A Lasting Echo

Sometimes great talent is found in odd places. But on a small Rexburg, Idaho stage is not where I thought I would find one of my new favorite bands.

 

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Working for the school newspaper as a photographer, I was assigned to shoot the "Sammy's Grand Opening", a new diner type restaurant in town celebrating their opening by having Utah native artists perform. The main stage artists included The Neighbors, Benton Paul, Mindy Gledhill, and Fictionist. It was one of the most fun shoots I've done-being able to get up close to these artists while awesome energy and music filled the area. I noticed that I particularly loved taking photos of the band, Fictionist. The beat was catchy and as the night went on I continued to be impressed. Their music consisted of the guitar, bass, piano (synthetics), the drums, and amazing belting vocals.

 

Their sounds don't fall under some of your classic indie slow, or folksy music, but instead more of a rock indie sound. According their website http://fictionist.com/, they would describe themselves as a six-person band that creates a wall of sound comparable to classic bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. Pandora lists the following bands as similar artists: The Format, Rockfour, Ryan Lindsey, The Gurus, Otter Petter.

 

After the show I talked to a few of the band members, very kind and fun people, and they gave me a “photographer” discount on their two CD's Invisible Hand, and Lasting Echo. You can find links on their website to buy their albums, and if you become a fan on Facebook, you can get free monthly downloads of new songs. Definitely work the click of a button and a few bucks out of your pocket.