Something for Rockets

Something for Rockets (EP) is an American alternative rock band out of Los Angeles, California. The band includes Rami Perlman on vocals and guitar, Josh Eichenbaum on keyboards, and Barry Davis on drums. The band recently released their second full-length record with former Blink 182 and current +44 front man Mark Hoppus helping produce.

History

Rami Perlman, son of violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman, was introduced to music at conception. With Vivaldi and Mozart perpetually soaring from his father's study, and mainstream pop radio saturating his youthful ears (like any child of the 80s), Rami's bevy of musical influences was forged.

Rami met Josh Eichenbaum while attending Brown University where Josh studied computer music and composition. During this time, Rami was writing straight-from-the-heart, bare-bones guitar songs, and the two recorded during their senior year. The two packed up for LA to begin working on what would become, "Something For Rockets". Enter Barry Davis, ex-drummer of Boston's Mori Stylez, a fusion outfit with a local cult following.

After completing a self-titled 3-song EP, SFR began generating a buzz in the LA-area. They were also showcased by BMI as the Band of the Month. Los Angeles radio began to take notice, particularly Steve Jones at Indie 103.1. Jones started pushing the single "Might as Well" on his hit show "Jonesy's Jukebox". Other stations followed stations such as KCRW and college favorite KXLU. The press followed, with a nationally syndicated piece in the LA Times, along with features in "Entertainment Weekly", "GQ", "LA Daily News", "Campus Circle" and "URB". In addition, SFR were featured on MTV's "You Hear it First", and later went on to host an MTV news segment covering the South By Southwest music festival.

The trio embarked on the task of recording a full-length album in the fall of 2003. Rami, Josh, and Barry wrote, recorded and produced their self-titled debut.

Tour history

Entertainment

Something for Rockets have played shows and or toured with the following bands

Ok Go,
Brazilian Girls (multiple dates),
Mickey Avalon,
Fishbone (multiple dates),
South (US Tour),
Action Action (US tour),
Margot and the Nuclear So and So's (US tour),
Men, Women and Children (West Coast tour),
Brendan Benson,
AC Newman,
Rilo Kiley,
Gravy Train,
Run Run Run,
Foreign Born,
Fannypack,
Hello Stranger,
Benevento-Russo Duo (US tour),
U.S.E. (multiple dates),
Controller Controller (multiple dates in Canada), Viva Voce, Suicide Girls, Glen Tilbrook, Rocket, Nine Black Alps, and lots of other bands that you may or may not know.

Something for Rockets have played the following festivals
South by Southwest (Austin, TX),
CMJ (New York, NY),
Amsterjam (New York, NY),
Street Scene (San Diego, CA),
Sunset Junction (Silverlake, CA).

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/somethingforrockets Something For Rockets Myspace Page]
* [http://www.somethingforrockets.blogspot.com/ Official Blog]
* [http://www.somethingforrockets.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.mtv.com/news/yhif/something_for_rockets/ MTV.com: Something for Rockets]
* [http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/03/03/165840.php Blogcritics.com: Review: Something For Rockets]
* [http://www.indie911.com/directory/rock/something-for-rockets Indie911: Something for Rockets] (includes tour details)