12 songs straight from the heart of the Midwest. Honest, and void of pretension, the music aims to be emotional w/o being emo, rock w/o being cliche, and diverse while still being cohesive.

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ROCK: Modern Rock, ROCK: College Rock



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Dying Indiana
Stories Worth Telling

The Ohio Valley, as any cartologist or climatologist will tell you, is just one big depression. The whole region is prone to floods and tornadoes. All along the banks of the mighty Ohio River, the manufacturing base is eroding along with the soil, leaving behind fossils of more than one variety. Family farms struggle to exist in a world seemingly run by ConAgra and Monsanto. Local municipalities boast support and growth potential for entrepreneurship, which is really just a more polite way of saying âNo jobs here, youâll just have to create your own.â

So, what to do? How to combat the sometimes overwhelming mental and emotional depression that accompanies that kind of topographic and economic depression?

Well, if youâre Dying Indiana, you rock. Not the poseur kind of rock, the artificial kind that requires momentarily trendy costumes and eyeliner, not the kind that gets labeled in words that end with âo,â like disco, techno, or emo. Weâre talking about real rock, the kind that makes you proud you grew up in the Midwest, where integrity actually still matters, and in the home state of John Mellencamp no less. Real rock, the kind that played on the radio as you came of age, with a full soundtrack of legendary bands like Led Zeppelin, Creedence Clearwater Revival and the Beatles. The kind of rock they play at dive bars all across the country, where this band of four high school friends cut their teeth and learned how to be musicians. The kind of rock that only gets better when tempered with modern influences such as the Cure, Smashing Pumpkins, Sunny Day Real Estate and even Metallica. The kind of rock that survives family tragedies, a few personnel changes, and at least four name changes. All are stories worth telling.

Having paid the obligatory dues as a cover band, the group began its original music career as Joshuaâs Window and released three albums under that name, along with a demo recorded and produced by Days of the Newâs Travis Meeks (and a subsequent stint opening for the first leg of DOTNâs 2002 midwest tour). A brief collaboration with Zero Cycleâs Dan Canon was called the Numb, which released an eponymous CD under the name, and an impromptu reunion with high school pals Tommy and Nate Depoyster led to a Bon Jovi-esque renaming to Depoyster, which resulted in an EP.

The new album, aptly titled Stories Worth Telling, is self-produced and was recorded in drummer Donnie Arbuckleâs home studio. Look for CD sales/release info, upcoming tour dates and more information at dyingindiana.com or myspace.com/dyingindiana.

Dying Indiana is:

Jon Harrod â vocals, guitar
Nate DePoyster â guitar
Donnie Arbuckle â drums
Derek Carpenter â bass




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