Just give me the chance, and I’ll take it.” This lyric from pop-punk band 7 Minutes In Heaven sums up the ethos of Timmy Rasmussen, Alex Rogers, and Justin Mondzak. Formed as a solo project by Rasmussen in late 2012, 7MIH (the abbreviation favored by fans) added musicians Rogers (Vocals/Bass) in early 2014 and Mondzak (Guitar) end of 2014. Having already toured as a solo act in support of a self-released EP (“Get in The Van!”), Rasmussen found the addition of both Rogers and Mondzak as the missing pieces to what he had set out to accomplish.

With the newly completed line-up taking form, 7MIH toured virtually non-stop in 2014 (including a summer of promotion following the Van’s Warped Tour) in support of their self-released “The Statement” EP. The immense support from fans old and new allowed the band to revisit the “The Statement” EP and record a companion release “The Statement: Deluxe”.
The band kicked off 2015 with a co-headlining tour supporting “The Statement: Deluxe” followed by a national tour with pop rock veterans Metro Station. The band will be embarking on a tour in early June to support friends Hollywood Ending on their farewell tour. The rest of the year will find Rasmussen, Rogers and Mondzak preparing new material for a fall 2015 release. It’s clear now; 7MIH has an extremely bright future ahead of them!

“Have you ever just packed everything you own, and left somewhere you’ve known for so long and traded it in for the unknown” singer/guitarist Matt LaPerche croons on “49 Stow” – these are the words Firestarter was built on when LaPerche moved to Albany for a fresh start.

The group, also consisting of Tyler McMullen (guitar), Jeff Henlin (bass), and Matt Bliss (drums), came together in the fall of 2012. They hit the ground running and haven’t stopped since. In just over two years, Firestarter has released two EP’s – 2013’s New Beginnings and 2014’s Forget The Past – a split 7” with Orlando’s Old Again, and toured the United States extensively in support of all of them.

Firestarter has no plan of stopping now. With the release of a new EP recorded by Jay Maas (Counterparts, Defeater, State Champs) on the horizon, be sure to keep this Albany, NY band on your radar this year.

Pop Rock & Roll!

What can I say about On A Highwire, that has not already been said about the Hope Diamond, the Arc of the covenant or Michelangelo’s David, Absolute perfection, in a word a perfect ideal of music and beauty, hearing this glory graced my ears like the glorious howling of a mid winter storm a wonderful braying of unicorns in gallop, a tremendous tsunami of tremulous vocals and melody brought on by these more than mortals, i grace myself to write such tales of their splendor and know that you will love these bards of Bucktown.