king 5riday rocks tgif

my band, king 5riday, played at the tgif event yesterday on harvard's campus (where i'm a graduate student). the show went really well, as the boston weather cooperated for once (sunny and warm instead of the usual cold and rainy) for the outdoor show. we rocked 8 original songs for our class mates + 500 newly admitted students (it is new admit weekend). they were probably there for the free beer more than anything else.

thanks to our friends for being there. special thanks to emily waldorf for setting up the sound company and jon frank for taking great pics. major thanks to the VCO and Outdoors clubs for sponsoring the event.

king 5riday is:

• marius (lead guitar and vocals)
• reed (drums)
• minesh (rhythm guitar)
• me (bass + some back up vocals)

we play all originals all the time. we first came together last year in an orchestra pit for a musical and we've never stopped playing together. we've been writing our own music for the last year. i've really enjoyed the chemistry and creative process we developed.


each of us bring something different to the band. marius is far and away the heart & soul of king 5riday. he is one of the most talented musicians i've ever met and has a great knack for beautiful melodies. reed kicks ass on the drums, plain and simple. he plays with a style that calls on a lot of classic rock and heavier stuff, too. minesh always brings great guitar harmonies--if you hear a soulful, ringing arpeggio, chances are that minesh wrote it. i'm more of a heavy metal guy, esp. with my bass playing. i like to think i keep marius from sounding too much like a folk rocker :) marius and i take turns writing the lyrics.