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The Effie Afton
12+ albums
indierocksongwritersingerquad
about
Formed in the winter of 2012, The Effie Afton is an indie singer/songwriter rock band from the Quad City area of Illinois/Iowa. MEMBERS Tim Smith (vocals, guitar) grew up performing with the Moline Boys Choir, where he first developed a love of music and met future bandmate Benjamin Larson. He received his first guitar at 14 and began writing songs soon after. The young guitar player met a drummer in high school named Matt Toomey and the two began playing together. Benjamin Larson (guitar,vocals) also spent his childhood performing in the Moline Boys Choir. Despite meeting in the MBC, Ben and Tim did not collaborate until the winter of 2011, when Ben asked Tim to play Christmas jazz at a local mall. The two began playing together and eventually formed The Effie Afton. Matt Toomey (drums, bass) began playing the drums in his teenage years. He listened to various genres of music, but was trained as a jazz drummer. He performed in various bands with Tim before becoming a founding member of The Effie Afton. Derick Kaptiena (bass, vocals) met Tim, Ben, and Matt through a mutual friend and joined The Effie Afton in the summer of 2013. LIVE The Effie Afton made their debut on December 29th, 2012 at the Rozz-Tox with Sunset 4Ever. Since then, they have performed with many different artists on a variety of stages. Some of the venues they have performed at include RIBCO, the River Music Experience, Uptown Bill’s, Silvie’s Lounge, and the Rozz-Tox. They continue to book sho
