The members:
Nathan Abramson: Vocals, Ross Trinkaus: Guitar, Brian Carney: Bass, and Steve Stetson: Drums
We're all from the metro-Detroit area, we practice in Ferndale at a practice space in an industrial park. We're all in our mid-twenties.
The history:
Steve, Ross, and Brian met each other in college at Michigan State University. They each had been a part of various projects throughout the years, but decided to live together for their senior year to form a band. What resulted was an instrumental fusion-rock band called The Schematic - influenced by 80's rock, old video games, and MacGyver. Their interesting sound and style captured the attention of students at MSU resulting in a second place victory in the annual MSU Battle of the Bands. They performed at art galleries, house parties, and on cable access television, but when college ended the three moved back to Detroit and decided to start another group with a more serious outlook.
They met Nathan at the practice space they now call home and began writing music with a more refined feel (and vocals), renaming themselves Lime Regal. After a year and a half and over 50 shows in the metro-Detroit area, the band is now spreading its style deeper inside Michigan and into surrounding states. This fall, Lime Regal will be traveling to Columbus, Toledo, Chicago, Indianapolis, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and more... all in support of their debut EP, Making Me Wonder.
What's up with the name:
Like listening to loud thunder through high quality headphones reading an old book with yellowed pages while sitting in a musty room in a cottage up North...
The style:
When people ask us "who do you wish you sounded like" we can't help but wince and say that we don't wish to sound like anyone else at all. The music we're producing is a reflective combination of each of our personalities, what's inside each of us individually... we don't really consider ourselves to be "like" anyone else. That's not to say someone won't hear traces of influential groups in our music, though.
We are heavily influenced by some of the old great rock groups like Led Zeppelin, The Police, Yes... groups where every musician played an equally important part, both in songwriting and execution. We can't ignore the roots we have in traditional Motown music and classic "oldies" though, either. At a show, you'll hear us jam a 12-bar blues while Nathan wails over the chords with improvised vocals, and you'll hear well-crafted songs with layers of vocal harmonies and catchy choruses...
Got anything recorded?
We just released our second EP, entitled Making Me Wonder. We recorded it ourselves at Rustbelt Studios in Royal Oak, Michigan. Steve has been working there for over a year, which gave us the unique opportunity to have all of the studio's resources available for us to use ourselves. Steve's training on the equipment gave us the chance to work as a group and collaborate on ideas together without the influence of someone who didn't understand what we were striving for.
The record is available at any of our shows, through iTunes, Napster, and a lot of other digital outlets, as well as through various local independent shops around Metro-Detroit (Record Time, Project 3, etc.)
Our first EP was self recorded and self titled, with a more bluesy classic rock feel. There are limited quantities left and we usually sell it at shows only.
Tell us your future?
We will be touring a bit this fall around the mid-West; Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan... this winter we'll play closer to home and focus on getting our music onto independent college radio stations around the area. Next summer is when you can expect to see us hit the road extensively.
Website:
www.myspace.com/limeregal
