
THE TALENT: Jason Evans (guitar); Zane Moenck (guitar); Nate Dolan (drums); Matt Franks (vocals); Seth Thorpe (bass)
THE SOUND: Hard rock
THE REST OF THE STORY: www.myspace.com/tattooedwhitetrashmusic or www.youtube.com/twtmusic4life
Jason Evans is a creative guy.
He designs original artwork and inks flesh at Neon Dragon Tattoo, which he owns and operates in Hiawatha. He also owns AnimosiTees Screen Printing. His side projects include airbrushing vehicles, guitars and skateboards.
And, he finds time to create music. He hooked up with some of his tattoo clients several years back, creating a Sublime cover band called Subliminal.
But the desire to create original music led to a lineup and name change. And so Tattooed White Trash was born.
All from the Cedar Rapids area, Jason, Zane, and Nate have been in T.W.T. for the last few years. After a search for the right vocalist and bass player, Matt and Seth joined the group.
They create a variety of song styles with their songwriting. Their sound is mostly hard rock, with some headbanging involved. Yet alternative might be the best description. They have some heavy songs, some bluesy tunes, some with a southern rock style and even some with a reggae beat.
The band is focused during performances.
“For the most part we don’t jump around all over the place, but we do have a very good, positive energy and interact well with the crowd,” Jason says.
Catch them at Outskirts, where Jason says, “Brian the bartender really takes good care of us, so we have a lot of fun.”
As for the future?
“Our goals are to record what we’ve got for songs now, and write some new material as well,” Jason says. “We’re not trying to get signed or anything like that, we’re just out to have a good time and play a few shows here and there.”
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