Sounds like: think epic rock somewhere between Led Zeppelin, Cursive, Built to Spill, Shiner, Radiohead and Sunny Day Real Estate
System and Station is a band from Portland, Oregon, who play rock music the
way it was intended to be played: triumphant, loud, and pure. Led by RFK
Heise, whose songwriting acumen is both colossal and melodic, System and
Station craft songs that are as accessible as The Killers, as complex as Cursive,
and as enduring as Sunny Day Real Estate, and prompted by the Detroit Metro
Times as “A band that is so refreshingly professional it’ll make you realize how
amateurish most indie releases are, they will captivate you”.
The title of their latest E.P.—“I’m Here To Kill”—could double as their business
card. The SIX songs show a band at a creative peak bringing the epic sound they
have developed over the past decade. The E.P., which can either be seen as a
follow up to 2008’s excellent “A Nation of Actors” or a precursor to 2010’s much
anticipated LP “A Series of Screws”, is as good an introduction as any to the
uninitiated.
Continuing their long-standing studio relationship with audio guru and
producer Larry Crane (Quasi, The Joggers, Elliott Smith) System and Station
make good on the threat of their title. With the assault of Bryan Fairfield’s
drumming, the punch of Adam Shultz’s bass lines, the universal and emotive
lyricism and the visceral attack of RFK Heise and Palmer Cloud’s unsheathed
guitars, “I’m Here To Kill” expands the band’s musical pallet while maintaining
the soaring, angular full-on Rock Out that has defined the band from the
beginning. It also features appearances by Douglas Jenkins of the Portland Cello
Project and guest vocals by Sad Horse’s Elizabeth Venable on the title track.
System and Station have a DIY ethos that was forged in the late 90’s music scene
of Boise, ID. Twenty national tours have allowed the band to mature into a
seasoned and confident live act that has somehow fit their huge sound to small
clubs and theaters across America. They have shared bills with Built To Spill,
Modest Mouse, Shiner, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Sunny Day Real Estate and
the Meat Puppets.
Discography:
"Series of Screws"- LP 2010
“I’m Here To Kill”- EP 2009
“A Nation of Actors”- LP 2008
“Here Is Now”- LP 2006
“In The Twilight”- LP 2004
“If You Find Me Let Me Know”- EP 2002
“Compiling the #7”- EP (b sides, outtakes) 2001
“Pictures Found in Paragraphs”- LP 2001
“Prospects of Living Daily”- EP 1999
RFK Heise - Guitar, keys, VOX
Adam Schultz - Bass, loops
Bryan Fairfiled - Drumset, Back Vox
Josh Vasby - Guitar, keys, Back Vox
"Series of Screws"- LP 2010
"I'm Here to Kill" ep- 2009
"A Nation of Actors"- LP 2008
"Here is Now" - LP 2006
" In the Twilight"- LP 2005
“If you find me let me know” – EP 2003 Crustacean/Latest Flame Records
“Compiling the #7” – EP 2001 Crustacean Records
“Picture found in Paragraphs” –LP 2001 Crustacean Records
“Prospects of Living Daily” – EP 1999 Mafia Money Records
*songs featured on ABC's Eli Stone
* Songs featured on Viacom/MTV network
*Songs featured on Sirius/ XM advertisement
* songs have been featured on Fox Sports Net
* past 2 radio campaigns have hit 400 stations nationally as well as online and satellite.
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Our sets usually range right around 45 minutes. However, we have played 30 minute sets and we have played three hour sets depending on the club. We stick to originals 99.9% of the time. There is no typical set list for System and Station unless we are on tour which is when we come prepared with about 5 or 6 different set lists. The only constants would be that we like to come in big and go out big and we like to leave the crowd wanting more, more, and more. Everything in between is subject to how we feel that night, what the crowd is like, and how many songs we have in our catalog at that point.
There are no upcoming dates at this time.