Tub Ring
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Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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Years active | 1992–2010, 2016-present |
Labels | Invisible Records, The End |
Members | Kevin Gibson Rob Kleiner |
Past members | Trevor Erb Chris Wiken Jeff Enokian Jason Fields Shawn Sprinkel Dave Tavares Mike Gilmore Scott Radway Chris Blake Geoff Valker |
Tub Ring is a Chicago-based rock band.
Biography
Tub Ring was formed in 1992 by Jason Fields, Kevin Gibson, Chris "Mouse" Blake, and Geoff Valker as a
Touring
The band have toured frequently over the years and have shared the stage with acts such as: Pigface, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, The Birthday Massacre, Daiquiri, Estradasphere, Screaming Mechanical Brain, Foxy Shazam, Clutch, Southcott, Mindless Self Indulgence, Dog Fashion Disco, Framing Hanley, Black Light Burns, Horse the Band, Plain White T's, Kill Hannah, Wesley Willis, and more.
Tub Ring are known for their energetic stage shows, purportedly intense enough to result in injury to the performers (for example, incorporating a tazer).[1]
In January 2008, the band was invited to perform at the Sundance Film Festival as part of a Green Initiative sponsored event.
On a tour in 2008, Darren Keen played second guitar, for an impromptu set with Tub Ring in Houston, Texas. Later that year, while on tour with Mindless Self Indulgence, the band recruited Curtis Rx of the band Creature Feature to also play second guitar for a select portion of dates.
The 2010 tour for the album Secret Handshakes included Patrik Windsor on guitar, and Sean Motley on drums.
- Super 8-Bit Brothers
- 3-2-1 Activate!
- Edison's Arm
- Pum
- The Pastries
- Deli Meat and the French Eroticas
- Sex & Violets
Rob Kleiner solo
In 2005, Rob Kleiner released his first solo album, No Eyes. On February 13, 2007, he released his second, and latest solo EP, Doctor Sleep. He is also a part of video game rock duo Super 8 Bit Brothers. In addition to his solo work, he's one of the main contributing members of Edison's Arm, and has scored several films, including Ending The Eternal, the feature documentary Working Class Rock Star, and Steve Balderson's films Watch Out as well as Stuck!.
Discography
Studio albums
- Drake Equation (2001)
- Fermi Paradox (2002)
- Zoo Hypothesis (2004)
- The Great Filter (2007)
- Secret Handshakes (2010)
- A Choice of Catastrophes (2017)
Demo albums
- Stupid Pet Tricks (1992)
- Music for the Bathroom (1993)
- ...And the Mashed Potato Mountain Etiquette (1995)
- Super Sci-Fi Samurai Rockstar Ultra Turbo II (ver3.6) (1997)
Compilations
- Book of Water (2001)
- Optics and Sonics (2005)
- The Best of Tub Ring: Polyvinyl Chloride (2017)
References
- ^ "Concerts". www.PiercingMetal.com. 2007-08-17. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-11-27.