MxPx
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| MxPx | |
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 MxPx receiving keys to Bremerton from Mayor Cary Bozeman, September 2006
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Magnified Plaid |
| Origin | Bremerton, Washington, USA |
| Genre(s) | Pop punk[1][2][3][4] Skate punk [5][6] Christian punk[7] |
| Years active | 1992 - Present |
| Label(s) | SideOneDummy Records Tooth and Nail Records(Current) A&M Records Fat Wreck Chords |
| Associated acts | Arthur The Cootees Tumbledown |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Mike Herrera Tom Wisniewski Yuri Ruley |
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| Former members | |
| Andy Husted | |
MxPx is a Christian punk rock band that formed in 1992 in Bremerton, Washington, United States as teenagers. The band has recorded eight studio albums, four EPs, four compilation albums, a live album, a VHS tape, a DVD and released 20 singles.
The original lineup included Mike Herrera on bass, Andy Husted on guitar (later to be replaced by Tom Wisniewski), and Yuri Ruley on drums.
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[edit] History
MxPx began as three 15-year-olds who called themselves Magnified Plaid. They started playing music inspired by Descendents, NOFX, and other Southern California skate punk bands. The trio — Mike Herrera, Yuri Ruley, and Andy Husted — were classmates at Central Kitsap High School in nearby Silverdale, WA. The name was a tribute to the original guitarist's fascination with plaid shirts but did not fit on the band's posters. Consequently, the name was abbreviated to M.P. But in Yuri Ruley's handwriting, periods appeared as "X"'s, and since he made up the show posters for the band, the four-letter moniker stuck.[citation needed]
MxPx caught the attention of Tooth & Nail Records when they played a "showcase" for the label in 1993 in Herrera's parents' back yard. Mike Herrera had practiced so much before the first show that he lost his voice.[citation needed] Their first major album, Pokinatcha (1994), was released while the band was still in high school.[8]
Guitarist Andy Husted soon left the band and was replaced by Tom Wisniewski. MxPx released two further albums with Tooth & Nail, Teenage Politics in 1995, and Life in General in 1996. They then received a major distribution deal with A&M Records. After the re-release of Life In General, MxPx released two more studio albums jointly distributed with Tooth & Nail and A&M: Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo in 1998, and The Ever Passing Moment in 2000. MxPx had fulfilled their contract obligations and decided to part ways with Tooth & Nail. Before Everything & After in 2003 was released exclusively by A&M, and marked a radical departure from their old sound.[citation needed] In 2005, MxPx dropped A&M, signed with SideOneDummy Records, and released their seventh full-length album Panic. In 2006, MxPx came out with Let it Happen deluxe edition, a Tooth and Nail Records re-release of Let it Happen with new songs and a DVD of their music videos.
In September 2006, MxPx and the City of Bremerton started a marketing effort revolving around the band's song "Move to Bremerton". Bremerton's Community Renewal Agency secured rights for the song to be played in a promotional website for the city, and MxPx played a concert at the downtown Admiral Theatre on September 16, 2006 with local bands The Divorce and Ruxton Towers. The band was also given keys to the city by Mayor Cary Bozeman in recognition of their contributions to Bremerton. [9][8]
In Mxpx's 2003 release "Ten Years and Running" the booklet contains a list of dates from Mxpx's first 10 years. The dates are: June 30, 1992: First Band practice in yuri's basement. His Mom brought us chips and salsa. July 6, 1992: First show in Mike's backyard. We invited everyone we knew and Mike lost his voice after practicing for a week straight. He could barely sing the show.
October 13-14 1993: Recorded a four-song demo with Aaron Sprinkle. This included songs from Pokinatcha such as "Twisted Words", "Walking Bye", "Too Much Thinking", and "Suggestion Box", which appeared in the 17 single. December 4, 1993: First out of state show. The Satyricon in Portland, Oregon. We were only 5-10 miles from the border so it almost doesn't even count. May 9, 1994: Signed to Tooth and Nail Records. We originally intended to release the demos as a single on Tooth & Nail but they liked them so much they decided to sign us. (its supper time ill continue this soon.) MxPx spent the majority of 2005 and 2006 touring in support of their 7th album Panic. On November 21, 2006, Tooth & Nail Records re-released "Let It Happen Deluxe Edition" with a bonus DVD featuring 12 music videos, new artwork, photographs and some other goodies.
