Bivouac Featured
Artist No.1
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THE FIGHT
Playing at the Bivouac on
Friday 27th January 2006
Bio of
The Fight
The Fight is:
K8! – Guitar & Vocals
Jak – Drums
Scott – Guitar
Matt - Bass
Being whisked around the world, working with famous producers, and having music
industry types beating down your door isn't exactly how most people spend their
youthful teenage years. For The Fight, however, it's only the beginning of a
most promising career.
The Fight formed in 2000 and hail from Dudley, a small town outside of Birmingham,
England. Long known as a breeding ground for caustic rock and punk bands, the
UK has once again given us a band that embodies the spirit of youthful rebellion.
The band undoubtedly possesses a hint of that old English sound in their music,
citing Gen X, The Clash and The Buzzcocks as influences.
The discovery of the band is quite the rags to riches story. K8 slipped a copy
of her demo CD to a member of the New Found Glory road crew while they were
on tour in the UK. After exchanging several hands, Chad Gilbert, guitarist for
New Found Glory, caught wind of the record, really liked what he heard, and
had them open a show for New Found Glory on that very tour! With the demo in
hand, Chad returned to the states and passed it along to punk rock tycoon Fat
Mike, owner of Fat Wreck Chords and founding member of NOFX. Within a matter
of weeks, The Fight found themselves involved in quite a whirlwind of chance
success.
Their first EP, "Home is Where the Hate Is," was released via Fat
Wreck Chords in 2002. Recording with Bill Stevenson (Descendents, Black Flag)
at the highly esteemed Blasting Room studios, is quite the opportunity for such
a young band. Their full-length record, "Nothing New Since Rock ‘N’
Roll" will be released on Repossession Records on November 16th, 2004.
This second go around they chose producer Neal Avron (Everclear, New Found Glory,
SR-71, Yellow Card) to spearhead the project.
In the live arena, this fresh-faced foursome has found themselves sharing stages
in their native country with some of the biggest names in the punk rock community:
Rancid, Yellowcard, Sugarcult and New Found Glory, to name a few. Aside from
the UK, The Fight has already landed their energetic live show in the states,
finding themselves on tour with some of the best up-and-coming American acts
like Brand New, The Starting Line, and Moneen.
Now on tour, playing tons, and selling their debut album, "Nothing New
Since Rock 'N' Roll!"
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