The
imagination of Question
the Gas Price walks through abstract
human thought, while paying tribute to the
purest source of mental wandering, the natural
world. Their innovation to modern rock is
the power of ancient redwoods and the emotion
felt when beholding the art of Bill
Reid. The melody and message in the
bands songs put the listener in touch with
"the wind, the rain, and the sunshine."
It preserves the feel-good atmosphere of
music festivals, both American and international.
In the expression of harmonic thoughts,
Question conveys the spirit of nature and
the sentiments of lovers and children; by
this, they encourage us to question everything
that bars us from our communion with such
things.
The
roots of Question spring from the Inland Empire of California.
Raised in the San Bernardino mountains, Mat Troy (vocals &
percussion), Dylan Werner (bass guitar), and Erik Ragsdale (guitar)
met during junior high and high school in Lake
Arrowhead. Ryan Kane (drums), from Riverside, joined the band
later after meeting them through the Riverside music scene while
he was attending the University of
California, Riverside with band mate Erik. The most recent
complement to the band is Jayson Madore (guitar), a Lake Arrowhead
native, long-time friend, and former collaborator with Kane in
the Riverside project "Estee Hook." Inspired by the
musical wonderland of Southern California, the band has grown
to produce their distinctive friendly yet intense sound. They
draw many of their influences from early 90's grunge; yet their
sounds incorporate the styles of bands like Red
Hot Chili Peppers and Tool.
Overtones
of their music and writing reveal a sampling
of the bands politics: they promote a protective brotherhood with
nature, and also wish that the listeners look with a skeptical
eye at historical trends that destroy intercultural relationships.
Question the Gas Price hopes that the listening experience they
provide will continuously spark such thought patterns. |
