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Eat People consists of four members: Chris Wolfe, John Nahwoosky, Cameron Bauer and Rick Marin. The band hails from Frederick and has been together for about a year. However, John, Chris, and Rick have been playing together off and on for about five to six years.All four members are in their early to late 20s, and each possesses his own unique individual quality that melds together to form the group Eat People. Chris is on guitar, John plays drums, and Rick plays guitar and sings lead vocals. Cameron does all the band's artwork, but does not play an instrument. Despite this, Eat People still considers Cameron a member of the band and fully promotes his artwork at all their shows. Because the band often gets frustrated trying to lump themselves into one genre, they have coined a term to describe their sound. The term is "powerslop" and is a reference to the movie "Airheads." Some would describe their sound as a cross between "90s college rock" and alternative, with some lo-fi and indie influences in between. Chris Wolfe describes the band "the musical equivalent of Ron Jeremy." Each band member has several bands they often refer to for inspiration or that have just generally shaped their love for music. John likes Sunny Day Real Estate, Unwound, and Hurl. Chris enjoys The Jesus Lizard, The Grand Funk Railroad, and The Cars. Rick sticks to more obscure groups like American Football, Boys Life, and Do Make Say Think (who are associated with the "super-group" Broken Social Scene). The band has played at least 100 shows within the past year and is looking to tour frequently in 2010. They currently have a self-titled EP up for grabs, and are working on recording their first full-length album with Dan Wilson from the band Hurl. Hurl is a band that hit their peak in the '90s as a Pittsburgh local punk band. As band's newest edition, Bauer, contributes all his original artwork to the band. Cameron works with canvas drop cloth and paint to create his unique works of art. His pieces of art are hung at every show and create an artistic foundation for the band. The band has show Nov. 17, at the Ottobar in Baltimore, they will be opening for the well-known pop-punk band Bayside, who hail from Long Island, N.Y. They are also sharing the stage with two other bands: American Sixgun and Spark To Inferno. Before that, they will play a Halloween show, in which a portion of the proceeds goes to the Lymphoma Research Fundraiser. The show is at the Braddock Community Center, is all ages, and is $5 if you come clad in a costume, or $6 without. The show is from 6 to 9 p.m. You can listen to Eat People at www.myspace.com/eatpeopletheride.
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