The band: Mike Serra (guitar, voice), Nick Serra (bass) and Tyler Saraca (drums); all hail from Walpole.
The sound: Metallic guitar riffs, hints of reggae and graspable lyrics
The name: Build a Machine takes its list from a line in the Jane�s Addiction song �So What!�
�It has everything I love about a rock song,� Mike Serra said. �There ar waves and trippy (stuff) and I�m a large fan of that. Ty (Saraca) suggested it and it�s sort of what we want to do.�
The story: Eight age ago, guitarist Serra and Saraca bonded over a love of Jane�s Addiction during artistic production class at Walpole High School and started acting music together.
�We were the only band that didn�t play the pop-punk stuff,� Serra said. �We�d play, like, reggae and (stuff) and people actually didn�t moil it. We were always the queer men out. But pop-punk is out now!�
Two-and-a-half long time ago, Mike�s younger full cousin Nick joined the gang to phase Build a Machine. The trio packed up and headed to California but found few friends in high or low places on the Left Coast.
�We didn�t know anyone out there,� Mike Serra said. �We were homeless person, living in my car and sleeping on the beach. Finally someone rented us an apartment in the Salton Sea Desert. It was such a trippy place, so extraneous to us, but real good intake for the album.�
Now back in Walpole and out of money, Build a Machine returned East - with help from a Jane�s Addiction.
�We went to see Steven Perkins, the drummer from Jane�s Addiction, play and gave the trumpet player our demonstration,� Mike Serra said. �We started keeping in touch with him and he set us up with Dave Aron, Snoop Dogg�s sound guy. He�s done production for Tupac, U2, Sublime, Prince and all these other big names.�
Build a Machine recorded at Aron�s house in Laurel Canyon overlooking the Hollywood sign. Aron enjoyed the band�s sound so much that he called in Perkins to cut a song with Build.
Aron is presently on tour with 311, but Build a Machine is header back to his house in October to conclusion the album.
The goal: �To retire in Huntington Beach, Cali,� aforementioned Mike Serra. �You have to go. It will change your life evermore. It�s replete of unholy friendly, mellow people. I love it.�
The show: Build a Machine plays a free show tomorrow night at the British Beer Company in Walpole.
�Everybody likes free,� Mike Serra said. �Right?�
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