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'''Interstates''' was formed by Alex O'Nan in 1996. After assuming several different names over the last ten years, ''''Interstates'''' was selected as the band prepared to play shows in and around Louisville early 2007. Their music achieves the qualities of IDM and progressive rock / angular rock by mixing electoric programming with live drums and electric guitar. The band's line up changes frequently but usually features friends and family members of O'Nan.
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|Record Labels: || The Record Machine (KC, MO)
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|Website: || [[http://www.myspace.com/weareinterstates]]
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|Started By: || Alex O'Nan
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|Based In: || [[Kentucky:Louisville|Louisville]]
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|Largest show: || 300+
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|First show: || April 16th, 2007 @ Spencer's Coffee - Bowling Green, KY with Brooke Waggoner & Heartwarmer.
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|Last show: || May 15th at Headliners (Endpoint Reunion Show)
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|Number of Members:
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This scene has brought together many intriguing combinations, perhaps none more innovative than electronic composer and drummer Alex O'Nan and former hardcore guitarist Kyle Noltemeyer. Together as Interstates, they weave richly textured, progressive ambient music and colorful programing with live instrumentation. For their live performances O'Nan has synchronized with each song a series of short films that feature scenes from his journeys as a railroad conductor. Interstates possesses a rare chemistry that draws from Noltemeyer's days in Louisville hardcore bands Guilt and Endpoint, and O'Nan's development as a composer of electronic music who was searching for a way to bring a live performance aspect to his art. The two had a long standing friendship that blossomed during seven years of playing together in the angular rock band of Asaph (myspace.com/ofasaph). After quickly winning over Louisville music lovers, Interstates has signed with the Kansas City, MO label The Record Machine (www.therecordmachine.net). Fresh off the heels of their newly released debut album Run, Run, Interstates is ready to take their unique, stirring live show to audiences near and far. They deliver everything from ambient soundscapes to delay-heavy synth patterns to everyone who enters their wall of sound. "It's a meaningful thing for us to be doing something together as great friends but also as musicians," O'Nan says. "If we weren't playing music, we'd be feeling it and craving it."
 
'''Members:'''
*[[Alex O'Nan]] - Drums, programming
*[[Kyle Noltemeyer]] - guitar
*[[Derek Holt]] - bass
*[[Shane St. Clair]] - guitar

Latest revision as of 14:18, 16 May 2010

Interstates Stats
Record Labels: The Record Machine (KC, MO)
Website: [[1]]
Started By: Alex O'Nan
Based In: Louisville
Largest show: 300+
First show: April 16th, 2007 @ Spencer's Coffee - Bowling Green, KY with Brooke Waggoner & Heartwarmer.
Last show: May 15th at Headliners (Endpoint Reunion Show)
Number of Members: 3

This scene has brought together many intriguing combinations, perhaps none more innovative than electronic composer and drummer Alex O'Nan and former hardcore guitarist Kyle Noltemeyer. Together as Interstates, they weave richly textured, progressive ambient music and colorful programing with live instrumentation. For their live performances O'Nan has synchronized with each song a series of short films that feature scenes from his journeys as a railroad conductor. Interstates possesses a rare chemistry that draws from Noltemeyer's days in Louisville hardcore bands Guilt and Endpoint, and O'Nan's development as a composer of electronic music who was searching for a way to bring a live performance aspect to his art. The two had a long standing friendship that blossomed during seven years of playing together in the angular rock band of Asaph (myspace.com/ofasaph). After quickly winning over Louisville music lovers, Interstates has signed with the Kansas City, MO label The Record Machine (www.therecordmachine.net). Fresh off the heels of their newly released debut album Run, Run, Interstates is ready to take their unique, stirring live show to audiences near and far. They deliver everything from ambient soundscapes to delay-heavy synth patterns to everyone who enters their wall of sound. "It's a meaningful thing for us to be doing something together as great friends but also as musicians," O'Nan says. "If we weren't playing music, we'd be feeling it and craving it."

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