New Beat Society was formed in August of 2005 as a three piece group with Ben Soltau on bass, Justin LeDuc on drums, and Chris LoRang on saxophone. After picking up trumpet player Brett Messenger and vocalist Kathy Ruestow late in 2005, the band started getting strong recognition in Iowa City. NBS has most recently added its sixth member of the group, guitarist Nik Gruber.
Photos in top slideshow taken by Abbie Sawyer and Jonathan Jackson.
Photos in above slide show taken by justin st.clair www.jmstclair.net
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FGC is back at the Yacht Club in Iowa City on Saturday for the first time since February, and we can't wait to throw down for you all!
Speaking of Iowa, FGC is also excited to announce that the band will be celebrating New Year's Eve 2009 at the Redstone Room in Davenport, IA. Our third New Year's in a row at this incredible venue, we will once again be pulling out all the stops! Stay tuned for more information on this year's theme, advance tickets, and other details, and in the meantime, click here to check out the video announcement.
FGC is back in Des Moines on Friday October 23 for another fun night at the Vaudeville Mews, and we hope to see you there!
In the meantime, click here to check out a recent edition of FGC’s Video Blog on youtube, highlighting the band’s shows in Davenport and Ames last month.
FGC’s got three great shows coming up in Iowa this month! This Thursday is an Iowa City show with bass phenomenon Victor Wooten, and next weekend we hit the Redstone Room in Davenport and DG’s in Ames.
And speaking of Iowa fun, click here to check out a video from last New Year’s Eve at the Redstone Room!
FGC is back in Des Moines this Friday July 31 for another fun show at the Vaudeville Mews. Hope you can join us!
In the meantime, check out all three of our Summer Camp Festival sets on the Live Music Archive for free stream/download! Visit our MySpace blog for the links, and click here to check out some photos from the weekend.
We also want to invite our Myspace friends to connect with us on Facebook. Click the links for the FGC Group and FGC Page, both great ways to stay in touch with the band and link up with other fans.
Founding member and former front man of John Brown’s Body Kevin Kinsella returns to Southern Cali August 1 to perform with Elijah Emmanuel and the Revelations. Come out and show some love!
A typical Kevin Kinsella set includes his new original reggae, 10 Ft. Ganja Plant music and classic JBB songs.
In 50 years, don't you wanna look back and wish you had the guts to check us out and buy our new EP off itunes for only $4.95? I know you have an old gift card from your distant aunt or great uncle from two Christmases ago and they would love for you to spend it on us :) Talk to us and meet some nice guys if you're bored!
-Alex BackDrop
p.s. I know you probably don't have a gift card laying around, i'm just playing :)
Hey there – FGC has two fun shows in Iowa this weekend! First up is DG’s Tap House in Ames on Friday for a show with MooseKnuckle, where we’ll be raffling off tickets to Summer Camp Festival! Saturday, we head over to the Redstone Room in Davenport, our first time back since New Year’s. The weekend is sure to be blast, so we hope to see you out there!
Speaking of Summer Camp, the festival is just weeks away! In addition to two daytime appearances, FGC will also be performing a special late-night set paying tribute to The Big Lebowski! Details and tickets at www.summercampfestival.com.
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FGC makes our debut at The Industry in Iowa City on Wednesday April 8. Come catch 2 sets of FGC and enter in a FREE raffle to win a ticket to Summer Camp Festival! Hope to see you there!
Hey there – FGC is hitting Des Moines this Saturday for a headlining show at the Vaudeville Mews. Hope you can make it!
And don’t forget to get your tickets to Summer Camp Festival, where FGC will be performing multiple sets including a special late-night appearance! Details at www. summercampfestival. com.
Hey there – FGC’s Winter Tour ’09 continues this weekend with a doubleheader in Iowa: Friday is DG’s Tap House in Ames, and Saturday is the Yacht Club in Iowa City. Stop by our MySpace page for the full tour listing, and don’t forget to check out our new album, Models and Metrics, available online and at all live shows!
Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?
A while ago I came across some stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
Though source materials are quite aged, the fundamentals are still relevant today.
I encourage all to visit the YouTube page to learn more (Show support! Rate! Comment!) and responsibly circulate as widely as possible, here: http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=UaIim3Rj7L4
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