Greyhound speaks to band Somewhere, Anywhere Else
Issue date: 2/9/10 Section: Arts & Society
By Meghan Hole
Music Columnist
Using family members is always an easy way to start a band. But where do you go from there? Friends and school, mostly. That's how the members of the band Somewhere, Anywhere Else got to know each other. "Nick Krus, on keys, and his brother Tyler Krus, on bass, first met singer, Chris Heilman, through a mutual friend. Drummer Jose Eraso was a friend of Nick's in high school. Nick and guitarist Will Manning lived in the same dorm at Johns Hopkins University," they told me.
As a band, Somewhere, Anywhere Else has been on the Baltimore scene for about two years now. A couple of the members looked quite different then, it seems. They said, "We started [the band] off about two years ago in the time where Nick sported a furry beard and Chris used too much hair gel." Cute.
Their band name can make people think about where they would rather be than here. "We just thought that [the name] sounded pretty cool, so we went with it- despite Jose's dislike for the name," they said. "It's pretty easy to find us on the Internet, too, because there aren't many bands with the name Somewhere, Anywhere Else."
If you check out their MySpace band page, youíll see that they have a quite lengthy biography. If you read it, you'll notice that something about it seems a little off. They go into a lot of details about aliens and robots, among other things, which seems a little far-fetched. When confronted about it, these guys defend what they wrote. "All of it is historically accurate with a few minor tweaks to make it more interesting," they said. Not sure if we can believe them.
These guys classify their music as electronic, pop and alternative. It seems like most unsigned bands donít go for this kind of sound, but it works for them. To find it, they said, "Nick had an idea for the style of the band, and had written several songs. He then gave them to Chris to try some vocals. When he heard the lyrics and melodies that Chris had put on top of his synth-based rock songs, he knew that they needed to find some musicians and make a band."
Music Columnist
Using family members is always an easy way to start a band. But where do you go from there? Friends and school, mostly. That's how the members of the band Somewhere, Anywhere Else got to know each other. "Nick Krus, on keys, and his brother Tyler Krus, on bass, first met singer, Chris Heilman, through a mutual friend. Drummer Jose Eraso was a friend of Nick's in high school. Nick and guitarist Will Manning lived in the same dorm at Johns Hopkins University," they told me.
As a band, Somewhere, Anywhere Else has been on the Baltimore scene for about two years now. A couple of the members looked quite different then, it seems. They said, "We started [the band] off about two years ago in the time where Nick sported a furry beard and Chris used too much hair gel." Cute.
Their band name can make people think about where they would rather be than here. "We just thought that [the name] sounded pretty cool, so we went with it- despite Jose's dislike for the name," they said. "It's pretty easy to find us on the Internet, too, because there aren't many bands with the name Somewhere, Anywhere Else."
If you check out their MySpace band page, youíll see that they have a quite lengthy biography. If you read it, you'll notice that something about it seems a little off. They go into a lot of details about aliens and robots, among other things, which seems a little far-fetched. When confronted about it, these guys defend what they wrote. "All of it is historically accurate with a few minor tweaks to make it more interesting," they said. Not sure if we can believe them.
These guys classify their music as electronic, pop and alternative. It seems like most unsigned bands donít go for this kind of sound, but it works for them. To find it, they said, "Nick had an idea for the style of the band, and had written several songs. He then gave them to Chris to try some vocals. When he heard the lyrics and melodies that Chris had put on top of his synth-based rock songs, he knew that they needed to find some musicians and make a band."
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