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Over at the Barn Stage was another Colorado group that was bringing it just as hard. In their fourth year at 10KLF, Kinetix played to a packed house and one of the most responsive crowds all weekend. Although I had never seen them play before, I had heard a lot about Kinetix and was interested in checking them out. I'm glad I did, and I would like to see these guys at more festivals. Right from the start it became clear that Kinetix had put a lot of hard work into their set, and it paid off. I would later find out that they had spent a month preparing for the show. To me that is the pinnacle of live music – focus, dedication, effort and a true appreciation for one's fans. The highlights of the show included "People Start Hoppin'," a song that seems to capture the core essence and philosophy of the band's musical approach, as well as a cover of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" that they more than did justice to. Their style is completely rockin', with just a dash of pop so that it's catchy without being cheesy; and their compositions are well crafted with proper build-up and execution, not just a bunch of noisy, repetitive jamming. And their instrumentation is top-notch and tight, with each member finding his niche and working with the rest of the group as a whole to create a very unique and powerful sound. I can't recommend these guys enough. - Jambase.com / Norman Sands
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Party Rock. Its a self-created genre, not ostentatious but simply an unavoidable description of what a Kinetix show has come to be.
I think one of the major components of our music is the idea that we want everybody to have just a great, carefree time, from the front of the room to the back. We try to put on a rock show, lead guitarist Jordan Linit says.
Kinetix are equal parts pop and rock, as if getting warmly serenaded while being punched in the stomach. They blend pop sensibilities with searing guitar work and a physical, flexible rhythm section to create, well, Party Rock. The music is simultaneously steadfast and fleeting, and the result has created a loyal, diverse audience spread throughout cities and towns across the country.
Youve got to play a show, first and foremost, says drummer Jack Gargan. A sold out venue or a 10 person room, the song remains the same, so to speak. Its all about, what can we do to make sure everyone in that room walks out with a smile?
And play shows, they have. Culled from four years, 400 gigs and 40,000 miles of interstate, Kinetixs music is a direct byproduct of their journey. The packed late-night festival shows have left a deserved mark on the music, but no more so than the smoke-filled southern bars at 1:00 am on a Tuesday. Along the way, they have managed to pick up hints of Missouri rhythm and blues, New York City club beats, and no small helping of old-fashioned rock and roll.
Let it be said, those festival dates have come in handy. In the past year alone, Kinetix has turned friendly hellos into direct support slots for national acts The Flobots, Chali Tuna of Jurassic 5, RJD2. Umphreys McGee, Rose Hill Drive, The Greyboy Allstars, and Particle. In fact, the Flobots were so enamored with Kinetix that they have signed on to produce the bands upcoming album, scheduled for a fall 2009 release.
The five of us started with different backgrounds. Pop, rock, ballad, hip-hop, and it took a bunch of band practices and shows to create our sound, remembers keyboardist/vocalist Eric Blumenfeld. Though diverse in taste, the band shares an intricate appreciation for music history and theory. Adam Lufkin (rhythm guitar/vocals) met Josh Fairman (bass) in the dormitory halls of Denver Universitys Lamont School of Music, and Josh quickly brought in his childhood friend and lifelong band mate Jordan Linit. A few weeks later during a Jazz Composition and Theory symposium, Eric Blumenfeld and Jack Gargan introduced themselves, and Kinetix was formed. Of course to the band, this birth seems ages ago, if only because Kinetix are the type to pursue continual reinvention.
We were on tour last year, and we ended up at a Foo Fighters show, recalls Fairman. We walked out of the place blown away by the spectacle of it all, but what really struck us was the ebb and flow of the bands set. They are masters at designing music for a particular evening, and we made it a goal to create a show that was consistently engaging.
Never one to be stagnant, Kinetix has grown from the Denver venue scene to the summer festival circuit to nationwide tours. The journey has inspired confidence, optimism, and Party Rock.
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