Bank the Band

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Bank is alive. Their music is a nod to contemporaries like Death Cab for Cutie and Jimmy Eat World as seen in the driving guitars, tastefully explosive drums, layered harmonies, and pop sensibility. Frontman and songwriter Dan Keck's lyrics bring out a clever and intimate portrayal of the most basic things in life. This band, full of savvy musicians, has kept their wheels rolling across the United States from Washington to Wisconsin, and California to Texas, leaving pearls of catchy music and high spirits in their wake. It all started with Dan and former guitarist Bryant Syme's desire for Macintosh computers and Orange amps. The only way to persuade these corporations to sponsor them was, of course, by naming their band after them both- thus creating “Mac Orange”. With Dan's brother, Andrew, on bass and Jon Basabe on drums, they became a local sensation and won a spot on the Ernie Ball Stage at Warped Tour '06. With this momentum came a record called “The Story of Mac Orange”... along with a name change. Not all the members bought into the simplistic, childish dreams of being sponsored because of a name, and so it was agreed upon... this force would be called “Bank.” “The Story of Mac Orange” was followed by “The Beautiful E.P.”, and with it a longing to share their music with whoever would listen, playing in malls, parks, schools- wherever they could fit a couple of acoustic guitars. They soon joined forces with friends Man Without Wax, formerly Blane, of Seattle, swapp

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