There's a delicate balance between the intertwining worlds of artistry, entertainment and humor, but for dance-derived alternative rockers Family Force 5, it's an ecstatic equilibrium that remarkably illustrates all three elements. With tongue firmly planted in cheek, the Atlanta-based five-some are just as likely to get the party started as they are to escort audiences into an alternate reality. The group's sophomore release, Dance Or Die, oozes with over-the-top illustrations, charging out of the gate with funky rhythms, percolating club grooves, undeniably infectious hooks and instantaneous sing-a-longs. Dance Or Die hits the street and internet today on the Transparent Media Group.

"Listening to Family Force 5 is like lighting a cluster of firecrackers in your mouth," offers guitarist Derek Mount (known to fans as Chap Stique), recommending a spin of Dance Or Die over that daredevil antic. "This album provides a connection and an escape, and it's guaranteed to make your booty shake and your head bang. It's greasy, slimy and soupy, yet still very slick and shiny at the same time."

Family Force 5 is:
Solomon "Soul Glow Activator" Olds - vocals, guitar
Jacob "Crouton" Olds - drums, vocals
Joshua "Fatty" Olds - bass, vocals
Derek "Chap Stique" Mount - guitar
Nathan "Nadaddy" Currin - keyboards, turntables

Just off a successful trek on the Vans Warped Tour 08, the band gears up for the Dance Rawr Dance 2 tour with Danger Radio and Play Radio Play kicking off on October 6. An unrelenting rush of delightfully uncontainable madness hearkening back to the days of massive spectacles on tour, in addition to members thrashing the stage wearing matching futuristic spacesuits, expect to meet the Family Force 5000, a massive drum machine they personally invented that, at first glance, looks more like the next NASA launch computer than it does a musical instrument.

"The dance rock party of the year starts on Aug.19th when Atlanta based FF5's new album "Dance or die" hits"
Melodic.net August 2008

Family Force 5's Dance or Die release is a strategic partnership between the Transparent Media Group founded by the Olds brothers, manager Chris Woltman and producer Joe Baldridge with EMI Music Marketing and Tooth & Nail Records.

Get ready to DANCE RAWR DANCE 2

See them live:
10/6 Lincoln Theater Raleigh, NC
10/7 Steppin Out Virginia Beach, VA
10/8 Recher Theater Baltimore, MD
10/9 Highline Ballroom NYC, NY
10/11 ICC Boston, MA
10/13 The Chameleon Lancaster, PA
10/14 TLA Philadelphia, PA
10/15 Diesel Pittsburgh, PA
10/16 Mod Club Toronto, ON
10/17 The Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
10/18 Madison Theater Cincinnati, OH
10/19 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
10/21 St Andrews Hall Detroit, MI
10/22 Intersection Grand Rapids, MI
10/23 House of Bricks Des Moines, IA
10/24 Station 4 St Paul, MN
10/25 House of Blue's Chicago, IL
10/27 Sokol Omaha, NE
10/28 Creepy Crawl St Louis, MO
10/29 UTC Chattanooga, TN
10/30 Beta Bar Tallahassee, FL
10/31 State Theater Tampa, FL
11/1 Music Farm Charleston, SC
11/2 Headliners Columbia, SC

http://www.myspace.com/familyforce5
http://www.myspace.com/playradioplay
http://www.myspace.com/dangerradio

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