Whats up with Xerus lately?
So, whats been up with Xerus lately?
To fully answer that we must head back to 2007.
That year Xerus seemed almost unstoppable:
they played the Red Gorilla Music Fest
during SXSW in Austin, TX, which lead right into a nation
wide college radio campaign, then they came in second
place in the Whiskey Wars battle of the bands
and finally, they locked down solid
transportation so the dream of touring could become reality.
Unfortunately, the same old thing that happens time
and time again when a band gets as far along as they have:
a key member of the band decided to quit.
As much of a shock it was to see Travis leave after five years,
two CD's and hundreds of shows,
Scott and M T knew they just couldn't give up.
So they started trying out drummers.
As anyone in the Twin Cities music scene will tell you,
finding a drummer is a mountain of a task.
Wading through all of the jobbers, teenagers, addicts,
and weekend warriors has taken months,
still with no one solid behind the kit.
The biggest hurdle?
Finding someone who doesn't just want to play
around Minneapolis on weekends,
but wants to get out on the road and get
Xerus into the ears and hearts of all who will listen.
That continues to be the curriculum as they continue to write,
practice and audition for drummers.
We hope that you will continue to check up on us here.
To fully answer that we must head back to 2007.
That year Xerus seemed almost unstoppable:
they played the Red Gorilla Music Fest
during SXSW in Austin, TX, which lead right into a nation
wide college radio campaign, then they came in second
place in the Whiskey Wars battle of the bands
and finally, they locked down solid
transportation so the dream of touring could become reality.
Unfortunately, the same old thing that happens time
and time again when a band gets as far along as they have:
a key member of the band decided to quit.
As much of a shock it was to see Travis leave after five years,
two CD's and hundreds of shows,
Scott and M T knew they just couldn't give up.
So they started trying out drummers.
As anyone in the Twin Cities music scene will tell you,
finding a drummer is a mountain of a task.
Wading through all of the jobbers, teenagers, addicts,
and weekend warriors has taken months,
still with no one solid behind the kit.
The biggest hurdle?
Finding someone who doesn't just want to play
around Minneapolis on weekends,
but wants to get out on the road and get
Xerus into the ears and hearts of all who will listen.
That continues to be the curriculum as they continue to write,
practice and audition for drummers.
We hope that you will continue to check up on us here.
We do hope to be back on stage, for you, as soon as possible.