An Evening with Warpharin

Peoria, IL, February 11, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Warpharin will be playing Bar Louie on Friday, February 15th, 2008. Doors open at 8:30PM and the music rocks from 9:00PM to 1:00AM. This is a 21+ years of age event with a cover at the door. Please come out and enjoy the food, drink and music. There will be $3 - 20 oz. Blue Moons, $3 - 20 oz. Boulevard Wheat, and $5 - Screw Cupid Martinis.

Warpharin was started in 1999 as John Farmer's personal music project. Named by flipping and pointing to a word in the dictionary, Warpharin's lineup includes John Farmer (Guitar, Vocals), Keith Shank (Guitar, Vocals), Dan Thies (Bass), Ryan Simpson (Drums, Vocals), and Ken Pilkington (Keyboards, Vocals). They've all been playing together for about 10 years, with the exception of their recent addition Lori Brooks (Backup Vocals). Last year they took up the name Warpharin as a group due to its existing moderate fan base. A more in depth look: Ken has played guitar for 12 years, and keyboard for 4 years, and has an associate’s degree in music. Ryan has been singing and playing drums off and on since he was 5 and is a DJ on the weekends, all the while pursuing an acting degree as a theater major at ISU. Keith has played guitar for about 12 years and also strums on the mandolin from time to time having been in various other bands including "The Hucks". Lori has long had a love for music and has only recently begun to perform on stage. Lori’s also taken on the task of band photographer, which she loves so much, it’s apparent she was born to take photos. Dan has played bass for about 12 years and is building a pro studio at his Goodfield home. John has been playing guitar for about 13 years and has been in other local bands including "The Hives". John and Keith take on the majority of the writing; however, songs change and get better with the input of the entire band. Having written and recorded songs at his home studio for over 10 years, John has release assorted tapes and CDs to local record stores and has quite a library of music available on the web. Anything “Warpharin” on the web is John and/or Dan’s home studio work. John and Dan have played guitar and bass together almost exclusively since the start of their interest in music. Their list of projects include recording and performing with Mike Farmer’s “Toad Hall”, recording with Tim Beck in “Problem” and various other projects probably not worth mentioning. Warpharin’s notable shows include: two rounds at the Bodog Battle of the Bands in Chicago, and Diversifest '06 in Pekin. They've played mostly in Peoria and once in Decatur. Warpharin has a lot of material available on the web, easily found with a Google search. They will be cranking out lots of material once the studio and practice space are built and ready to go. Warpharin tends to improvise a lot in their live shows thus getting them a bit of a psychedelic/jam band kind of label. Influences include The Beatles, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Talking Heads and various other 60's and 70's rockers. Local bands Warpharin has played with include: Tina Sparkle, Kuwahara, Grass, The Sideshows and Dirty Little Something. They’ve had airtime on 105.7's Local Anesthetic and 96.5's Underground Local Music radio show. Keep your eyes open for Warpharin's 2004 release "Signal Barrage" now available at Amazon.com and eMusic.com.

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