RECENT PRESS / REVIEWS
1. Listen to FS inteviewed on KLBJ 93.7 FM in Austin
June 6, 2006
2. Jersey Beat Magazing - March 2006
"Sawngs" review - by Jim Testa
FULL SERVICE – Sawngs (www.fullservicemusic.com) These Austin mooks leap back in time about 15 years, when about half the indie bands in America seemed to be playing this style of hairy, sweaty, shirtless funk. They’ve even got totally duded out names like Hoag, Bonesaw, Twink, and Smell. Thing is, they do it well, with chops and groove to spare, mixing elements of da funk with reggae, surf, rock, and even a little Faith No More quirkiness. Since this sound mutated into the jam band genre, it’s not surprising that Full Service likes to stretch things out. But they keep the solos tasty and concise, and with this much soulfulness going on, you really don’t mind the 5 minute songs. In fact, I kinda like it. In 1992, I would have thrown this against the wall; nowadays, it’s a breezy, refreshing change of pace. Go figure.
2. FS on KBEACH (Long Beach, CA)
Performing "Alpine" and interview (an mp3).
(Interview by Glen on "Strange Angels" show)
Or you can download the entire 84-minute interview, featuring the new song "Ice Cream Cone," "Pulse," and some chatting with our new friend Kat Parsons.
3. New Times SLO - California
(by Glen Starkey, Music Writer 2-11-06)
Austin based FULL SERVICE - like Sublime or Bad Brains - mixes metal, punk, and reggae. But unlike those two bands, FULL SERVICE's music yields a decidedly different sound, which they call "crunchy reggae loud groove metal," and the difference is the "groove." SAWNGS, the band's newest CD, was produced by Stuart Sullivan, who also worked his magic on Sublime, but here the band is given ample opportunity to expore and break out of the three-minute-punk song format. The band is also unique in that they are "fueled by bannanas and balance bars, not beer and cigarettes." They also "don't us air conditioning, do ride their bikes, and have college degrees." With names like Hoagman, Smell, Twinky-P, and Bonesaw, they also clearly have senses of humor. See them Saturday February 11, 2006 at the Frog and Peach. Get more info at mypace.com/fullservice or www.fullservicemusic.com.
4. Jersey Beat Interview with Hoagman June 2005
5. From the Tallahassee Democrat
(by Kati Schardl 7-15-05)
"Get Serviced"
Straight from Austin, TX, Full Service arrives to swirl your world at a mix and match show with Led Zep tribute band Physical Graffiti tonight at Big Daddy's. On it's seriously booty-movin' CD, Full Service fuses chunky, metal-edged guitar riffs to smart lyrics, melodic vocals and a sneaky, skanky beat to create a nigh-irrestistible hybrid of hard-rock, reggae and hip-hop. It's crunchy as heck and you can totally dance to it. Tell drummer/vocalist Hoag, who's been my faithful and most amusing e-mail correspondent for a month or so now, I said "Rawk On!"
6. Tipsy V. Promotions Company
NJ-based booking and Promotions (7-23-2005)
"FULL SERVICE is an Austin, TX based rock/reggae band. The group is stopping is stopping in on their summer tour of the East Coast! These guys kick out the smooth jams, comparatively better than 311if you ask TVP soundman AndyB!"
7. Gift Ideas from The Austin Chronicle
by Christopher Gray (12/2/04)
"TCB" offers 15 recent local releases to divert your holiday green from Time Warner, Sony, and Universal."
FULL SERVICE, 3 Will Ride Forth (Mashup)
Sublime they're not, but the trio's bouncy fusion of reggae, metal, and hip-hop has the strength of its knit-cap convictions (and conventions). Now that 311 is covering the Cure, somebody's got to.
8. INSite Magazine
CD Reviw by Sean Claes
March 2005
3 Will Rid Forth (2004): Austin's Full Service - consisting of Samuel "Slammer" Marshall on bass, and brothers Tim "Bonesaw" Kepner on guitar/MC, and Hoag on drums/vocals - presents an album that is equal parts reggae, rap, rock, and metal. The result is a forty-five minute genre-jumping disc in Three Will Ride Forth.
The album begins nicely with the Sublime-esque "40% Chance." Other reggae-infused songs include "Late January," and "Rasful Heights." But the band is not just a reggae band. They've got Metallica-style licks and vocals reminiscent of both rap and classic metal.
Before hearing Full Service, I would have never thought "Ish, Ish, Bup, Bup" was a metal sound, but when I heard "Single Note Slayer" my mind changed. The autobiographical poem/song/acapella "This is a Tale" explains how the brothers Kepner decided to form a band. The straight-up rock of "Bonesaw" brings in the guitar crunch that Full Service is capable of along with some pretty sweet harmony vocals. "You know we rippin' it, you know we kickin' it, you know we flippin' it, you know we chunk."
3 Will Ride Forth is the first effort for Full Service. It's a fairly good introduction to the band that formed in 2003. I can't really nail them down into a genre, because they have defied to be defined. All I know is I have to get out and see these guys live.
For more information about Full Service, visit http://www.fullservicemusic.com
9. SKULL SESSIONS STUDIOS
James Hook, Producer
I have to tell you guys that I really enjoy your tunes and I'm sorry that I didn't pick up one of your CD's (at the Houston show). I heard some of it on your site....very nicely done. Your style is, as I'm sure you know, very different. It's almost as if you don't even listen to the radio. I personally think this is a good thing. So much of the same old shit out there...it's nice to hear
something fresh. My partner and I think you have huge national potential both in image as well as song writing. So....good luck.
