Useless Keys

Useless Keys
Useless Keys
	Useless Keys live at Spaceland on April 26, 2011
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock, space rock
Years active	2008 – present
Members	Michael Regilio; Michael Bauer
Past members	Guylaine Vivarat; Rory Modica; Davin Givhan; Jerry Roe
Website	Official website

Useless Keys are an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California, composed of Michael Regilio (guitar, keyboards) and Michael Bauer (guitar, vocals).

The band formed in May 2008 and their first show was on June 19, 2008 at

Silver Lake, California

.

Biography

Useless Keys recorded 6 songs at The Carriage House in

LA Record, LA Weekly, and several popular LA based blogs including Buzzbands, LA Underground, and Radio Free Silverlake.^[2]^[3]^[4]

"White Noise" is featured on

Brian Jonestown Massacre and Blitzen Trapper

.

"White Noise" and "Down Threw" were featured on the nationwide syndicated "Undiscovered Radio Network" show that airs on

WAQX in Syracuse, New York;and WTFX in Louisville, Kentucky. They have been featured on the show several times in 2009.^[6]

Useless Keys' debut EP was released in January 2010 and is entitled Is the Painting Changing.^[citation needed]

Useless Keys travelled to New York in September 2009 to play 3 shows in NYC/Brooklyn including one date opening for The Rifles at Mercury Lounge.^{[citation needed]}

The band played a four-show Monday night residency at The Echo in Los Angeles in February 2010.^{[citation needed]}

Useless Keys' single, "White Noise", charted nationally on Alternative Specialty Radio in 2010 with heavy support from KROQ 106.7 FM in Los Angeles and strong support from KNDD 107.7 The End in Seattle, KROX-FM in Austin, KINB in Oklahoma City, KFMA in Tucson, KBZT 94.9 FM in San Diego, and several other major markets.^{[citation needed]}

The band spent 2010 and 2011 touring up and down the West Coast and Southwest with multiple dates in Seattle, Portland, San Diego and Phoenix while playing numerous shows in their hometown of Los Angeles. Useless Keys has played shows with

And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead. Useless Keys opened for A Place to Bury Strangers in late June and played a two night stand with Dax Riggs at Spaceland in early September.^{[citation needed}

]

Currently, Useless Keys are writing material for their debut album and will begin recording by the end of the year.^[citation needed]

Discography

Album/EPs/Singles

Is the Painting Changing EP (January 19, 2010) Label: Planned Obsolescence Records (self released)

Compilations

White Noise Dead Bees Label Sampler No. 8 CD (May 28, 2009) Label: Dead Bees records

References

External links

[1] "KROQ Playlist".

[2] "LA Weekly Go Pick".

[3] "Radio Free Silverlake Interview: Useless Keys".

[4] "Ears Wide Open: Useless Keys".

[5] "Dead Bees Records Label Sampler No. 8".

[6] "Undiscovered Radio Network".

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