was a three-piece band with Gossard, Dubrawski, and Whitaker, but they soon added a fourth member, guitarist Andy Sabatine. Their early promotional efforts soon focused beyond their local shows but also on their first full self-released CD ''Ironic Dreams''. In 2009 the band played venues all over Southern California, including The House of Blues on Sunset, The Knitting Factory, The Palmer Room, The Derby, Club D in Azusa, Club Aura, The Canyon Club, Jewel's Catch One and the Orange County Fair. They also were a featured new performer on the Main Stage at Bamboozle Left 2009. ACIDIC ended 2009 with a new band member, guitarist/vocalist Michael Thompson, and a production deal with the Australian duo The Wizardz of Oz (Andrew Bojanic & Liz Hooper) for their second CD, ''Getting Lucky''. The band appeared at more national events in 2010, including the Western Fairs Association convention in Reno NV in January, Michele Clark's Sunset Sessions in San Diego CA in February, and the South by Southwest festival in Austin Texas in March. Also that month, they were named the Whisky a Go Go's LA Weekly Band-of-the-Month. In April they began to promote "Getting Lucky." They played at Six Flags Magic Mountain over the Memorial Day weekend (one day after Michael Gossard graduated high school) and capped the summer with a second appearance at the Orange County Fair. In June they won a NACA-sponsored Battle-of-the-Bands at Musicians Institute, earning them representation to the National Association of Campus Activities. They also signed with the Variety Artists International agency in June for future touring and sponsorship. In 2010, the band played at the Project Save Our Surf Festival, the Sunset Strip Music Festival and the North Park Music Thing in San Diego. ACIDIC's first tour outside Southern California began in early July 2010 supporting Hawthorne Heights. The tour covered 12 cities in eight Western states from Washington to New Mexico. That year also included tours with Warner Drive and The Higher. The boys continued an active touring schedule, building their name and profile. ACIDIC bridged 2010 and 2011 in Europe, on a New Year's tour with the Armed Forces Entertainment Network, performing at the US Army/NATO base Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo and Ramstein AFB and Spangdahlem AFB in Germany. The band also began a highly rewarding collaboration with producer John Ryan of Chicago Kid Productions (Styx, Santana, the Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and more). Their efforts produced the 2011 release Chronic Satisfaction, garnering critical raves and radio attention from coast to coast with its hit "Uninspired." ACIDIC's touring expanded into the Midwest in 2011, adding another showcase at SXSW, a second performance at the Sunset Strip Music Festival, and with routings supporting Marcy Playground, Fuel, and Alien Ant Farm. ACIDIC's "Strata Red" from the ''Getting Lucky'' CD also won the Alternative category in the 18th Billboard WorldWide Song Contest.〔() Facebook post by ''Billboard Song Contest'' - May 17, 2011〕 The year concluded with ACIDIC being named one of Music Review’s "12 BANDS TO WATCH IN 2012" 〔() ''12 Bands to Watch in 2012'' - Music Review〕 2012 opened with ACIDIC as a featured band at the 2012 Winter NAMM Show at the Anaheim Convention Center. The year featured even more ambitious touring, solidifying the band's growing reputation in the Midwest and opening up the East Coast with such headliners as Filter and Candlebox. Standout events in 2012 included a featured performance at the Florida Music Festival, and their first-ever headlining show at the legendary Doug Weston's Troubadour in mid-summer - standing room only! By year's end, guitarist/vocalist Josh Bennett, formerly of the Palmdale CA rockers Order 66, settled in as ACIDIC's fourth band member, replacing Thompson. Soon they were hard at work refining material for their next album. ACIDIC kicked off 2013 with the eagerly-awaited CD ''Copper Man'', also produced by John Ryan of Chicago Kid Productions. Its title track made the most noise ACIDIC has ever generated, added to terrestrial radio playlists all over the U.S. and Sirius XM Octane, and its video garnering almost a million views on YouTube. The album also earned ACIDIC a distribution deal with Sony/Red through MegaForce Records. Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx named the title track one of his “Sixx Picks of the Week” on his syndicated radio ''Side Show.''〔() ''The Side Show Countdown with Nikki Sixx'' - July 16, 2013〕〔() ''Nikki Sixx Tweet'' - January 28, 2013〕 A few months later, "Drive Thru," a second track off the ''Copper Man'' CD, was honored with a "Sixx Pick of the Week" declaration of its own. ACIDIC packed the year with their most aggressive road schedule yet, featuring two tours with Trapt, and three tours with Hinder. They also completed their longest coast-to-coast tour with Smile Empty Soul in the fall of 2013. Other 2013 highlights included a sold-out Viper Room show, a "2Broke 2Rock" show at the Knitting Factory in Spokane WA, and an industry-acclaimed performance in Solana Beach CA at ''Sunset Sessions Rock 2013!'', as they promoted ''Copper Man''. Front man Michael Gossard also scored an appearance on the hit TV series "''Glee''" in its fifth-season premiere episode. ACIDIC concluded 2013 with WJJO-FM’s "Acoustic New Year's Eve", a third round of special events with that station that year. ACIDIC started 2014 with bassist/vocalist Max Myrick coming aboard, replacing Dubrawski. The band launched their first-ever headlining tour, the "Electric Cool-aid ACIDIC Tour," performing throughout the Rockies and Pacific Northwest during January and February. ACIDIC's show at Herman's Hideaway in Denver was that venue's "best Wednesday night in a year," and their performance at Machinery Row in Great Falls MT was that club's "best Monday night EVER!" The band's touring schedule was growing in scope, with another booking at "2Broke 2Rock" at the Knitting Factory in Spokane. New music was already being tested with fans on the road and winning raves never before seen in preparation for their next CD. The upcoming album is the third ACIDIC album produced by John Ryan of Chicago Kid Productions, who by this point has become a valued adviser and mentor to the band. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Acidic (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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