Open AIR

Artist Information

Biography

It’s been asked, what’s in a name? If you are thinking the hard rockin’ quintet from Calgary, Alberta, dubbing the band’s moniker is not only a funny story, but also a philosophy.

It was in November, 2009, while driving through the city streets, they happened to spy a homeless man urinating on a bus shelter. It was the slip of the tongue, and instead of the words “look over there” something that sounded more like “look open ‘der” were uttered. Later, when urged for a name prior to their first official gig, they recalled that absurd inner-city moment, and “Open Air” was born.

Pulling from their musical influences, which include Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Jet and The Answer, Open Air brings back everything that was wonderful about 1970’s Brit Rock, but with an updated, modern taste.

So modernly old school, Open Air’s “no fear” stage show and no frills approach to music making has garnered the band attention from fans and industry players alike. Their goal is to bring back musicianship, relying on talent rather than machines to manipulate or doctor their sound. It’s time to fill neighborhood clubs and halls with live music, and Open Air is on a mission to tune the world into rock, one club at a time; a fresh approach from men born in the 90’s!

In the summer of 2011, they released a six song EP, titled All My Queens. A great representation of the band, at the time, All My Queens is raw, basic, bare bones rock! Crank it up and let your mind wander back to a time when rock was still growing.

Since the release of All My Queens, Open Air hasn’t wasted any time, and with the addition new guitarist, Garrett Greenhall, have been busy writing new material, preparing for a sophomore release. With this new material comes an evolution of Open Air, as they explore new ideas, to create a more dynamic and mature, but just as pure and heavy sound as before.

It’s a new music revival courtesy of Open Air!

Instrumentation

Josh Hearnden - Drums
Steve Lilley - Guitars - Vocals
Steven Mansfield - Vocals
Tyler Bourne - bass - vocals
Garrett Greenhall - guitars

Discography

All My Queens EP (2011)
TBA (2013)

Official Website

http://www.weareopenair.com

Links

• Soundcloud
• Facebook
• Twitter
• ReverbNation

Audio

• Golden Times (Unmastered)
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Video

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Press

• Open Air - "All My Queens" Review [+ Show ]
  

  Stuck in traffic on the long drive home from work, it’s easy to become trapped in a steel cage of ro...Stuck in traffic on the long drive home from work, it’s easy to become trapped in a steel cage of road rage and frustration. The music on the radio doesn’t help. Adele? Rihanna? Please. What you need is something fast, something rockin’, something awesome. Bring on Open Air.
  
  Based in Calgary, Open Air is a pump-you-up, hold-nothing-back kind of rock band. Their 2011 release “All My Queens” has exactly the “in-yo-face” energy needed for rush hour hell, and this album is damn good. Six tracks of good time rock fly by, eliciting rock-on devil horns and the occasional “Yeeeaah!” as the album carefully treads the fine line between cheese and gravy, super fun but still legitimately awesome. It’s so modernly old-school – a 2011 version of Iron Maiden or KISS with some extra aggression and energy for good measure.
  
  The songs are all well-written and well-played, giving an unexpected look at rock done right. They’re not overly complicated or technical songs, but the cheerful simplicity of these tracks is what makes them so great. Take “Make Our Own Luck”, for example: Guitars are rich and clean, drumming is totally solid, and everything about the vocals is amazing. The singing, screaming, Dave Grohl-ish voice of lead vocalist Steven Mansfield complements each instrumental layer of the album and makes this an unforgettable experience. It might have something to do with the mixing, too – the album sounds good enough to blow your mind, but still pure and unedited. You will die to hear this band play on stage and judging from the energy on the album, they must put on one hell of a show.
  
  There is no such thing as a ‘best track’ on this album. Everything is great, and to get a real taste of the band’s sound, you have to listen to everything. Check out their MySpace page for some delicious samples, but then get your ass out there to buy the EP. For info on shows, news, pics and propositions, go on and like their Facebook page and follow them obsessively. Next time you’re stuck in traffic, pop in some Open Air, and raise those devil horns high. Yeeaaaah!

Setlist

ORIGINALS:
- Make Our Own Luck
- Easy Princess
- New Design
- Tempest
- Tracing Knives
- Vicious Cycle
- Golden Times
- Preacher Man
- Into the Dirt
- Lioness
- Snake Charmer

**Set times normally range between 45 minutes to 1.5 hours.

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