Redline, a high energy and soulful rock band out of Dallas, Texas, is highly influenced by The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jimmy Hendrix. Band members include Austin Adams on bass, Joseph Campise on guitar, Nate Williams on the drums, and Joe Rodriguez on vocals and acoustic guitar.
The was formed about five years ago and the members tell me that they have loved every minute of it. Austin tells me during our interview where the band got their name - the term "redlining your car." Redlining is phrase which to them symbolizes their attitude as a band - they give it their all and putting everything they've got into all things they do.
When Redline start writing a song, they simply start by "just going with what ever comes to mind." What they do next is very unique; Austin says it is very similar to what the band, the Postal Service, did when they were off at college. One of the band members will record a riff or a chorus on his phone and send it in a group chat. Then, each member of the band sends critiques of the song piece back and fourth. When each individual band member's semester ends, the entire band all meets up for band practice and they jam out their ideas and just bounce both old and new ones off of each other.
Redline plan on releasing a couple of singles over the summer from their latest album, which was released in January. When I asked the band how close the members are personally, they responded by telling me that they all feel like playing in this band together is what they were born to do. The band has been through bad luck and good luck, bad shows and great shows - and very much like what the back story behind their name would suggest, they have learned to not ever give up, "even when you think life couldn't get any worse," the band says, "never back down."
The band also says that they will almost certainly never go the way mainstream music goes. Austin says, "the group has been through too much sh*t to not make it, and I love it." The band's hardest struggle when they first started playing music was building up their fan base and getting the response they were really looking for in potential fans. After putting themselves out there though, they finally were able to foster the support they were so desperately searching for. The members of Redline are looking forward to performing together for years to come in the future.
The was formed about five years ago and the members tell me that they have loved every minute of it. Austin tells me during our interview where the band got their name - the term "redlining your car." Redlining is phrase which to them symbolizes their attitude as a band - they give it their all and putting everything they've got into all things they do.
When Redline start writing a song, they simply start by "just going with what ever comes to mind." What they do next is very unique; Austin says it is very similar to what the band, the Postal Service, did when they were off at college. One of the band members will record a riff or a chorus on his phone and send it in a group chat. Then, each member of the band sends critiques of the song piece back and fourth. When each individual band member's semester ends, the entire band all meets up for band practice and they jam out their ideas and just bounce both old and new ones off of each other.
Redline plan on releasing a couple of singles over the summer from their latest album, which was released in January. When I asked the band how close the members are personally, they responded by telling me that they all feel like playing in this band together is what they were born to do. The band has been through bad luck and good luck, bad shows and great shows - and very much like what the back story behind their name would suggest, they have learned to not ever give up, "even when you think life couldn't get any worse," the band says, "never back down."
The band also says that they will almost certainly never go the way mainstream music goes. Austin says, "the group has been through too much sh*t to not make it, and I love it." The band's hardest struggle when they first started playing music was building up their fan base and getting the response they were really looking for in potential fans. After putting themselves out there though, they finally were able to foster the support they were so desperately searching for. The members of Redline are looking forward to performing together for years to come in the future.
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