Hired Rivals Madison, Wisconsin
Hired Rivals is a four piece rock band from Madison Wisconsin. Their sound offers up a dish of spacey guitar riffs, driving bass rhythms, thundering drums, and ethereal vocals. Coming from different musical backgrounds, they like to incorporate ideas and themes from many musical genres including but not limited to space rock, alternative, and the all-encompassing "indie". ... more
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