The Traces is such a good name
for a band that there are two of them!
This is the website for The Traces based out
of Minneapolis, Minnesota USA. There is also
The Traces from the UK. They have a different
website at www.thetraces.net.
We recommend that after you get your fill here, get a second
Traces dose there! And go see 'em if
you get to the UK--we hear their live shows are quite good.
Double trouble!
Ladies and Gentlemen... The Traces
Who's in the band?
- Paul, guitars and vocals
- Steve, drums and backing vocals
- Sean, bass guitar and backing vocals
- Ben, keyboards, guitars, and vocals
Past Shows
The Traces has played at various venues across the Twin Cities, including
the 7th Street Entry, Dunn Bros. Coffee
Uptown, Mario's Keller Bar, and Betsy's Back Porch. Look for us to be playing again at a venue near you.
Our Music
What band website wouldn't be complete with a place to download the best
music available on the planet?
The Paint It Red EP: Our studio recording, The Paint It Red EP, contains
five fantastic, original
songs. This CD
was specifically designed to raise your spirits
and wiggle your butt. It's good, trust us. Download it today! If you'd like to order it on CD,
contact us (email:
mcnee (at) snowplow.org).
The Traces, Live! Coming soon: our new EP... The Traces Live at Mario's. This live
recording of your
favorite
band playing at Mario's Keller Bar will contain a few of your favorites from the
Paint It Red EP, plus many other new Traces hits, including
the crowd favorite,
"Someday It's Going to Rain" (the Whoo-hoo-hoo song!). Look for it here!
About The Traces
The Traces are a local band in Minneapolis. And while they tend to think rather highly of themselves, they aren't exactly self-aggrandizing. In fact, they sometimes find it hard to say, "I'm in a band." There are, as we know, certain connotations to being in a local band. Usually when someone says "I'm in a band," an awkward conversation about music is sure to follow. They don't like that any more than you do.
If you were to get into such a conversation with one of the members of The Traces (and just so we're all on the same page, that would be Ben Ortega, Steve Bentley, Sean McNee or Paul Morel), they might start blathering on about how much they love their Simmons SDS8 electronic drum kit , or some such. These Simmons kits are amazing hunks of plastic... They were nominated for a 1985 TEC award. Rick Allen used to use one back in the heyday of Def Leppard--with extra kick pedals, of course. And Phil Collins used one on the Genesis Visible Touch World Tour 1986. The drums are hexagon-shaped--how hot is that? Hexagons!
Before you know it, the subject would wander away from music, and Sean would be going on about his car, Steve would be telling stories from his days in marching band (his bandmates think he's a dork, too), Ben would be trying to show you his presets, and Paul would be showing off his new shoes (he got them in London, by the way.) Needless to say, you don't want to hear about it.
But you have to understand; it's not their fault. They're just as nervous as you are, and perhaps more so. They're afraid you're going to judge them. After all, they're young. They've only been playing together for a year or so. You're going to expect them to sound like Mark Mallman, and they are not in that league. They are flawed.
Really, The Traces just want you to have a good time. That's all they want out of this whole "local band" thing. They want you to move your ass to the smooth, bulbous tone of the Simmons SDS8 electronic drum kit (which Mr. Bentley, it must be said, pilots with the grace and skill of an Arabian horseman.) They want you to rock out with them. And if you're just not feeling it--well then, you should tell them, 'cause they aim to please. But do be gentle about it. Local musicians can be so fragile.
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