The Red Tie Affair is a working class rock band from the suburbs of Chicago. Many bands of their genre are often labeled as "emo," but of these bands forget all to often that there are more types of emotions than just happy and sad. The Red Tie Affair's music couples sorrow with pain, aggravation with anger. Their lyrics are metaphoric journeys placing life experience into carefully crafted stanzas.

The group's genesis was predicated by a pair of High School friends from Orland Park. Guitarist, Dan Kemp and bassist, Dan Michaels have been playing music together since the day they picked up their respective instruments.
Together they continually started fly by night garage bands until 2002's forming of Box Elder. This would be the start of getting serious. Along with second guitarist, Brad Baker and drummer, Dave Patton, the band finally had the essentials to be something worth while.

2004, enter Brooke Blary. A Homer Glen native, Brooke, though playing in bands since the ninth grade was at the time making a name for herself as an up and coming solo artist. She had a series of successful self produced demos, tour experience and a laundry list of credible opening slots for bands such as Fall Out Boy, Lucky Boy's Confusion, Moneen and the Junior Varsity. She was recruited by Box Elder at one of her solo performances to replace their lead singer of the time. Her entry into the ranks completely reshaped Box Elder's sound, so changing their name seemed appropriate.

Just as the ball started rolling, Newton's Theory of Friction took over. Dave left the band to pursue his career and Brad relocated to New Jersey. The band seemed completely inept. However, with little to no effort, the band filled the cracks in the pavement. A friend of a friend of a friend or something to that effect, by the name of Shawn Connors stepped in to fill the drum vacancy. Shawn to this day pursues cult-status credibility in an underground metal band based out of his hometown of Tinley Park, named Bound and Gagged. He seemed an unlikely candidate for an emotion driven rock band, but instead came to fit like a glove. His drumming seemingly added a new dimension to t/r/t/a.

The open guitar slot has never since been permanently filled, other than a few friends who have quickly come and gone. The band has decided to carry on as a four piece until fate takes its course naturally. The band shortly after Shawn's arrival to the fold, entered JBTV Studios and cut a four-song demo along with then guitarist, Anthony Farias. Since then, the band did a notable short stint with Joe Marcantonio of the Key Point.

The band is currently working on new material for a full length; frequenting as many stages as they can find and seeking out a label to help them get their feet wet. The Red Tie Affair seems to be forging a path to take over the world one stereo at a time. The band have recently signed with DEAD Famous Management and are releasing the album through the Burnlounge Network and can be checked out here: http://www.burnlounge.com/deadfamous

For more check out the bands websites for all the latest news and release information.
http://www.theredtieaffair.com
http://www.myspace.com/theredtieaffair

	Wishful Thinking A great melodic hard rock number with a strong well balanced production and arrangement. Heartfelt vocal melody with an energy to burn.		Alternative Hard Rock
	Don't Even A big powerful tune with heaps of presence and a fat and well production vibe all round.		Alternative Hard Rock
	Burning On The Inside A tough hard hitting song with big guitars and a fat rhythm section. A great well structured tune with plenty of edge		Alternative Hard Rock
	Crutch A hard rockin tune with that Emo edge. Strong lyrical delivery with a big production structure		Alternative Hard Rock
	Where It Gets Us A great fun song with heaps of energy and some nice vocal hooks in the chorus.		Alternative Hard Rock
	Thirty Miles A great commercial single with heaps of color and mood and strong chorus and vocal hooks throughout		Alternative Hard Rock
	A New Predicament A great song by all accounts on the merit of its structure alone. Quirky with loads of twists and turns and big sound throughout.		Alternative Hard Rock
	Bend a great single with loads of hooks and a big power chorus to sink your teeth into.		Alternative Hard Rock
	Chance Is Lost A very strong tune with a big vocal refrain and fat production vibe.		Alternative Hard Rock
	Black You Out A great edgy and pacy tune with a big chorus hook and plenty of angst in the vocal delivery		Alternative Hard Rock
	All Your Lies A strong lyrically oriented tune with melodic guitars and balanced production. Strong dynamics that are well structured and build well and are indicative of the bands sound.		Alternative Hard Rock
	Mahalo a strong fast paced tune with a big well ballanced production vibe and hooky chorus.		Alternative Hard Rock
	December Breezes A beautifully uplifting acoustic track with a nice string arrangement that has an identifiable lyric base and beautiful vocal melody and harmony work ably delivered by Brooke Blary.		Easy Listening/Soft Rock

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