The Rants
The three of us have been a band since 1998. We still love playing together and have no plans to stop.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Clint and Mike rode the alternative wave in the 90's with a band named Radio Bikini which briefly made the local airwaves on WOXY 97X. After the demise of Radio Bikini and a few years apart Clint and Mike reformed and decided to climb back up on the horse... and that horse's name was Kevin. And that band's name was The Faders. Eight years, ten kids and six houses later, The Faders became The Rants.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
We tried playing dead but the name "The Opposums" was already taken. We have played every Kwikfest (a local outdoor festival) since 2002. We performed irregularly as The Faders at Canal Street Tavern, the premier original music venue in Dayton, Ohio. Special moments? Some guy danced once.
Your musical influences
This is a list of the people and groups that people have either said we sounded like or that we wish we sounded like: Bob Dylan, The Beatles (yeah, we know), Mott the Hoople, Matthew Sweet, The Jayhawks, Foo Fighters, Gin Blossoms, The Byrds & Son Volt.
What equipment do you use?
Ludwig drums, DW pedals, Paiste and Zildjian cymbals. Rickenbacker guitars, Fender & Roland amps. Gibson Victory Bass and Ovation Magnum Fretless bass.
Anything else?
Thanks for stopping by.
