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The Front
Michael (guitar/vocals), Kelly (drums), and Nick (bass) first met outside the infamous Echo nightclub in Echo Park, CA. Sharing an acerbic wit and common interests in hard distortion, melodic beauty, and fearless sincerity, the three soon found themselves sequestered in Michael’s Silverlake practice space near the Elliott Smith wall on Sunset Blvd.

After a few months of dedicated rehearsal and occasional beer drinking, they booked their first gig at the Silverlake Lounge, opening for Future Pigeon; 150 people witnessed them rock a tight set of 6 songs.

Since then, The Front has shared stages with The Thermals, Gris Gris, Earl Greyhound, Jucifer, Great Northern, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin (fellow Missourian rockers and friends), and have become a fixture on the burgeoning music scene of Echo Park.

They now have over 50 shows under their collective belt, toured the West Coast, played sponsored Indie 103.1 radio shows at the Viper Room, The Knitting Factory, Little Radio, Spaceland, Safari Sam’s, El Cid, and The Prospector, among others.

And in late 2006, The Front recorded their EP Smiles and Handshakes with Mathias Schneeberger (Queens of the Stone Age, Burning Brides, Twilight Singers, Great Northern, Mark Lanegan…) which quickly earned near-religious radio play on one of L.A.’s biggest and most respected stations, Indie 103.1. The LA Weekly has also taken notice, giving the band a full-page article, as well as several favorable mentions.

The Front just completed the mastering process and final artwork for Smiles and Handshakes, and are now shopping it around to various labels. They also recently purchased a very nice van, christened “Betty White”. It will see ten of thousands of miles of U.S./Canadian soil this year, as The Front embarks on their 2 week tour of the West Coast in May, and are planning a major U.S. tour for the summer of 2007.