User talk:Desotofirefly

De Soto Firefly are an alt/prog/heavy rock band from Glasgow. Formed in late 2004, they have been playing regularly around Glasgow since April 2005.

James McLeod [guitar/vocals] and Stuart McGregor [vocals/guitar] had been trying to form a band since meeting at Glasgow Caledonian University in 1996. Several attempts failed and, as they left their student days behind them in 2000, they assumed the chance was gone.

Four years passed without them playing together. Then the success of Stuart’s younger brother’s band, Blind Pew, inspired them to give it one last go in 2004. They organised a meeting with Chris McGuire [drums] through the Jockrock website and primarily rehearsed as a three-piece.

Confident they could all work together, James and Stuart began work on original material for the first time since 2000 and immediately wrote Almost Perfect, the story of a useless professional hitman (a song you can now hear on the EP of the same name). Chris’s drum part complemented the song perfectly and the search for a bass player began. A few came and went without showing any interest. With perfect timing Chris’s lifelong friend Chris Pepper [bass] returned to Glasgow and immediately completed the line-up.

All huge fans of rock music, De Soto Firefly naturally took on a heavy sound. Without ever discussing how the band was meant to sound they found themselves creating music indirectly influenced by all their heroes (Pink Floyd, Metallica, Sonic Youth, Bob Dylan, Tool, etc.) but unique to themselves. Pepper and Chris added to Stuart and James’ original ideas to create songs which, although heavy, were also melodic and inventive. As time progressed and the band became more comfortable working together Pepper introduced his own songwriting skills into the fold, adding another dimension to the band’s sound.

They decided on their moniker after James, travelling along Route 66, took the photo of the classic American Desoto which appears on the cover of the Almost Perfect EP. Adding a space and the word “Firefly”, the band were finally ready to perform.

De Soto Firefly have since played several times at Nice n Sleazy, Glasgow Barfly, 13th Note, the Glasgow Arches and King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut.

They recorded their debut EP Almost Perfect with Andy McGregor of Blind Pew (Dicelines Records) on recording and production duties and intend to record again in summer 2006, as well as playing live as often as possible.

Official Website - [www.desotofirefly.com]

Official Blogsite - [desotfirefly.blogspot.com]

DSF on MySpace - [www.myspace.com/desotofirefly]