Beautiful Bodies

Beautiful Bodies were an alternative rock band from Kansas City, Missouri featuring Alicia Solombrino, Thomas Becker (The Get Up Kids, Gratitude), and Luis Arana.

History

Beautiful Bodies developed as a band while the members resided in different countries. Becker, a Harvard-educated human rights lawyer, was living in Bolivia, suing the former president for massacring protestors.[1] Solombrino, and Arana were based out of the U.S. The three began demoing music, sending tracks back and forth via email when one of the songs they recorded, "You're a Risk," was picked up by alternative rock station KRBZ and spread to other regional college and alternative stations, garnering label attention for the band.[2] Industry magazine HITS Daily Double referred to Beautiful Bodies as "One the biggest unsigned stories of the moment."[3]

Beautiful Bodies have shared the stage and toured with various alternative and punk bands, including The Smashing Pumpkins, My Chemical Romance, Jane's Addiction, Paramore, and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. They have played festivals, such as Warped Tour, Kanrocksas,[4] and SXSW,[5] and have toured the U.S. and Canada extensively. The band's music has been featured on television programs and in commercials, such as Kansas City Chiefs advertisements,[6] at fashion shows, such as New York Fashion Week.,[7] and at sports events, such as the 2015 World Series. Beautiful Bodies won Ernie Ball's 2013 Battle of the Bands for Warped Tour, beating out 32,000 bands. In May 2014, the band signed a record deal with Epitaph Records and toured with Emarosa and Pvris later that year.[8] Their debut album Battles was released on June 16, 2015.[9]

The band announced they were to disband in 2017 via Solombrino's facebook account. Solombrino has continued to make music under the name Alicia Solo, releasing her first EP Solo in 2017.

Band members

  • Alicia Solombrino — vocals
  • Thomas Becker — guitar, drums
  • Luis Arana — bass

References

  1. ↑ Tim Elfrink (2008-12-18). "Black October - Page 1 - News - Miami". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  2. ↑ http://www.altpress.com/apr/artist/august_2013_ap_301/31135/
  3. ↑ "News". HITS Daily Double. 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  4. ↑ "Kanrocksas Music Festival, KCTV 5 Live shot 5, August 5, 2011". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  5. ↑ "SXSW 2012: Kansas City bands execute Midcoast Takeover". Content.usatoday.com. 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  6. ↑ "Meet Aaron Crawford - You ready for the Game?". Facebook. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  7. ↑ "Fashion Week: Nicki Minaj's Gigantic Hair Bow, Plus Alicia Keys and Courtney Love at Alexander Wang". Billboard.com. 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  8. ↑ "KC band Beautiful Bodies sign deal with indie titan Epitaph Records". KansasCity.com. 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
  9. ↑ http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/beautiful_bodies_announce_debut_album_battles
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