roster // the motions </body> <center> <h2>the motions</h2> <img src="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/83/l_e3d53ed0b83a430eacb70c3115f79ab4.jpg" height="343" width="504"> social media: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/themotionsonline">myspace</a> <a href="http://themotionsonline.blogspot.com">blog</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/tobyhartleroad">toby's twitter</a> hometown: columbus, ms genre: rock-and-roll, indie rock, power pop band consists of: toby hartleroad- guitar, vocals max hartleroad- drums, vocals miles jordan- bass, keys, vocals kyle bennett- guitar, keys, tambourine releases: HAC-003: the motions- the motions (2009) <img src="http://cdbaby.name/m/o/motions.jpg"> available at <a href="http://cdbaby.com/cd/motions">cd baby</a> and <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=317607827&s=143441">iTunes</a> recorded at EAR in austin, tx, produced by james stevens bio: In a world full of assumptions and predeterminations, everything about The Motions encourages skepticism. The first, and most obvious, observation is the average age of it's members can't be more than 18. (It's 17.) Next, they come from Columbus, MS...and nobody ever mistook that town for being a musical hotbed. Finally, you think back to who you were when you were that age, and you're quite certain that most folks that age can barely get their homework done, much less write original music and impress a crowd. And right then, that's when Toby, Max, Kyle and Miles walk on stage, plug in their instruments and proceed to blow away every preconcieved notion you might have had. In fact, that's what The Motions have been doing for a while now, and they've captured that spirit on their debut, self-titled album. Sure, it's a record with the classic trappings of youth-- it's got your yearning, it's got your enthusiasm, it's got your emotion and it's got your wide-eyed observations. But it also displays a remarkable understanding of what it takes to make a great rock record. It draws from it's influences, but creates something new and vibrant. It demands repeated listens--and respect. Yes, respect is something that The Motions are finally getting--but it's not stopping them from continuing to seek out new influences and grow as a musical outfit. And all that respect isn't stopping first-timers from being skeptical. As a matter of fact, you can find evidence of both at their next show. Just look for the folks with their jaws on the floor. press and reviews: <a href="http://nems360.com/bookmark/2685983/Rock%20out%20with%20The%20Motions">Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal</a> contact: management: reed watson / the hackberry group e-mail: reedtwatson@gmail.com <a href="index.html">home</a> <script language="JavaScript" src="http://us.js2.yimg.com/us.js.yimg.com/lib/smb/js/hosting/cp/js_source/whv2_001.js"></script><script language="javascript">geovisit();</script><noscript><img src="http://visit.webhosting.yahoo.com/visit.gif?us1265703387" alt="setstats" border="0" width="1" height="1"></noscript>