Adam Bones is a direct reflection of the charismatic music that he generates. Similar to his well-crafted look, he combines pure rock, melodic pop hooks and raw energy to concoct a lethal brew of rock 'n' roll that'll get your hips shakin'. Adam is something of a traditionalist, eschewing modern production techniques and gimmicks in favor of a back-to-basics approach that relies on genuine vocal and instrumental prowess and the ability to write memorable hooks.

Phlying Saucer is an American rock band based in Los Angeles, California. They formed in the summer of 2010 when lead singer Phil McDonald and drummer Lydell Valdriz met Evan Brass (bass) and Chris Miranda (guitar). Sparks flew when they all realized that they had a love for the same kind of music - fun, melodic, powerful rock and roll intertwined with tight vocal and guitar harmonies - a genre that seemed to be dead amongst the legions of metal bands and emo-hipsters crowding the Hollywood music scene.


Phlying Saucer's die-hard work ethic is their main driving force - they immediately started playing live shows along the Sunset Strip, booking places like the Viper Room, Whisky A Go Go and the Roxy all on their own steam. The band worked day and night recording their songs and putting the finishing touches on their "Runaway EP" until it was released in November of 2010.


All of their efforts eventually caught the ear of Lisa Cavallo (Weezer, Alanis Morisette, Goo Goo Dolls) in September of 2010, and she has been working with them as their band manager ever since. With her help, they shot their video to the song "Runaway" which was directed by Bert Kish.

Phlying Saucer jumped head-first into 2011 with gigs all over the southwest, playing shows in San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas and Phoenix. With an already-busy calendar, they still made time to record a brand new EP titled "Pancakes" and released it on May 31st, 2011.

On the heels of their latest work, the band is preparing to film a new music video, record more music, and plan tours to bring their special brand of rock to people all over the USA and beyond in 2011.

People, meet the Knitts. They're young and feisty, they don't follow the rules, but not because they're rebelling as much as they haven't had time to learn the rules. They're not on the grid, don't play to click tracks, don't know how to work a sampler or program a drum machine. They don't growl or scream, they sing. They're not choreographed, they move. They don't pose, they just smile and laugh.

Musically, the band claims their music is akin to the Stones and Misfits having a kid but letting their estranged uncles Led Zeppelin and the Clash raise it. Cute, but perhaps a little inaccurate, a description that makes that band seem harder than they are. They rock, but only as it comes, one step at a time, never a full-on onslaught. What would you expect from a band whose principal songwriter works out the majority of the song structures on a ukulele?

The story of the Knitts begins summer 2010 when Eddie, the bass player, told his two friends Justin Volkens and Johnny Luna that he had a dream the three of them formed a band. The guys thought that was a real hoot, and—typical of the way their brains work—also figured that was reason enough to form an actual band. They were already buddies and enjoyed partying together (one of the Knitts' all "consuming" passions), so isn't that reason enough to start a band?

Johnny took to the drums, Eddie picked up the bass, and Justin became the singer and played organ/synthesizer. Songs started coming and the guys were really enjoying their new creative outlet. Justin moved from Koreatown back to Uptown (eh, the San Fernando Valley) and roomed with his brother, Charlie. Charlie was already playing guitar, so he was asked to join up. With Charlie and Justin living together, the two minute songs were coming down the assembly line quite rapidly. Victor Portillo joined in short order to play more guitar (just so long as it was drenched in reverb) and the band was completed.

As to the name, Charlie worked box office at the now defunct Knitting Factory nightclub in Hollywood. Since the musicians were (a) looking to be inspired and learn from live band shows, and, (b) broke most of the time, Charlie provided free entry into the gateway drug known as Hollywood live music nightlife. The guys became weekend regulars and the club was a home-away-from-home, to the point where they felt like mascots, so they adopted a variation on the venue's name as their own band name. Not exactly the Apollos or Roxy Music, but you get the idea.

Now, the fully-formed Knitts is leaving the safety of the practice room and building a following around Los Angeles and beyond. Their evolving sound is a blend of their favorites, such as The Hives to Arctic Monkeys to The Shins to Joy Division. But mainly it sounds like the Knitts, and it doesn't lean very heavily on the past at all. They're still pretty busy learning about the present.