Biography
It's a big dirty world.
Banderas is a big dirty band.
Banderas formed in '05 after the constraints of the member's previous local Cincinnati bands fell to the wayside of musicianship and natural evolution. The results are what has been coined "Dune Boogie" a blend of get out and dance garage rock, swaggering desert tinged stoner rock, and everything else grandiose along the way.
Spending the first years honing their craft live, Banderas shows became things of cult legend. Earning a slot on everyone's short lists of bands to watch, stories quickly surfaced of the band's line treading nature and their ability to figuratively and sometimes literally set the local bars on fire. The buzz culminated in late '07 to Banderas winning the Cincinnati Entertainment Award by local newspaper Citybeat for best local hard rock band, an award they have thus far been nominated twice for.
2008 arrived with Banderas entering the David Lynchian landscape of Candyland Recording Studios armed with the studio wizardry of Jim Turner and Mike Montgomery and recording the full length album "Beast Sounds and Parlour Tricks" a 12 verse paean dedicated to the city at night and all of the things that reside in it. From the swaggering hell raising of songs like "Alligators in the Palisades" and the tongue in cheek come-on of "$50 Pyramid Scheme" to the lonely hotel regret of "Ground Out Heel" the album covers, start to finish, all aspects of those night time feelings and characters you meet on way.
Beast Sounds was welcomed into the world with a 300+ attended cd release show at Northern Kentucky club, The Mad Hatter. Since, Banderas has been steadily extending their reach throughout the midwest, even being asked to support Grease and Ink/Hairball 8 artists, Rumble Club on their recent west coast/south west tour. Throw in a self financed video, headlining prestigious local festivals, opening slots for every touring band imaginable, and an appearance on the Van's Warped tour and you have one band that's making it happen.
The Flags are up, Sound the gongs!
Link to video for "$50 Pyramid Scheme"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYVSfnOUoOA
Notable Accomplishments
Midwest/Westcoast/South Tour Supporting Rumble Club (Hairball 8 recs)
Regional Support for Reverend Horton Heat (Yep Roc)
Headlined the Kevin Says Stage @ the Vans Warped Tour
2009 Midpoint Music Fest Selection *Budweiser Select Editor's Pick
Headlining Band for Cincypunk VI
2008 CEA Nominee for Album of the year (Beast Sounds and Parlour Tricks)
'06, '07, '08 CEA Nominee for Best Hard Rock ('07 Winner)
Opening act for The Dwarves, Electric Six, Valient Thorr, Nashville Pussy, The Elms, Foxy Shazam, Tub Ring, Murder by Death, Living Things, etc.
Instrumentation
Jeremy Constantinople - vocals/guitar
Jesse James Ramsey - guitar
Cu Silvio - guitar
T.R. McHenry - keys/guitar
Donkey - drums
Discography
Beast Sounds and Parlour Tricks LP
Hired Guns split EP
Samples found at http://www.myspace.com/banderas
Links
| http://www.duneboogie.com |