The Heats | fr

“Let's go back in time...It's November of 1978, and three long time friends (Ken Deans, Keith Lilly and Steve Pearson) have decided to 'do a band'. Thinking it would be pretty cool to have a second guitar player, Pearson introduces Don Short. All four hail from the Seattle's eastside, holding rehearsals in a freezing basement in Kenmore. By Spring '79 this foursome is known as The Heaters. Bursting into the local club scene, the group quickly becomes a favorite in the Seattle area with their danceable, original songs. It seems a week doesn't go by without press coverage, fan followings,...

There are currently 3 known bands with the title, 'The Cheats' (1) A great old school punk band from Pittsburgh, PA featuring frontman Todd Porter (ex-Silver Tongue Devil, Eviction). (2) A 1977 style punk/rock band from Hollywood, CA that only lasted nearly 2 years. (3) An up and coming band from Victoria, Australia. .

Dan Vapid and The Cheats is the new project from Dan Schafer (aka Dan Vapid)who is a punk rock musician from Chicago, Illinois best known for his participation in Screeching Weasel, The Riverdales, The Methadones,The Mopes,Sludgeworth,and Noise By Numbers. Following the demise of the newly reformed version of Screeching Weasel after the SXSW debacle in 2011, Dan formed a new band called Dan Vapid and the Cheats featuring bassist Simon Lamb (from Screeching Weasel and the Riverdales), guitarist Mike Byrne and drummer Mike Soucy (both from the Methadones). Before Dan Vapid and The Cheats released their self titled debut in...

There are at least 5 artists sharing the name Heatseeker. 1. Heatseeker is a electronic/jazz-hop project from Pelham, New York created by producer/keyboardist Christian Longoria. 2. Heatseeker was supposedly a project created by Caleb Scofield (also of Old Man Gloom, Cave In, Zozobra). The debut album was scheduled to be released on HydraHead in July (2008) and feature drumming from Aaron Harris of Isis who also produced the album. However, for unknown reasons it was instead released as Zozobra's second album in August (2008) with the title 'Bird of Prey'. 3. Heatseeker is a heavy metal band from Rochester, New...