As a new band in the scene, Within & Without have a lot of work to do to earn the fan base they deserve, but so far, the band has been doing some great things… BLACKWOOD, NJ - Justin Drach, Robert Huber, Joseph Litka, Nick Repice, and Dan Morgan. These are the names of the guys who make up the South Jersey based band Within & Without. Within & Without is a progressive post hardcore band who find that their musical influences come from bands of all varieties, but the guys can all agree that Silverstein, August Burns Red, Thrice, Thursday, and Protest The Hero all make that list. Although the band has only been around for a short time, they have come a long way. The band states, “Our time so far as a band has been extremely productive. We’ve only been a band for a few short months now and we’ve already accomplished so much. The band’s that we’ve been lucky enough to perform with and the shows that we’ve been able to book are shows most bands don’t typically get when they’ve only been playing shows for three months.” The band also tells us, “We have great chemistry together when it comes to writing and we are able to have extremely productive practices. It’s something we haven’t had in any former bands we’ve been in.” One of the big fears a new band has to face is whether or not show-goers will be into the music the band has to offer. Thankfully, this hasn’t been much of a problem for the guys of Within & Without. “As far as shows go, we’ve done a good job at putting ourselves on lineups with bands that fit our genre. Typically that helps when you’re trying to get a positive response. So far we seem to be getting overwhelmingly good response from people after we get done playing,” the band tells us. Not only do listeners appreciate the band’s music, but they also recognize what each member of the band has to offer. “We get different amounts of praise from different aspects of the band. Some people will go directly up to Justin and comment on how they like his voice and others will ask our
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drummer, Dan, how he’s gotten so proficient with his playing. Overall, we’ve done well with bringing in new fans at every show we’ve played so far.” With the short amount of time the band has been together, they have been given some awesome opportunities. One of these opportunities being the chance to play in Brotherly Breakdown Fest this month. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Brotherly Breakdown, it is held on January 18th at the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia, PA. The Festival will include two stages of great music from a variety of different bands. When asked about how they feel to be a part of the Fest, the band tells us, “We think it’s an incredible opportunity! It’s an amazing venue in Philadelphia and the chance to play the main stage is extremely exciting. The festival itself is amazing to be a part of. Two different stages going on, numerous different bands from multiple genres, it’s definitely something that everyone in the tri-state area should be coming to. It’s you're best chance to potentially become a fan of a lot of new bands you may have never heard of. It’s an honor to be playing and we thank Aftermath Events and Joe Pulito for the gig!” After having such a great startup year, will the band be able to keep up the momentum through 2014? Of course they will! They let us know by telling us, “2014 is looking to be a good year for us. The band formed late in 2013 and we’ve only been playing shows for three months. So 2014 is really the year of opportunity for us. As any band we’ll be putting out merchandise soon, maybe expanding our EP into a full length album. Can we say exactly what you should expect from us? No, but that’s a better reason to keep your eyes and ears open. Because while we keep progressing and working as hard as we are now, we can only get better from here.”