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Halos Were Found at the Landing Site boast new record
Halos Were Found at the Landing Site had a break out year in 2006.
This four-piece Dayton rock band played their first show together last March and despite being new to the scene they quickly gained a large loyal fan base. By mid-summer they were the leading vote getters in the Canal Street Tavern Dayton Band Playoffs and were favored by many to win.
In December the band released its first self-titled full-length album. The record contains 13 original tracks and 78 minutes of music that is sonic, dynamic, and melancholic.
However, do to illness to the band’s curly haired lead singer, Marcus Pulkas, in January, Halos have been on hiatus since the release of their cd.
Now healthy, the band is ready to end their winter break and hit the stage exhibiting their notorious finger tapping, swirling effects, and cymbal thrashing.
Catch the band on Saturday, February 23rd at Canal Street Tavern. Also on the bill are their friends and fellow hard rockers the Sailing.
The show starts at 9:30, but get there early because Halos and the Sailing are known to draw huge crowds.
I got to chat with Marcus about the upcoming show and the cd. For more info visit myspace.com/haloswerefoundatthelandingsite or canalstreettavern.com.
KN - How has the response to the new record been thus far?
MP - It has been awesome. People have been very responsive even though, due to my death virus, we have not had a chance to promote the record a lot yet. I think most people have trouble trying to label us. The album shows we have many different styles. People always tell us we sound like this band or that band, but trying to compare us to other bands is difficult.
KN -Do you hate it when someone compares Halos to other bands?
MP - No, people can not pin us down to one band. In the same song we may have parts that sound like Gun n’ Roses and then Hum. You can laugh, but we like to add different sounds and parts in our music. It ends up being a bit over the top, but that is who we are.
KN - You guys have come a long way since the Playoffs (new record and all), Do you feel that you’re better or worse off because of the Dayton Band Playoffs?
MP - Yea we are better off. We were just hoping to make it past the first round, but we just freaked. It was flattering and exciting to get as far as we did. Of course we wanted to win, but the Exposure we got from the playoffs was awesome.
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