The Vincent Black Shadow

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The Vincent Black Shadow (also known as TVBS) is an alternative rock band that was signed to the Bodog record label in 2006 and to Beef Records in 2008. It consists of Cassandra Ford on vocals, brothers Rob Kirkham on guitar, Anthony Kirkham on drums, and Chris Kirkham on bass, and Mary Ancheta on keyboards. The name is derived from the motorcycle of the same name, the Vincent Black Shadow. Fears in the Water was first released on July 11, 2006, and their sophomore effort, El Monstruo, on September 15, 2008.

History

The Vancouver quintet was formed out of a friendship between Cassandra Ford and Rob Kirkham. In 2000 the two met at a bar, becoming musical collaborators from then on. Kirkham then recruited his two brothers Chris and Anthony Kirkham. The brothers had extensive musical training from their father, a trumpet player for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Finally, Mary Ancheta joined the group later on. The band signed to the Bodog record label in 2006. In 2007, The Vincent Black Shadow played on the Vans Warped Tour having 'rocked' it the previous year. The Vincent Black Shadow have also toured with Wednesday 13, Joan Jett, Halifax, Greeley Estates, Bif Naked, Kosheen, and Snow Patrol. Following on they have also appeared on bills with Silverstein and Blessthefall among other bands. In August 2008 the band announced in an e-mail sent out to fans that they had parted ways with Bodog Music, and were releasing their sophomore effort "El Monstruo" through Beef Records on September 15, 2008. On December 8, 2008, the EP "Head In A Box" was released on the bands official website as a digital only release. The songs included on "Head In A Box" are B-sides from "El Monstruo".

Trivia

• Before being in band full time, Cassandra Ford worked with vocalist of Dance Punk outfit Fake Shark – Real Zombie!, Kevin Maher as a game tester for EA Games.^[1]. She is also a huge fan of video games outside of her job with EA.
• The group derived their name from the British made motorcycle Vincent Black Shadow
• There is another band named Vincent Black Shadow from Baltimore, MD.
• Chris's other band in which he sings and Tony plays drums is called Nim Vind.
• Tony is a fully sponsored Vic Firth Drummer.
• Cassandra Ford is an active designer for the illustrations used on the bands merchandise.
• The song "White Rabbit" on the "Head In A Box" EP is a cover of Jefferson Airplane's 1967 hit of the same title.

Current members

• Cassandra Ford – Lead Vocals (2006–present)
• Robbie Kirkham – Guitar (2006–present)
• Anthony Kirkham – Drums (2006–present)
• Chris Kirkham – Bass (2006–present)
• Mary Ancheta - keyboards (2007-present)

Discography

Albums

• Fears in the Water (2006)
• El Monstruo (2008)

EP's

• Head In A Box (2008)

Singles

Interviews

• Rob Kirkham Interview on Type 3 Media
• Interview with the Kirkham brothers Warped Tour 2006

References

1. ^ Decibel Cassandra Ford Interview

External links

• Official Website
• Official MySpace Page