VoThe Tongues’ sound combines edgy guitars, pumpin’ bass,
and kickin’ drums with singable melodies and intriguing storylines.
Harnessing raw musical exuberance into danceable grooves...
Guitarist Barry Syska and drummer Patrick “Pickle” Kaliski
met back in 2002 when they began recording sessions for Barry’s
Fantasy Cravings album. They later played together at various gigs
such as the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco warming up
for the Dresden Dolls and Pickle's other band, Rosin Coven.
Barry and Pickle realized that they shared a similar vision –
of forming a danceable rockin’ band with a Brit twist. In fact,
the process of forming this band was well underway. Pickle had already
advertised for a bass player and Barry had already begun writing rock
songs. It was then that bassist William "Billy the Kid"
Barnes came into the picture. Billy responded immediately to Pickle’s
posting (after first listening to bands like Franz Ferdinand and Bloc
Party to figure out the exact manner in which these young upstarts
rocked) and he was a good fit. Having grown disillusioned with the
working world, Billy yearned for his bygone days of playing in rock
bands (501 Spanish Verbs, Slombis). And so the die was cast.
In mid-March 2006, the trio met for their first rehearsal at Pickle’s
place in Oakland and within a few months they transitioned from living
room to recording studio. They then set about recording the basic
tracks for what was to become their first EP. |
