Quick DFW (Dallas Morning News) Band of the Week April.17.2005 Fallen From The Nest was featured as The Band of the Week the week of April 14th. The Bryan-College Station Eagle Lots of Bests from the Northgate Music Festival By Greg Okuhara Mar.10.2005 Like many of the Northgate Music Festival organizers, I spent Sunday lounging around the house recuperating from trying to catch as much of the three-day festival as possible. While lying in bed Sunday, I went back to the festival's Web site to make some notes for this week's column - the first of which was to purchase ear plugs before next year's event. I recreated the events of the night, remembering the bands I was able to watch, and decided to share my favorite moments of the weekend. So I present to you, The Eagle's 2005 NMF Awards, celebrating the best of this year's festival: ....Best band I hadn't seen This award goes to Fallen From The Nest from Dallas.... They put on a great show. Couple their energetic show with one of the most violently fantastic jump-by-a-[bassist]-into-a-drum-set-while-concurrently-ripping-down-the-beer-banner-behind-the-stage moves, and you have an entertaining 45 minutes. It's easy to see why Fallen From The Nest is considered one of Dallas' top rock bands and have been nominated several times for the Dallas Music Awards. 12.30.04 • 2004 Dallas Music Awards WINNER "Alternative Rock Album of the Year - grow." WE WON! WE WON! WE WON! Last night they announced the winners for the 2004 Dallas Music Awards, and WE WON Alternative Rock Album of the Year for our newest release "grow."! This came as a big surprise for us as we were up against really great bands like Flickerstick, the Vanished, Fair to Midland, and Greatness in Tragedy! Congratulations to our good friends the JFJ Band for winning Outstanding Acoustic Performance, and Christian Sly from the band Frolic for winning Best Male Voclist! The 3 of us cross-promoted the voting, so it just goes to show that working together we can achieve anything! We encourage all bands to unite, and together we can make this amazing Dallas music scene EXPLODE! Very special thanks to all our friends and fans for supporting us during this very exciting year, and thank you for voting for us. "grow." is now available at a special sale price at www.cdbaby.com/fftn. And if you're an iTunes fan, check for us every now and then because soon you'll be able to download your favorite Fallen From The Nest songs for cheap! Shreveport Times FFTN - They're Big in Belize By J.D. Ventura Oct.8.2004 The guys from Fallen From The Nest, known to their fans as FFTN, have done something not a lot of high school bands manage to do: stay together into their mid-twenties. The Dallas rockers--Munnch, Dickey, Taylor Robinson, and Brent Rambo--have been together since 1997, with the exception of Rambo, who joined the band just two years ago. While many bands form around their passion for the music, Munnch offers up a more honest mission statement: "We decided it would be easier to get chicks if we were in a band." Later in the conversation, he amends that comment by adding that the group came together out of a mutual understanding that the music being played on mainstream radio "sucked" and they wanted to do something to change that. FFTN may not be big radio stars yet, but Munnch says they were superstars for a few days on a recent spring break appearance in the Central American country of Belize. "We had three shows booked at one club and then we got booked at a few other clubs, and the next thing you know they're playing one of our songs on Belizean radio," says Munnch. "It was a little taste fo fame. When we left, some strangers in the street recognized us and were screaming and clapping. It was the coolest experience of our lives." Munnch says Dallas has provided the band with some cool experiences too--namely, a loyal fan base. Munnch attributes their local success to the fact they stay together and network with other bands when trying to weather an otherwise "cutthroat" industry. " We set goals for ourselves and then we just work hard to achieve them," Munnch adds. One goal is, of course, fame, the prospect of which the band approaches cautiously. If making it big happens, they hope they'll be able to maintain the level-leadedness that has held them together this long. " We know the music industry is a rough ride," says Munnch. "There is going to be alot of bad influences if we get as big as we want to be." Harder Beat Magazine Cover Story FFTN - Music Is Their Business By Jason Janik Aug2004 It takes more than a few good songs to make a successful band, though few musicians undersand that concept. But Fallen From The Nest (FFTN) is smart enough to see the big picture. For a gourp that started seven years ago as a way to meet girls -- things only became serious a couple of years ago, after Brent Rambo (bassist) completed the band's lineup. That's when Dickey Rhodes (vocalist) Taylor Robinson (guitar) and Munnch (drums) realized their future offered serious rewards. Suddenly, the band had a mission -- to let the world know FFTN rocks! Dallas is tough, with a thousand bands competing for not enough gigs. Many give up when they realize it takes more than just musical ability to fill a club. but not FFTN. "We knew there were a lot of bands that were better than us," Munnch confesses, "so we needed to stand out." And stand out they have! The guys aggressively looked for new places to perform and incorporated crazy antics, funny interludes and memorable visuals into their shows. They involve the audience with themed events -- like their popular pajama party concerts. And they've vigorously promoted themselves with a hard-working street team. The guys constantly develop contacts with other bands, multiplying their audience with each new friendship. They even branched out by playing entire acoustic sets for new crowds that, otherwise, might never have checked them out. Over time, they've become a lean, mean, promoting machine that's gone from opening tiny clubs to headlining Dallas' best spots. The acoustic set gained critical acclaim when they won "best acoustic performance" at the Dallas Music Awards last year. More importantly, though, were new fans and contacts made in the process. Though usually devoted to electric mayhem on stage, the acoustic diversions are a big plus. "I've met a lot of new people by playing acoustic sets. The ultimate goal of anything we're doing on the side is to help grow the band," Munnch notes. "We didn't realize how successful it was going to be, until a lot of other bands started showing up." it's not that the guys need to improve their stage experience. The band has perfected their game and gained fans across Texas. They regularly play in Dallas, San Marcos and Austin and, according to Brent, "We've developed a pretty good following in Abilene." They've also played in other states like Florida -- and as far away as Belize. Now the goal is to reach the next level. "Our first goal was to get on the wall of the Curtain Club," Munnch relates, "and that took us about six years. Our next goal is to not have to work day jobs anymore -- and we're getting close to that one." Though they aren't speculating on when things might happen, the group recently added a booking agent and management team to their roster. And, they report industry people have contacted them to discuss their future. This includes plans for a national tour and interest from labels enamored by the band's two independent albums. "Hopefully we'll get a bite," Munnch says, "sign a deal and our next album will be with a major label!" All this attention may not guarantee national success, but the guys know it will get them one step closer to meeting their goals. "It seems like every step we've made has been forward," Brent explains, with Taylor adding, "We haven't taken any steps back and are always content to be moving forward." Of course, steps were hard earned over a long time. "Our original goal was to do one album a year," Munnch comments. "But it's kind of hard to set a timeline in this industry, because everything happens so much slower than you think it should. We just have to take it a month at a time."