ZOX

Infobox musical artist
Name = ZOX


Img_capt = Zox Press Photodeletable image-caption
Img_size =
Landscape =
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Genre = Alternative rock, Reggae rock
Years_active = 2002–2008
Label = Side One Dummy Records
URL = http://www.zoxband.com
Current_members = John Zox
Eli Miller
Spencer Swain
Dan Edinberg
Notable_instruments = Electric Violin ZOX is a band from Providence, Rhode Island that is self-described as "violin-laced Reggae rock."

The band consists of four members: namesake John Zox (drums), Eli Miller (guitar, vocals), Spencer Swain (violin, vocals), and Dan Edinberg (bass, vocals). The four came together at Brown University in 1999. Their debut album, "Take Me Home", was released in 2003. They have opened for bands such as The Black Eyed Peas, O.A.R., Rusted Root, Everclear, Dispatch, Live, Guster,Good Charlotte, Gogol Bordello, Streetlight Manifesto, and Flogging Molly.

In 2005, Zox released a second album entitled "The Wait", which was listed on the Billboard Magazine Internet Album Charts in 7th position between the Black Eyed Peas and Coldplay. "The Wait," in addition to selling 2,700 albums nationwide, was also the top selling album in Rhode Island. In support of the new album, Zox went on an extensive Eastern US tour, frequently playing with Paranoid Social Club. The single "Can't Look Down" received some public attention: it was featured on the 2006 Bionicle Free the Band website, along with songs from the Undertones, Damone, Over It, and a few others; it also appeared on MTV's "Real World: Key West" and in the ski film "Snow Gods".

In 2006, Zox were featured at the South by Southwest festival in Austin. The band signed with SideOneDummy Records in 2006, and Zox re-released "The Wait" with their new label on June 6 in Canada and the United States. During the summer of 2006, Zox toured on the Warped Tour and with Rusted Root, followed by their first ever European tour, which included playing at the Reading and Leeds Festivals.

Zox's third album, "Line in the Sand" was released in January 2008, receiving favorable reviews from many underground rating sites [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=284876] .

Discography

Full Length Albums

* "Take Me Home" (2002) Zox Music
* "The Wait" (2006) SideOneDummy Records
* "Line In The Sand" (2008) SideOneDummy Records

ingles

* "Can't Look Down" (2005)
* "Carolyn" (2005)
* "Can't Look Down" (re-release, 2006)
* "Thirsty" (2006)
* "Goodnight" (2007)
* "Line in The Sand" (2008)

B-sides

*"Wishing For Your Mouth" (2008)
*"Tonight I Wasn't There" (2008)

Compilation Appearances

* "Warped Tour 2008 Tour Compilation" (Song: "The Same (Doesn't Feel The Same)") (2008) SideOneDummy Records

External links

* [http://www.zoxband.com Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/zox MySpace profile]
* [http://sideonedummy.com/bands.php?band_name=ZOX Side One Dummy]
* [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/53449/zox-line-in-the-sand Pop Matters Review of "Line in the Sand," Tony Sclafani, Feb. 15, 2008]