{"id":969032,"date":"2017-07-12T10:14:58","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T14:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fnpsites.net\/playlist\/?p=969032"},"modified":"2017-07-12T10:14:58","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T14:14:58","slug":"music-arts-battle-of-the-bands-cyrenic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fnpsites.net\/playlist\/2017\/07\/12\/music-arts-battle-of-the-bands-cyrenic\/","title":{"rendered":"Music & Arts Battle Of The Bands: Cyrenic"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Have you heard about this radical battle of the bands that Music & Arts happens to be putting on? In case you haven\u2019t, you can check out some information on it here<\/a>. It plans to be fabulous. It plans to be fun. It plans to be \u2026 a battle. In anticipation of the extravaganza, we reached out to all seven finalists and asked them all\u00a0the same five questions. What shall we do with the five answers we received to the five questions? Well, we shall share them with you. That\u2019s what we shall do. We began with Israel Creek<\/a>,\u00a0Nasim Siddeeq<\/a>, Will Wood And The Tapeworms<\/a>, Chill Russell<\/a>, and now, next up is Keith\u00a0Pereira\u00a0of CYRENIC, who will be representin\u2019 North Potomac, Maryland. They\u2019ll be competing Thursday night. The fun begins at 5 p.m. The venue is Champions. Go rock. Go roll.<\/p>\n

First, tell us a little about the band. How did it come to be, how long have you been together and how would you describe your music?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

CYRENIC is a Frederick-based modern-rock band that was never supposed to be. Despite having no musical training, the band\u2019s frontman, Brian Zuckerman, began writing and recording in college and eventually had so much material that it produced two albums – “The Whites of Our Lies” (2008) and “A New Meaning” (2009). Due to their exclusive online release, the albums received quick acceptance and he got amazing feedback from people all over the world. Even with the incredible reception, there was never any real intention of attempting a full band to perform the music live. Fans persisted, however, and not long after the release of “A New Meaning” in 2009, Brian decided to assemble a live band to perform the music of CYRENIC. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Several lineup changes ensued until the right mix of individuals came along – Brian Zuckerman (rhythm guitar), Kevin Holmes (lead guitar), Chris Grimes (bass guitar), and Keith Pereira (drums). Since 2011, CYRENIC has produced another four full-length albums – “Dying To Live” (2011), “Selective Memory” (2013), “Metaphor” (2014), and “Medusa” (2016) – and they are currently composing new material for their next release. <\/span><\/p>\n

CYRENIC\u2019s music can be described as modern rock for the whole family. Given their extensive catalog of songs, there is something for everyone to enjoy, ranging from heavy tracks like \u201cCrash\/Kill\u201d and \u201cDie Another Day\u201d to more radio friendly songs like \u201cThe Path,\u201d \u201cBuilt of Sand\u201d and \u201cThe Whites of Your Lies.\u201d With ballads like \u201cEver After\u201d and \u201cMetaphor,\u201d there is also a core of CYRENIC\u2019s music that is deep in melody, simplicity and emotion. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n