Lloyd Dobler Effect

Lloyd Dobler Effect is a Silver Spring, Maryland-based five-piece bandCite web|url=http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-1207513_ITM|title='Dobler Effect' to Hit D.C. |accessdate=2008-06-16|year=2003-12-18|author=Derek Simmonsen|work=The Washington Times] that plays rock and roll music with Latin rhythms and go-go beats.Cite web|url=http://www.fcnp.com/524/presspass.htm|title=with Lloyd Dobler Effect|accessdate=2008-06-16|year=2005-08-18|author=Mike Hume|work=Falls Church News-Press] The band is named after John Cusack’s character in Cameron Crowe’s "Say Anything."Cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/rock-candy/rock-candy/2008/01/lloyd-dobler-effect-lifts-its-boombox-at-bluebird-monday/print/|title=Lloyd Dobler Effect Lifts its Boombox at Bluebird Monday|accessdate=2008-06-16|year=2008-01-11|author=Matt Fernandes|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

They have opened for artists such as Eminem, The Goo Goo Dolls, Good Charlotte, The Roots, Audioslave, The Fray, and Jack Johnson.Verify source|date=May 2008They have performed at over 170 college campuses in the past two years. The band has performed in 39 states in the United States and in 8 countries. They typically play over 250 gigs a year, often playing two per day in the summer.Cite web|url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/entertainment/1421324/mountain_music_mamas_top_tickets_some_of_the_weeks_best/|title=Mountain Music Mamas Top Tickets Some of the Week's Best Live Music|accessdate=2008-06-16|publisher=redOrbit|year=2008-06-07|author=Tad Dickens|work=The Roanoke Times] The band has headlined three tours for the Armed Forces Entertainment, including trips to the Middle East and Asia. In November 2007 they won a Boru Vodka-sponsored, "Battle of the Bands", in which they earned $10,000 of equipment.

Band members

* Phil Kominski: Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, lead vocals
* Chris Bruno: Electric guitar, Mandolin, Piano, vocals
* Rusty Williams: Auxiliary percussion, Congas and Bongos, vocals
* Donnie Williams: Drums and Percussion
* Patrick Hughes: Bass and Vocals

References

External links

* [http://www.lloyddoblereffect.com Lloyd Dobler Effect Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/lloyddoblereffect Lloyd Dobler Effect MySpace]