User Sets Mode+ rolls out more than a quartet's worth of sound pressure and punky-edged rock. Since making their debut just last May on the PureVolume stage in the Florida Music Festival & Conference (Orlando), USM+ has performed live on Cleveland's superstation, 92.3 K-ROCK and played dozens of shows reaching from Akron, Cleveland, Toledo, Bowling Green, Youngstown (OH) and Huntington (WV). Having cut their teeth on the road, Vocalist, Mandy Lashua (ex-Racermason / the frans), Guitarist, Derek Lashua (ex- Racermason / the Frans), Drummer, Craig Ramsey (the Lovekill / Bears) and Bassist, Justin Arroyo (Sweet Delights / My Sister the Sun) will set it off again this Spring with the release and support of their self-titled EP. In the spring of 2008, it was announced that Eric Mzik would replace drummer Craig Ramsey. What's with the name? Guitarist, Derek Lashua explains, "The band pulls it's name from old-school computer social networking, the IRC (Internet Relay Chat). User sets mode+, it's a computer command that affects oneself..." Set your mode. USER SETS MODE+ Official Homepage Myspace User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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