HONORS:

Top 10 “Best Unfiltered Bands in the Northeast” by the Harpoon Brewing Company (2008)

Featured on FUEL TV’s “The Daily Habit” (2008)

Top 5 in Boston rock radio for “¡Heist!” (2008)

Headlined Gillette Stadium concert series (2008-2009)

Invited to showcase at M.E.A.N.Y. Fest (NYC), The Wave Gathering (NJ), Boston Music Festival (MA) (2009)

Headlined round of WBCN Rock ’n Roll Rumble (2009)

Headlined two residencies in one year (2008)

Headlined Ryan’s Smashing Life Music Blog Showcase (2009)

Panelist at SXSW (2009)

Members opened for EVE6, Dishwalla, Fountains of Wayne, Tantric, John Popper, The Guess Who and Edwin McCain

BUZZ:

“The Lights Out put on one hell of a show.” (Performer Magazine)

“Ideal SPIN cover boys…it’s astounding The Lights Out haven’t yet been signed.” (Music Connection)

“Taken Boston by storm.” (NYC’s Big Apple Music Scene)

“Electric…full of appreciative fans.” (The Syracuse Post-Standard)

“An awesome rock force.” (The Boston Phoenix)

“Muscular, melodic, standout tunes.” (The Asbury Park Press)

“Known for guitar hooks.” (The Boston Globe)

“Peppy lads…none of that dreary nonsense.” (Boston Metro)

“A distinctly modern twist.” (AbsolutePunk)

“The most fun live band in Boston." (Ryan’s Smashing Life)

“This supergroup hammers out unapologetic, big happy rock…the people are digging The Lights Out big time.” (The Noise)

BIO:

“We should start a BAAAND!”

With those prophetic words, slurred after a late-night Boston bar crawl in 2005, THE LIGHTS OUT was born. Nobody remembers who said it. They’d never even played a note together. (Sometimes you just know it.)

With influences as clashing as Queens of the Stone Age, Kiss, Bloc Party and Foreigner, the quartet chisels out an entirely new brand of breakneck, anthemic pop-rock, with a barrel of catchy choruses and melodies stickier than the High Life coating their sneakers by the end of every practice.

Taking a spoonful from the time-honored rock food groups of women, betrayal and bad habits, THE LIGHTS OUT expands the menu with songs offering glimpses into the lives of bounty hunters, and stubborn courage in the face of erupting volcanoes.

Despite the great pride the band takes in being impulsive, THE LIGHTS OUT maintains an intense work ethic, recording and critiquing every gig like a college football team. Their goal is to ensure everyone has a damn good time by making every performance better than the last. With their growing reputation for dynamic live shows and the nods they’ve been receiving from fans and press, they’re clearly onto something.

THE LIGHTS OUT chased its updated classic rock release, “The Douglas Sessions ‘05” with a self-titled EP in 2007, and upped the ante with its “¡Heist!” EP in 2008.

For the latest info and a free download of its latest recordings, visit www.thelightsout.com.

Instrumentation Rishava Green: Lead Vocals, Guitar* Jesse James: Drums, Vocals* Matt King: Bass, Vocals* Adam Ritchie: Lead Guitar, Vocals*

• (The secret to joining The Lights Out is having a real name that doubles as a cool stage name.)

Discography “¡Heist!” (EP, 2008) “The Lights Out” (EP, 2007) “The Douglas Sessions ’05” (Studio sessions, 2005)