Description

Influences: The Cure, Interpol, Pixies, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gorillaz, Vaccines, The Clash, Iggy and the Stooges, White Stripes, and Blur.

Genre

Alt / Indie rock

History

Northern Whale is an Alternative/Indie band from Austintown Ohio, formed by Jake Stephens (bass and keyboards), Jake Capezzuto (vocals and guitar) and Brandon Fisher (guitars) in 2009. Tyler Shaffer (drums) joined the band in 2010.

In the fall of 2010, the band began working with producer Bob Beals and recorded "Janie" and" They Take It All". In 2011 "ANTS!", "It's Going Down Tonight" and "I Don't Know Why" were recorded. All five songs were recorded at Imperfekt Musik in Austintown Ohio.

Since 2010, Northern Whale has played the following venues:

The House of Blues, Cleveland; Hot Topic, Boardman; First Night Canfield, Canfield; 5th Quarter, Austintown; McMahon Hall, Canfield; Havana House, Niles; Great Lakes Mall, Mentor; Greenstock, Niles and the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon; Cleveland; Lemon Grove, Youngstown; Relay for Life, Austintown.

Musicians

Name Instrument
Jake Stephens Bass
Brandon Fisher Guitar
Jake Capezzuto Guitar, Vocals
Tyler Shaffer Drums
Past shows