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Heroes and Villains (Heroes+Villains) are an independent American rock band formed in 2006 in Kansas City, Missouri, consisting of singer and guitarist Ryan Wallace, keyboardist Cody Stockton and percussionist Jason W. Smith. ==History== The band originally had four members and was named Walter Alias.〔The Pitch http://archive.is/20120909070405/http://www.pitch.com/2010-04-22/music/heroes-and-villains/ 04/22/10〕〔http://www.unsigned.com/walteralias〕 Guitarist Elliot Thurmon left the band in 2008. Heroes and Villains have recorded two albums; Examples of the Cataclysmic, released in 2007 under Walter Alias, and Plans In Motion, released March 30, 2010 under Heroes and Villains. Examples of the Cataclysmic is a full length album recorded at Awe Struck Studios in Independence, MO with Larry Gann.〔Melodic.net http://www.melodic.net/reviewsOne.asp?revnr=8309〕 Gann has worked with such acts as Lit, Elton John, The Goo Goo Dolls and Tim McGraw.〔Awe Struck Studios http://www.awestruckstudios.com/clients.html〕 The album featured 10 tracks including the first release of “Thin” which immediately received radio play on KRBZ FM 96.5 the Buzz, where they are currently a mainstay.〔96.5 Homegrown Buzz http://blogs.965thebuzz.com/afentra/2009/09/30/homegrown-buzz-artists-heroes-and-villains/〕 The album garnered enough attention to be reviewed favorably by Kansas City’s weekly culture newspaper, ''The Pitch''.〔The Pitch http://archive.is/20120907175523/http://www.pitch.com/2007-03-29/music/walter-alias/ 4/29/2007〕 The band’s second-ever live performance also received acclaims by noted Kansas City music writer Jason Harper.〔The Pitch Blog http://archive.is/20120907011417/http://www.pitch.com/2005-12-01/music/walterworld/〕 Plans In Motion is a four song EP entirely independently produced. The album features the single “Second Thoughts” which is currently receiving airplay at college radio stations across the United States. The EP’s title track accompanies a music video directed by Gnarly Enterprises.〔ink KC http://www.inkkc.com/node/19436 4/26/10〕 Kansas City’s premiere music writer Elke Mermis reviewed the album April 22, 2010, giving it high marks.〔The Pitch http://archive.is/20120909070405/http://www.pitch.com/2010-04-22/music/heroes-and-villains/ 4〕 Heroes and Villains appeared on the Rock Out Reach Out compilation album in 2009.〔http://www.rockoutreachout.org/purchase.php?action=cd〕 Heroes and Villains are currently touring throughout the Midwest and national festivals. The band played three shows in Austin, TX in March 2010 during SXSW for the Redgorilla Music Festival.〔http://www.redgorillamusic.com/schedule/austin-2010/〕 The band has also performed at the South Park Music Tour in Fairplay, CO,〔http://marqueemag.com/south-park-a-gem-for-emerging-indie-artists/2008/05/01/〕 the Hyperactive Festival and Conference in Albuquerque, NM,〔http://www.newmexicomusic.org/news.php?select=213〕 and the PLAY:stl in St. Louis, MO.〔http://2009.playstlfest.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7:playstl-2007-bands&catid=12:past&Itemid=10〕 Heroes and Villains also toured the Southwest and West Coast.〔http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2007-05-17/music/walter-alias&page=80〕 The band has shared the stage with other prominent bands including Vedera,〔http://www.giglocator.com/vedera-199c63776e〕 The Republic Tigers, Life In Jersey, and Jimmy Kimmel Live! contest winner Radiant.〔http://www.lawrence.com/places/the_bottleneck/past_events/〕 In June 2010, the band's video for Plans in Motion was inducted into Fuse TV On-demand.〔http://blogs.pitch.com/wayward/2010/06/heroes_and_villains_on_fuse_tv.php〕 The band was also a featured artist on CMJ's website.〔http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=186048224〕 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「Heroes and Villains (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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