Hi, who are Osteoblasts and what instruments do you play?
The
Osteoblasts is a trio of friends that have foundations in a multitude
of musical interests. Ernesto is the founding member, guitar player,
and lead vocalist. Steven is the drums and percussionist, along with
multimedia organizer and background vocals. Mark is the upright bass
player and artist behind some of our designs and also performs
background vocals.
What is the musical genre of the group?
The
Osteoblasts are not limited to one specific genre but perform
variants of Garage Rock, Surf, Indie, and Psychobilly. We mix sounds
of Rock n Roll influenced by the different musical influences and
maintain a Southern California/Los Angeles sound.
Why The Osteoblasts as a name?
The
name "The Osteoblasts" comes from the essential cells of
what makes bones and influenced Ernesto during his academic studies
to be used as a band name, not just due to the way it sounds, but
because Rock n Roll is the foundation for a lot of the music we
perform making The Osteoblasts essential to Rock n Roll music.
Where are you from?
We
are from a small town that borders Los Angeles and Ventura California
that is infamous for a lack of excitement, bouts of racism,
radioactive hills, and constant patrolling by the police called Simi
Valley.
When did you start playing like Osteoblasts?
Ernesto
founded The Osteoblasts with a close friend George Powell (drums) as
a Rock n Roll duo but progressed into a trio in 2010/2011. Mark
joined The Osteoblasts after the initial bass player (Nico Martinez)
departed from the group in 2013/2014. Steven was actively playing in
The Cigaratz but would perform with The Osteoblasts from time to time
until becoming a permanent member in 2015. Since then we have been
going strong and Rockin'
Do you have other parallel bands or do you play in other bands?
While
we consider ourselves to be a unique and distinguished sound from
other groups, we perform many shows of different musical genres. To
say we have "parallel bands" is difficult to answer but we
love playing shows with our buddies such as the Cigaratz, Très
Muertos, Radarmen, The Night Times, New Age Entertainment, bands
associated with Outro Records, and so many more.
Influences?
Our
influences while similar are also quite different. Being Chicanos and
1st Generation Mexican-Americans, we have our influences from
Oldies/Doo Wop/50s Rock n Roll to Mexican Regional Music, Hip-Hop,
Punk, Black Metal, Jazz, Psychobilly, and so on. We take every little
bits of influence from Music, to Film, Photography, and all different
facets of Art to supplement our sound!
What are your favorite bands?
As
for our favorite bands it's always hard to decide; for Ernesto he is
currently listening to some of his favorite bands like Frenzy,
Wavves, and Bass Drum of Death. Mark’s favorite bands are Venom,
Les Crabs!, and Blitz. Steven’s favorites are currently Idles, Dead
Moon, Blitz, Corners, and Death!
Do you have something recorded? Are you going to record something soon?
This
is a funny question because of the current Coronavirus pandemic
(remember wash your hands), we have just released our 3-song EP
called "Isolation" that we recorded in Ernesto's garage
within a 1-2 week timeframe during quarantine. We have a good amount
of unreleased tracks, along with recorded tracks you can find on our
Spotify and Youtube. There are 2 EPs in the works that should be
released within the next few months; one specifically being released
on 7-inch vinyl in Japan by Dirty Fucking Show Trash Records and Goon
Records in the US. We will begin recording our 2nd full-length album
hopefully before the summer season.
What do your songs talk about?
Our
songs explore the different sentiments we have towards our existence,
the cosmos, love, heartache, betrayal, resistance,
individuality, death, and dualism
With whom and where have you played? Upcoming events of Osteoblasts?
Due
to the global crisis we don't have anything planned for future events
but hope with our release in Japan we will be able to perform, not
just in Japan, but other international countries, along with a
national tour here in the US. We primarily play in different bars and
venues all over Los Angeles. We have performed with bands going back
to the San Fernando Valley backyard Psychobilly shows to performing
or opening up for more popular or renowned groups like Os
Catalépticos, Starlite Wranglers, The Sloths, The Unclaimed,
Gamblers Mark, Howling Wolfmen, and Surf Rats.
Are there good bands in your environment?
There
are great bands everywhere and around us. Because we aren't the
typical electro-pop-synth-indie bands, a lot of great talent gets
overlooked so we are going to give a shout out to our friends and
great bands that have shared the stage with us, continued to support
us, and continue to make our Rock n Roll scene alive. Shout out to
Très Muertos, Cigaratz, Radarmen, Cursed Bastards, TSR, Ugly, The
Night Times, The Zooms, The Sound Station, Salty Hearts, Proland, and
Thriller Party.
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Thank
you Sesión de Plasma Webzine for taking interest and allowing us to
share who we are as The Osteoblasts! And also want to thank our
friends, family, fans, and new fans!
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