In the five years since its inception
over beers at Irene's Pub, Ottawa's The Reverb Syndicate has become one of
the city's premier instrumental rock bands. The group has spent its short
time together thrilling local and foreign audiences with a highly
danceable blend of 60s surf, spy and go-go music.
The Reverb Syndicate was formed
in 2005 by guitarist Mike Bradford, guitarist/keyboard player James
Rossiter, bassist Jeff Welch and drummer Mike Rifkin with the simple
concept of exploring and re-imagining the music of groups like The
Ventures and The Shadows and the soundtracks of old spy movies. Following
this concept has lead them to two independently released albums of
original music (2006's "Operation: Jet Set!" and 2007's "Sputnik
A-Go-Go"), heavy gigging throughout Ontario and Quebec, and a headlining
performance in New York City. In September 2008, The Reverb Syndicate
played a series of dates in England and Scotland, hooking up with a
variety of UK surf, rock and punk bands.
The band is currently writing
new material and is expanding on its original surf concept. The Reverb
Syndicate plans on hitting stages in Ottawa and beyond in the coming
months with even more of the energy that has made the last five years so
exciting for everyone who has experienced this band.
