So here we are. spring 2006. we are still alive. 6 years and counting. and well the proof rock train continues to chug along. We have been practicing fairly regularly since january and are headed back in the studio next month to put the finishing touches on an EP we started last year this time. We have written several new songs and are looking forward to playing out soon. so keep a look out.

quinn eyman

Babies galore!! A most humble welcome to brand new Enid Cordelia Walker. Born a little over two weeks ago. Very small. growing rapidly. Awefully cute. Baby #2, Quinn Eyman, due any day now. Newly found review from scratch magazine here, scroll down to the bottom to read. Anyways basic tracks for the new ep are finished now we need to get to the overdubs and the vocals which are a little delayed due to the new presents. More in the near future. Over and out for now. - mikey

We go into the studio this weekend with greg elkins to pound out 6 of our newest songs. Hope to get everything done in the next month or so. Please stay tuned for new material and upcoming shows.

I am going anyone else want to? Feb 3-6. Shoot me an e-mail to info@prooftheband.org and I will try to help organize some group transpo.

-mikey

Hey all just wanted to wish everyone a happy gregorian new year. With this transition comes many different feelings from excitement to apprehension. Being alive in 2005!! hope you tipped a few and let go of some ghosts, but now let's get on with it for there is much to do and much fun to be had doing said stuff. peace, mikey

someone finally actually listened to the record in its entirety. Here is what they had to say:

hybrid magazine review

As a reviewer I am used to getting press releases from bands I am tasked to listen and think on, and nine times out of ten these informational packages are complete bullshit. Mostly they are filled with propaganda about how this band came into being and how the band is the shit and you shouldn't live without them blah, blah, blah, and sometimes they contain a laughable review trying to influence you. With Proof's minimalistic press release, it included some obligatory information about the band and, as is nominal for these releases, a description of what they sound like using other bands i.e. "For fans of: Fugazi and Girls Against Boys" and a few other bands. This is where I stopped and had to take a moment, because it is just plain sacrilegious to use the names of these bands without truly deserving it. Raised in the DC area, these bands helped shape my understanding of what music should be, so, in other words, I would consider myself a die-hard fan of both of these bands. Worse is the fact that there are plenty of bands that just name-drop to get your attention, only to let you down as you discover how crappy they really are. So I listen to Proof's album and try to keep an open mind, while also knowing there has not been one band worthy of these descriptions.

I have now found the exception to my strict view. And coming from me, a self-expressed die-hard, it is a big compliment. This band is awesome. They take elements from many different sources and compile them into a very experimental, yet palpable concoction of beautiful music. The song "Control Shift" sounds like it could have been written by either of the above mentioned bands, and yet it is completely Proof.

What impressed me the most about their style is the way they can just turn a song on a dime. So tight and precise, with so much variation within each song, it boggles my mind at how they managed to fit two or three or four completely separate pieces into one coherent and enlightening song. Each of these pieces by themselves are catchy and ingenious, but like jigsaw pieces they don't look a thing like any other piece. Looking from the outside, you would see these parts and calmly say, "there is no way they would fit together", until they just do. It really mystified me, and made me respect them even more.

Back to front this is a good album, it alternates in mood, without feeling forced and, relying on a steady guitar backing, it accomplishes much in the way of presentation throughout. By far and large my favorite song on the album is "Other Side", a great piece of musicianship which is clean and elegant. Every time I listened to that song the hairs on my arms would raise because it was just that good. Every time. Moreover, the lyrics were simple yet powerful, and backed by haunting vocals, the overall effect is priceless.

Being nit-picky I do have to say that the vocals and drums suffered in the final production of the album. Nothing drastic, mind you, rather just a hair under-produced due to the fact this is a guitar-driven effort. A little bit of extra time in that area and the album would be absolutely perfect. But it is so close to perfection it is hardly worth dwelling on.

What can I say, I loved this album. I was just checking their website to see if they were going to make their way west any time soon, so I can personally shake their hands for a job well done. But alas, no, I will have to wait, and hope they come out with another masterpiece in the near future. 'Til then I will constantly play their self-titled release. You don't know what you are missing.

-bishop

Now pr∞f is also on myspace. Check it out, become our friend, and help us out to spread the word.

myspace webpage

-mikey

Just found out we are playing a show on Friday, March 26th. It will be with Earwig, a band from Ohio - Link to MP3s - the Cartridge family and International Orange.

- Mike

Check out the review of C-Lo at DOA.

In other news, johnny is back in town so the rocking will begin shortly.

-mike

What a great show, thanks to all of you that came out and sorry to those who missed it. Totally rock'n. Thanks so much to the folks a WKNC for setting it up and we wish them the best in rebuilding their online stream. Johnny is now out in Colorado sampling some air or something unitl early march, when we will rise from our winter sleep to do a little touring, hopefully ending up at SXSW in austin. We are certainly keeping our fingers crossed.

WOA!! WAIT A SECOND. NEW SHOW ADDED!!
Hey everybody, thought we were out until march, sike! We are now playing a show on Friday January 16th at KINGS to benefit the WKNC radio station. Word is that they need extra help to fund their new high power tower. So for our friends that spread the notes far and wide we will do our best. Please come out and support your community, NON-COMMERCIAL, radio station, a most worthy cause! This will definitely be our last show for a while, probably until March sometime as we take care of other business.

We are still alive, heading in towards deep sleep hibernation. We are most likely keeping it internal working on new material until early march when we will spring back into life bright colored. Hope everyone else is having a joyous end of year. mikey

Just got our bulletin board running. You can access it under the community link. Please feel free to leave any comments or questions or really anything pertaining to the rock, style, and culture.

After a bunch of work I have the new site ready enough to go live with it. Hope you all enjoy. I still have to finish a few things, history and community sections, but that should happen shortly. All the old links will eventually be posted as well, for now here is a temporary link.

I posted some new photos today from our CD release show and one showing our current lineup, including Linc, that we are using on our one-sheet (cardboard mountain).

New website in the making. Just figured out how to get the NEWS to update correctly in the main page. Next, I will try to get the shows to update properly.

Wow! We had such a great time at the CD release show. Thanks to all who came out in support of us, Goner and Utah!. If you were at the show you noticed that there was something new, and we are ever so happy to announce that pr∞f has gotten a little help from new member, Linc Hancock. Many of you may know of his previous work as the bass player in the White Octave and guitarist for Gold Chainz. He has joined up with us playing both bass and guitar, generally adding the stuff that we didn't even know was missing. This opens up all sorts of new sonic avenues for both our live show and song arrrangents, so look for us now as a 4 piece in the upcoming months as we will rock you with new material and some refurbed oldies.

CD release show at KING's with GONER and UTAH! just 2 days away! We are all super excited and looking forward to Friday night. A special secret will be revealed to all who are present. Don't miss out on a first as well as some amazing music from the likes of GONER and UTAH!.

New website design up and running. All the art is based on the actual art from the new record due out in October. For everyone who had problems with the last incantation, this one should be more straight forward, no frames or complicated flash stuff required. Simple is better. There are a few pop-ups for the photos and lyrics, so your pop-up killer may interfere, just turn it off.

We are ever so happy to announce the release of our first full-length cd in October 2003 on raleigh's own pidgeon english records. Please visit their website for more information concerning the exact release date and where to buy it.