Local punk band, Early Work formed from classified ads.

Since then, founding members gutarist, Kurtis Janot and Easton Doran, vocalist and guitarist have cemented their band that includes Mitch Corbach on drums and John Shippit on bass.

Since forming a year ago, the band has been working hard to get their name out there, playing several shows in 琉璃神社 and grinding out their self titled EP that was created in Janot鈥檚 bedroom, stringing up mattresses, an air mattress, several foam mattress toppers and a duvet to cover the amps.

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鈥淲hen we make songs we aren鈥檛 looking for songs that are edgy. We are looking to make something fun,鈥� said Doran. 鈥淚n a place like 琉璃神社 certain things rise to the top that are systematic. Like pop music is so manufactured and almost forced upon people鈥� So it鈥檚 (our music) rebelling against music we don鈥檛 like and ideals we don鈥檛 like about gen Z and millenials.鈥�

The punk rockers look forward to one day quitting their day-jobs to pursue their dream full-time but say that won鈥檛 happen for some time that they fantasize about in their song Faux-Pas.

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鈥淭he lyrics to Faux-Pas especially, it鈥檚 a driving back-bone specifically (for us) to not conform and try to be a little bit different. It鈥檚 about doing what you feel instead of what you are told to do,鈥� said Janot.

When it came to forming a band, Doran and Janot say there was only a passion for punk, inspired by The Flatliners to create their own music.

鈥淩ock to me doesn鈥檛 have the tension from music,鈥� said Doran. 鈥淟istening to rock I get bored of the bluesy thing, punk has a lot that you can do and keep that intensity.鈥�

Early Work will hit the stage at Fernandos Pub with the Geektones Jan. 11 at 9 p.m. Their self titled EP is available on iTunes, Spotify and Google Play Music.

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