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R.I.P Stay The Night 2008-2011 It’s sometimes all too easy to miss the purity inherent within something simple. However, the fact of the matter is that a rock song--a good rock song--is, above all else, simplistic. It’s as easy to listen to as it is difficult to construct, and the key to any band making exceptional rock music is their ability to understand the simplest way to cut through pretensions and keep things as pure as possible. As jaded as music scenes can get, it seems to be increasingly challenging to find bands not lacking a certain purity. Whether they be too immersed in style over substance, or simply trying to gain notoriety for the sake of it--there’s something to be said about getting back to basics. Fullerton’s own Stay The Night seem to embrace this ideal. Formed out of a passion for music, and (perhaps even more so) a desire to not let good talent toil away in typical 9-5 drudgery, the guys in Stay The Night started in 2008 with a clear vision of simplicity: create a sincere rock band with a pop sensibility in the style of the bands they grew up listening to. Anthony (guitar), Carlos (bass), and Brandon (drums) then began searching for the remaining pieces of their puzzle. In the Fall of 2009, after what seemed like an endless audition process with many different would-be singers, Nikki Simmons (vocals) answered an ad on Craigslist with aims to become Stay The Night’s not yet established face. She quickly found her place among the guys, and was easil