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The Valley Arena is a band of a dying breed. If you can think back far enough—back before Hot Topic and the Warped Tour—there were groups who played challenging and innovative guitar-based music just to play. Sure, The Valley Arena’s kindred spirits, Drive Like Jehu and Burning Airlines, never sold a ton of records nor were plastered on teenage girls’ lockers, but their music continues to inspire and evolve, long after their members have hung up their instruments.
The Valley Arena is that kind of band.
Formed in Long Beach, CA in 2003, the foursome—singer/guitarist Warren Woodward, guitarist/vocalist Chris Stevens, bassist Dave South, and drummer Mike Nielson—paid their dues with other bands working the SoCal circuit (Mike and Chris first played together at the age of 13), but the first time the four attempted to combine their separate pursuits as one entity, things instantly clicked. A mere few months after their inception, the group completed what would become their first full-length, Take Comfort in Strangers.
Produced by Jason Cupp (The Elected, Finch, Val Emmich) while the band were still unsigned, the debut recalled D.C. darlings Fugazi and Q And Not U, the darker undertones of the first generation of post-punk and art-punk with a hint of mid-’90s Touch And Go Records-style aggression. Shortly after the completion of Take Comfort… the band was approached with a record deal offer by New Jersey’s Eyeball/Astro Magnetics Records.
The Valley Arena is that kind of band.
Formed in Long Beach, CA in 2003, the foursome—singer/guitarist Warren Woodward, guitarist/vocalist Chris Stevens, bassist Dave South, and drummer Mike Nielson—paid their dues with other bands working the SoCal circuit (Mike and Chris first played together at the age of 13), but the first time the four attempted to combine their separate pursuits as one entity, things instantly clicked. A mere few months after their inception, the group completed what would become their first full-length, Take Comfort in Strangers.
Produced by Jason Cupp (The Elected, Finch, Val Emmich) while the band were still unsigned, the debut recalled D.C. darlings Fugazi and Q And Not U, the darker undertones of the first generation of post-punk and art-punk with a hint of mid-’90s Touch And Go Records-style aggression. Shortly after the completion of Take Comfort… the band was approached with a record deal offer by New Jersey’s Eyeball/Astro Magnetics Records.
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Take Comfort In Strangers
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We Died
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Sesso.Vita
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Kick At The Ceiling (Free The Robots Remix)
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The Dig
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Reason Not to Breed
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Grayscale
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DFWF
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The In Between
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1000 Lbs of Light
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sOopahvi wrote:
Wanted to share with y'all a Valley Arena interview about their latest album, We Died. If you see them live on tour, chances are, you'll be able to snag a copy of the disc for free. Also available for sale digitally or on a collectible 7" (that also comes with a free digital download, so it's worth it). http://www.redefinemag.com/music/interviews_music_2.php?artist=The-Valley-Arena&id=150
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47AtlasTakesAim wrote:
I love these guys. I found them by accident. saw them open up for my old drummer's band (Le Meu Le Purr). The Valley Arena blew my mind. Then we find out the guitarist sat next to my wife in highschool math class. random, again. They need to get their butts back to vegas for some more shows.
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thisisryan wrote:
God I love this band.
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tmikos wrote:
quit it with labels Radiochronic... they have their own sound.
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Theecomer wrote:
Thanks for the awesome display of live music here in Portland a wee bit ago. The CD totally rocks, by the way.
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kevins514 wrote:
good stuff on the new cd
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sOopahvi wrote:
this band pwnz faces
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sOopahvi wrote about The Valley Arena in QUOTES, JUNE 2009: The Valley Arena, mewithoutYou, Kevin Devine, Mae. July 2009
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