Let's Rock, MxPx's second rarities album, was released on Side One Dummy Records on October 24, 2006. The album consists of many previously unreleased songs, re-recorded b-sides and acoustic demos. A new full-length album from their side project Arthur is slated for a 2007 release.
MxPx spent early 2007 on an international tour through parts of Australia and Europe. In March of 2007, MxPx played at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival in Austin, Texas, and from May through June, they headlined the Tooth and Nail Tour, also featuring Hawk Nelson, The Classic Crime, The Fold, Sullivan, Project 86, and Run Kid Run. In early November 2007, they held a concert at Northern Michigan University, in the University Center.
Also in 2007, MxPx was featured on the labels of 120 limited edition Jones Soda Bottles to promote their July 2007 release, Secret Weapon. They also returned to Tooth and Nail Records. In an interview with Christianitytoday.com Herrera said the band was now free to get back into more of the Christian Market. [10]
Currently, MxPx is touring to promote their latest album, Secret Weapon. Chris Wilson is covering for Yuri as drummer in some shows, as Yuri is looking after his baby daughter.
MxPx toured the United Kingdom with Punchline and The Get Go on the fourth instalment of the Good To Go Tour in February 2008. The last show of the 2008 Good To Go Tour which took place at Glasgow's King Tuts Wah Wah Hut venue, was filmed by GUILTY.x.DESIGN Productions.
MxPx is scheduled to be among the bands playing on the the first day (May 3rd) of The Bamboozle, a two day music festival held in East Rutherford, New Jersey. They will also be playing on the second day (April 6th) of The Bamboozle Left, the west coast equivalent of The Bamboozle, held in Irvine, California. They are also headlining Summer Meltdown 4 with Poison the Well, an all day music festival held in Anchorage, Alaska every summer.
MxPx is currently on the "Mike Shea is my baby's daddy tour." with Chiodos, From First To Last, and The Color Fred.
MxPx is currently in the studio working on their follow-up to On the Cover, which is planned for a release later in 2008. The name of the EP is currently not known. The release of the On the Cover follow up was stated in the Tooth & Nail Podcast 19.
[edit] Band lineup
- Mike Herrera – Bass Guitar, Lead vocals, Keyboard
- Tom Wisniewski – Guitar, Background Vocals
- Yuri Ruley – Drums, Background Vocals
[edit] Previous members
Andy Husted, the founding guitarist, left the band in 1995 to continue college. He was replaced by Tom Wisniewski to solidify the line-up that would take the band into their post-teen years.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- 1994: Pokinatcha
- 1995: Teenage Politics
- 1996: Life in General
- 1998: Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo
- 2000: The Ever Passing Moment
- 2003: Before Everything & After
- 2005: Panic
- 2007: Secret Weapon
[edit] Notes
- ^ MxPx Profile at punk news.org.
- ^ In Music We Trust - MxPx: Slowly Going The Way Of The Buffalo
- ^ Hedley Headlining Tour With MXPX And Faber
- ^ The Alternate Path of Pop Punk
- ^ Jesusfreakhideout.com Interview: MxPx Interview
- ^ TRUEPUNK.COM - Interview with christian punk band MXPX
- ^ Chapman, Jackie A. (January 15, 2007). Starting Over... Sort of. Christian Music Today. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
- ^ a b Stagg, David (January/February 2007). "Bremerton MVPs MxPx". HM Magazine (123): 40-43. ISSN 1066-6923.
- ^ Kitsap Sun, Punknews.org, SeattlePI, The Stranger
- ^ [1]
[edit] External links
- MxPx Official Site
- MySpace Site
- MxPx on PureVolume
- Interview with MXPX on TruePunk.com
- 2007 Interview with Yuri Ruley
- Interview @ Christian Music Today (01/07)
- Interview with MxPx on Mania TV
- Interview With Yuri on The Punk Site
- Interview with Yuri for "More Important Than Music
- Interview with Yuri Ruley on Indiependentmusic
- Interview with Tom on Ultimate Guitar
- Burning Stars interview with Yuri
- Interview with Mike and Tom on Scene Slut
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