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AXIS formed in late December 2008 as the trio of Johnny V, Chadwick, and Matt Lonergan. We had jammed together multiple times previously, just for the fun of it, but when the unformed band was offered a show, we decided it was time to get serious. In two weeks, we put together a half-hour set, and at our first show, at Mancini Hall in the Toms River Library, we were well recieved by the crowd. The crowd loved the shadows of Mystical Fudge in the music, while playing the songs in a style that made them seem revitalized. Then, we decided that we wanted to play in the High School East Talent Expo. Unfortunately, Matt L, being in college, was not allowed to play by the event organizers. So we had to find another bass player. Eventually, we found John T., a sophmore at east, who agreed to fill in just for the one show. We began practicing. Then, we played the show, and we won! The crowd loved it! We were beside ourselves with excitement. Soon after, the change in bass players became permanent, and John T. became the new bass player for AXIS.
After 2 months, we began a regular schedule of shows, at one point having shows every weekend for a month. It was during this stretch that we got our first taste of a big success: on May 16, 2009, we won 1st the Exposure music festival at the Trocadero in Philadelphia.
Today, Axis plays weekends during the year, and any time during the summer and winter; Johnny attends the Rowan University College of Music. We also experiment with incorporating all kinds of elements into our music and self-production. Constantly writing and practicing, when we do play live, the audience has good reception, and many ask us when the long-awaited Axis CD will be out. Right now, we are looking at sometime in August or September 2010. Stay tuned!
Influences:PETER FRAMPTON, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Grand Funk Railroad, Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Deep Purple, Neil Young, the Who, BOSTON, Yes, Vanilla Fudge, JIMI HENDRIX, J. Geils Band, CREAM, Jethro Tull, U2, Ten Years After, Traffic, Dave Mason, Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis Group, Carmine Appice, Trapeze, Frank Zappa, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Chocolate Watchband, War, Jaggerz, Stephen Stills, Love Sculpture, Dave Edmunds, Ginger Baker, Rush, West Bruce & Laing, Mountain, Clapton, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Jefferson Airplane, the Doors, Foghat, Buffalo Springfeild, Manassas, The Amboy Dukes, Buddy Rich, the Allman Brothers, the Doobie Brothers, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Asia, Carl Palmer, King Crimson, Uriah Heep, Blind Faith, the Blues Brothers, The Cars, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Sam the Sham and the Pharohs, Paul Revere and the Raiders, SYN, Open Mind, Focus, Bon Jovi, Gene Krupa, Dire Straits, Faces, the Mothers of Invention, Small Faces, Blood Sweat and Tears, Chicago, Mark Farner, ? and the Mysterians, the Grass Roots, Humble Pie, the Hollies, the Zombies, Three Dog Night, Van Morrison, Status Quo, Scorpions, Crazy Horse, .38 special, the Kinks, Ides of March, the Creation, Fire, the Move, the Smoke, Tomorrow, Steve Howe, the Action, the Eyes, the Easybeats, Idle Race, La De Das, Motions, Q 65, the Pretty Things, the Craig, the Mops, Kaleidoscope, Acid Gallery, the Electric Prunes, the Blues Project, Blues Magoos, the Count Five, Music Explosion, the Music Machine, T-Rex, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, the Moody Blues, 13th Floor Elevators, Focus, Nazz, Donovan, Joe Walsh, The James Gang, Robin Trower, The Nice, Bodast, Ginhouse, Genesis with Peter Gabriel, Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse, Joey DeFrancesco, Jimmy Smith, Herbie Hancock
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Where we've played :
The Trocadero
Starland Ballroom
The Stone Pony
The Saint
Chubbies
Crossroads Restaraunt
Station 36 @ Waretown Firehall
The Beachcomber
The Ocean County Library
The Upper Shores Library
Internet Cafe
Toms River High School East
Toms River High School South
Jackson Liberty High School
Seaside Park Elementary School
Asbury Park Salvation Army Building
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