The Western States | tl

Indianapolis, Bloomington 1992-2000. Vess Ruhtenberg- Guitar, Bass and Vocals. Mark Cutsinger- Drums. Andrew Angrick- Bass. Mark Mahern- Bass. LonPaul Ellrich- Drums. Mitch Getz- Guitar and Keyboards. Courtney Kasier- Vocals. Paul Mahern- production and additional instruments. .

Early States formed in November of 2007 by two good friends: singer/guitarist Zack Gray and keyboardist/guitarist Shaun O'Brien. The band began to pick up momentum after taking first place at a battle of the bands competition in San Francisco, California and being invited to play the Maloof Money Cup in Orange County, California, widely known as the biggest skateboard competition ever hosted. After releasing their debut EP "Powerlines" in Nov '08, the band was quickly named one of the top 21 unsigned bands of 2008 by Purevolume.com. Subsequently, Early States' purevolume profile logged in over 100,000 plays and gained them...

The Western Front is an indie-rock band in Austin, TX by way of Iowa City, IA. Their upcoming release, "Between the Moon", will be released in early-2017. There was also a cowpunk band called The Western Front. They released 2 singles during the 80s. The most prominent thing about this band is their singer, Fred Cole, who was a member of the Weeds, the Lollipop Shoppe, Zipper, the Rats and Dead Moon. He is currently a member of the band the Pierced Arrows together with his wife Toody. .

The United States Marine Band, colloquially known as "The President's Own", was established by an Act of Congress on July 11, 1798, and is America’s oldest professional musical organization. The U.S. Marine Band is the only musical unit that bears the title “The President’s Own” and whose mission is to provide music for the President of the United States and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. Today, "The President's Own" also includes the Marine Chamber Orchestra and Marine Chamber Ensemble. .