Posted on: November 23, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

As the trio’s latest single “Gravity” is taking off on alternative radio, the group will be filming the song’s video in November.

The band (singer Aja Volkman, guitarist Rich Koehler and drummer Dan Epand) has made a name for itself thanks in part to its blistering and in-your-face live show highlighted by dynamic frontwoman Aja Volkman’s volatile stage presence. Filter described the band as “a musical, mythical beast” while 944 Magazine heralded them as a “brutal love triangle of rock, funk and blues” and congratulated the trio for its “wide musical scope, which stretches from stomach-scraping soul to unrelenting rage.” The NY Post called Aja “insanely spirited,” comparing her to Janis Joplin and Karen O.

Having worked with producers Linda Perry (Pink, Gwen Stefani) and Tim Edgar (Earl Greyhound), and mixer Tchad Blake (Pearl Jam, Elvis Costello, Peter Gabriel), Nico Vega channels a classic swagger a la Led Zeppelin and adds soaring, soulful vocals somewhere between Fiona Apple and PJ Harvey.

Over the summer the band’s song “Beast” was featured in the horror film The Collector and now Aja is preparing to leap headfirst onto the silver screen herself, making her acting debut co-starring in the upcoming Dane Cook movie Answers To Nothing where her shockingly gritty scenes will definitely not be forgotten anytime soon. Aja will play Tara, the mistress who is also a musician, and Nico Vega will sport cameos in the movie.

For more info see www.myspace.com/nicovega.

With Inward Eye/Neon Trees:

11/27 Mesa, AZ Hollywood Alley

11/29 Las Cruces, NM Code Red Concert Hall

12/1 Dallas, TX The Cavern

12/2 Biloxi, MS Hard Rock Café – Inside – ALL AGES, FREE SHOW

12/3 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits

12/5 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade – Hell

12/6 Charlotte, NC Milestone

12/7 Washington, DC The Red and Black

12/10 Cambridge, MA TT The Bears

12/11 New York, NY The Studio at Webster Hall

12/13 Cleveland, OH Pirate’s Cove

12/18 Denver, CO Bender’s Tavern

Headline dates:

12/20 Las Vegas Wasted Space

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