http://www.myspace.com/rigsbyrock FORMED IN 1996 OUT OF FORMER MEMBERS OF "THE RINKY DINK PANTHERS" AND "VISION THING",AS ALL BANDS DO,WE STARTED PLAYING LOCAL GIGS WITH SETS OF COVER VERSIONS,AND ONE OR TWO SELF PENNED TRACKS. WON A LOCAL BATTLE OF THE BANDS COMP AND THE PRIZE WAS TO RECORD A CD,THIS BECAME OUR FIRST 4 TRACK RELEASE,RECORDED TOTALY LIVE AT THE RICHMOND HALL (NOW THE BRICKYARD) AT CARLISLE. LOCAL LABEL "KDs" JUMPED IN AND BACKED US FOR A RELEASE OF THIS E.P. THEN NEWCASTLE'S "GENERATOR" CAME ON BOARD AND HELPED US WITH PROMOTION AND LOCAL SHOWCASE GIGS INCLUDING A HEADLINE SLOT FOR "CUMBRIA CREAM",WHICH GOT US A FANTASTIC REVIEW IN NATIONAL MAG "MAKING MUSIC". THINGS STARTED GETTING SERIOUS WHEN WE WERE CHOSEN TO PLAY AS PART OF RADIO ONE SOUND CITY AT NEWCASTLE,THIS EARNED US RADIO PLAYS OF "DIVE BOMBER" FROM STEVE LAMACQ AND THE LATE,GREAT JOHN PEEL. ANOTHER 5 TRACK DEMO "LIFE" WAS RECORDED AND WE WERE FLYING! ANOTHER NATIONAL TALENT CONTEST CHOSE US TO PERFORM AT NOTTINGHAMS ROCK CITY,EARNING US A GREAT NATIONAL REVIEW IN "MELODY MAKER" WE CONTINUED DOING LOCAL VENUES "MONROE's BAR AND THE RICHMOND HALL,AND EVEN PLAYED "CAIRO JACKS" IN LONDON AS PART OF AN A&R HUNT FOR UNSIGNED BANDS,AND "THE PACK HORSE" AT LEEDS,WITH SKA PUNK NUT CASES "THE DEAD PETS". BUT THINGS STARTED SLOWING DOWN DUE TO OUR WORK AND FAMILY COMITMENTS,AFTER TWO GREAT SUPPORT SLOTS FOR "(spunge)" AND "THE JELLYS",JOSH DECIDED TO GO ABROAD TO WORK,AND OUR ENTHUSIASM SLIPPED AWAY. AFTER A BREAK OF ALMOST 7 YEARS RIGSBY HAVE RE-FORMED AND ARE NOW REHEARSING AND WORKING ON NEW MATERIAL
