Bound Stems

Infobox musical artist
Name = Bound Stems


Img_capt = Bound Stems at Lollapalooza
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genre = Indie rock
Years_active = 2002–present
Label = Flameshovel Records
Associated_acts =
URL = [http://www.boundstems.com boundstems.com]
Current_members = Bobby Gallivan
Dan Fleury
Dan Radzicki
Evan Sult
Janie Porche

Bound Stems is an indie rock band with math rock influences from Chicago, Illinois. The band's members are Bobby Gallivan (vocals), Dan Fleury (guitar, actor), Dan Radzicki (bass, keys), Evan Sult (drums) (formerly of Harvey Danger), and Janie Porche (multi-intrumentalist).

Band History

Fleury, Radzicki, and Gallivan met while attending high school in Lisle, IL. The three wrote and recorded music during these years and continued to do so during college. It wasn't until the September 2002 arrival of Harvey Danger alum Evan Sult, who answered a drummer-wanted ad, that Bound Stems officially formed. They began writing and performing around Chicago more frequently. Janie Porche completed her transition from friend, to roommate, to band member during the recording of their "Levity" EP in 2004. [ [http://www.qromag.com/interviews/interviews/bound_stems_:_q&a/] QRO Mag interview with Bound Stems, July 28, 2008]

"The Logic of Building the Body Plan" EP, released in 2005, is the first work that all five members wrote together from beginning to end (previous releases came pre-Porche and Sult). After extensive touring, writing, and recording the band completed and released "Appreciation Night" to warm reviews in 2006.

Once "Appreciation Night" was completed, the members of Bound Stems disengaged their real jobs (high school history teacher, comic book art director, lab tech, hi-tech techs) in favor of their heretofore fake job as a touring band. During the summer of 2007, Bound Stems played shows across the country, including the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago. [ [http://www.qromag.com/interviews/interviews/bound_stems_:_q&a/] QRO Mag interview with Bound Stems, July 28, 2008]

The group began recording their second full-length album for Flameshovel Records during the fall of 2007. The album, entitled "The Family Afloat", was released July 11, 2008 on vinyl and September 9, 2008 on CD.

Band Notability

* Bound Stems were SPIN's Artist of the Day, December 2005. [ [http://www.spin.com/articles/bound-stems] Spin.com: Bound Stems, December 29, 2005]
* Bound Stems were SPIN's Band of the Month, March 2006. [ [http://www.kelleymarket.com/onesheets/DIG037-bound_stems.pdf] Bound Stems Press Release, September 19, 2006]
* Bound Stems were the featured band on Daytrotter in September, 2006. [ [http://www.daytrotter.com/article/261/bound-stems-what-youd-get-if-you-remixed-the-great-depression-with-a-choose-your-own-adventure-book-enthrallingly-but-incorrectly-paginated] Daytrotter interview with Bound Stems, September 17, 2006]
* Bound Stems has played festivals such as Lollapalooza, South by Southwest, and many Chicago-area music festivals.
* Drummer Evan Sult is formerly of Harvey Danger, whose song "Flagpole Sitta" reached #3 on the "Billboard" Modern Rock Tracks ratings.

Discography

* "Change Comes at 14 and a Half" EP (2003)
* "Caught it on the Continent" EP (2003)
* "Levity" EP (2004)
* "The Logic of Building the Body Plan" EP (2005) - Flameshovel Records
* "Appreciation Night" LP (2006) - Flameshovel Records
* "The Family Afloat" LP (2008) - Flameshovel Records

Notes and references

External links

* [http://boundstems.com Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/boundstems Myspace site]
* [http://www.flameshovel.com Flameshovel Records]
* [http://www.culturebully.com/dissecting-preferences-a-few-words-with-janie-porsche-of-the-bound-stems October 2006 Interview with Janie Porche]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/31/arts/music/31cmj.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=bound+stems&st=nyt&oref=slogin New York Times Article]
* [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/38602-bound-stems-appreciation-night Review of Appreciation Night]