Tub Ring
| Tub Ring | |
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| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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| Years active | 1992–2010, 2016-present |
| Labels | Invisible Records, The End |
| Associated acts | 3-2-1 Activate!, Super 8-bit Brothers, Mindless Self Indulgence |
| Members | Kevin Gibson Rob Kleiner |
| Past members | Trevor Erb Chris Wiken Jeff Enokian Jason Fields Shawn Sprinkel Dave Tavares Mike Gilmore Scott Radway Chad "Demi" B Chris Blake Geoff Valker |
Tub Ring is a Chicago-based rock band.
Tub Ring was formed in 1992 by Jason Fields, Kevin Gibson, Chris "Mouse" Blake, and Geoff Valker as a high school experimental rock band. After the passing of their manager, Lee Swanson in 1994, the band lineup changed and really took form with addition of Keyboard instrument player, Rob Kleiner. Kleiner spent his teenage years following around the band "Mr. Bungle". With Kleiner added to the band, Tub Ring adopted the similar sounds of "Mr. Bungle". Bungle guitarist Trey Spruance took note of Kleiner's passion and creativity and ended up producing their first official full-length album. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Tub Ring associated with the bands Dog Fashion Disco and Mindless Self Indulgence. Aforementioned musical collaborations include when Rob Kleiner filled in for Mindless Self Indulgence's injured guitarist (Steve, Right?) on the road in 2004 and 2005. On December 10, 2005, Tub Ring came in second place during MTV2's "Dew Circuit Breakout" competition. Tub Ring performed two songs throughout the competition including "Future Was Free" as well as a cover of Justin Timberlake's "Rock Your Body". On October 17, 2006, it was announced on experimental metal/rock record label The End Records's official website that the band had signed with them. The band released their album, The Great Filter (album)|The Great Filter in May 2007.On October 31, 2016 an announcement has been made on the Tub Ring Facebook page that they will be releasing a best of album and a brand new EP in May 2017 backed by a kickstarter campaign. As of November 2nd the kickstarter goal has been reached.
The band have toured relentlessly over the years and have shared the stage with acts such as: Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, The Birthday Massacre, Daiquiri, Screaming Mechanical Brain, Foxy Shazam, Clutch, Southcott, Mindless Self Indulgence, Dog Fashion Disco, Framing Hanley, Black Light Burns, Horse the Band, Plain White T's, Kill Hannah, Wesley Willis, and more.
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