Overview (band)

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Overview
Origin San Francisco, California, USA Flag of the United States
Genre(s) Alternative Rock
Indie rock
Progressive rock
Years active 2004–present
Label(s) None
Website Offical homepage
Members
Brian DaMert
Spencer Draeger
Greg Sellin
Sam Totty
Former members
Sean Carney

Overview is a four-piece, indie rock band from San Francisco, California, who formed in 2004.

The band has released one full-length album and one EP.

In March 2007 they released the EP "Forty-Four Stone Tigers" to very positive reviews. In their review of the album, the popular website Absolutepunk.net said, "Three words come to mind: refreshing, refreshing, refreshing". Soon after that review, the band gained additional notability when Sputnik Music called the newly released EP "One of the best EPs of 2007, hands down".[1]

In 2007 they completed 3 national tours in with no record label support.

In 2007 they played San Francisco rock radio station Live 105's annual festival BFD ("Big Fucking Day"). They performed alongside Bloc Party, Interpol, Queens of the Stone Age, Cold War Kids, The Faint, and Silversun Pickups among others.

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[edit] Current members

  • Brian DaMert - Guitar/Vocals (2004 - Present)
  • Spencer Dräger - Vocals/Keyboards (2004 - Present)
  • Greg Sellin - Bass (2004 - Present)
  • Sam Totty - Drums (2004 - Present)

[edit] Past members

  • Sean Carney - Guitar - (2005 - 2006)
  • Jesse Weinberger - Kazoo/Triangle (2004 - 2005)

[edit] Discography

  • 2007 - Forty-Four Stone Tigers (EP)
  • 2006 - The Virgin Misconception
  • 2004 - The Current Feelings of Later Days (EP)

[edit] Reviews

[edit] References

  1. ^ Review of "Forty-Four Stone Tigers

[edit] External links