Local Music Spotlight: Kill the Clock

Every band must always start small in their local music scene before they gain any notoriety or prestige. Buffalo New York is a music scene that features so many talented musicians that tend to go unrecognized. While the most popular band to ever come out of Buffalo is still the Goo Goo Dolls, rest assured that there is so much more talent beyond them.

(Pictured left to right: Dan McCormick,
Joe Morganti, Mike Tomasulo, John Vaughan)

For this local music scene spotlight, I'll be taking a hard look at the punk rock band Kill the Clock. Featuring Dan McCormick on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Joe Morganti on lead guitar, John Vaughan on bass and backing vocals, and Mike Tomasulo on drums and backing vocals, Kill The Clock is built for success right off the bat. The band always features an energetic performance from every single member. Mike is the kind of drummer that makes the muppets Animal look like an amateur, Joe is the kind of lead guitarist that would make any song a masterpiece, John plays bass with so much groove that you can feel the energy come off him at all times, and Dan is the perfect definition of a kick ass frontman.

I recently had the chance to attend another one of their concerts at the Waiting Room in Buffalo New York where they were the headlining band of the night. I can tell you all that I was nothing short of completely entertained the entire show. Kill the Clock has so much energy in their show, you cannot help but want to bob your head and jump up and down the entire show. With catchy guitar hooks and lyrics relatable to anyone between the ages of 12 and 30, these guys did not disappoint whatsoever with their show.

During their show, they played a song  that they had not yet released and had written only a short time prior to their show titled "Earth To Matilda". I had the chance to catch up with drummer Mike Tomasulo after the show to ask him about the inspiration behind the song.

He told me that the inspiration behind the song is essentially a middle finger to people that may disagree with you for the sake of disagreeing with you.

"Well we wrote the song start to finish 24 hours before the show. At first it was stressful trying to piece it together in our short time frame, but after two hours, we walked out of rehearsal with a new song capturing more emotion then anything else we've ever written."

Kill the Clock is finishing up recording their newest EP to be released on November 18th of this year via Skyway Studios owned and operated by fellow local musician RJ DeMarco of Rescue Dawn. Be sure to check out their new EP when it is released and attend their release show when that happens.

Until then, I'll leave you with an interview I conducted with the band via WNIA Radio at Niagara University earlier this year. This features a few live acoustic performances and a general discussion about the band themselves!

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