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Project Out of Bounds
12+ albums
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Project: Out of Bounds is a four-piece rock-reggae group, comparable to other SoCal bands like Sublime or Slightly Stoopid. However, where other bands of this mold add punk and ska in-between the reggae cracks, P:OB can be progressive, or even metal-like. Kris Asgharzadeh likens his vocals to H.R. of Bad Brains or reggae legend Buju Bantan. As of summer 2009, the band was rounded out by trippy lead guitarist Austin Lorber, bassist Andy Chase, and drummer Ryan Rutherford. "When we opened for Eek-A-Mouse at Cane's Bar & Grill back in 2009," recalls Asgharzadeh, "Project: Out of Bounds played, then High Tide played. As Eek A Mouse took the stage, a fire broke out in the kitchen and everyone ran out of the venue. From the outside, you could see flames engulfing the venue. Fire trucks arrived and had trouble putting out what turned out to be a grease fire. It wasn't too bad for us because, when they re-opened, we got to open for Eek-A-Mouse again for a makeup show." "We also had a show in Oceanside around 2009 at a small bar. The manager that booked us told us he was planning on having Hell Angels there to watch a UFC fight. We were skeptical about performing for a biker gang after they had just watched two hours of mixed martial arts. He assured us that they love reggae, so we went with it. Big mistake. It was a bit intimidating as we set our equipment up while walking past some of these guys. We left to go eat and, when we came back, the venue was surrounded by undercover cop
