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For such a young band charging out of the New York City music scene, Finding Fiction feels like old friends here in the Circle City.

Playing at Birdys September 23rd, the band has entertained this city almost half a dozen times. Bassist Tim Farr compliments on how accepting the Midwest and especially the city of Indianapolis has been for the band. It’s been a crucial element to how well the band has been thriving.

“Most people from New York doing even know we are from New York because we tour so much.”

Although not knew to life as musicians, the band members  — vocals and guitarist Mario Santana, guitarist Adrian Granada, drummer Scott Eisenberg, and Farr — met up a year ago and came together to focus on Finding Fiction.

As soon as they spent a couple nights jamming, they hit the ground running and immediately began to tour around the country.

“We started touring before we even played a show in New York,” said Farr. “We think of ourselves as a national band before we do a local band.”

And not that they shun their home town, it’s just that the opportunity to tour with friends presented itself and they acted on the opportunity. For the band, this was a formula that worked. With the philosophy to think like a national act from the beginning, it helped push them to get their latest release Idaho By The Sea into the mainstream.

Breaking conventional thinking, Finding Fiction continued with unconventional practices and decided to record the album while on tour, despite making an album first and then touring.

“With touring, by the time you get to the studio, you are already tight and know the songs like the back of your hand,” said Farr.

Santana spent some time in the past doing some songwriting for various Nashville musicians and had experience in the Tennessee capital. It was a natural selection to take some time off in the middle of a tour to record the album there.

“The experience was still new to us, but looking back at it, the experience felt natural,” he said.

The output of Idaho By The Sea is exactly what they had hoped for, an album that is full of expression and representative of the band as journeymen. From the opener, “I’ll Buy” and the forward-moving modern rock sound that does not get trapped in the past to the haunting “Big Blue Sky” with the beautiful yet sobering guitar melodies, the band never feels stagnant.

“The songs were first written for a live setting,” said Farr. “It was very easy for us to adapt either way”

And if you ask them what is the greatest reward, they will tell you that they did it their way. A DIY ethic is very important to their existence and how the band functions. With hundreds of shows, self-releasing Idaho By The Sea, and maintaining a strong Internet presence,  it all feels like an organic process to their existence.

Catch them live while you can because after this round of shows, the band plans to take a little time off and re-focus their energy on a more local level.

“We have been talking about making a conscious effort to play more in New York City,” said Farr. “We have a great hold on touring and now we want to get a grasp on playing around the city and spending time rehearsing.”

You can keep up with the band at the following websites:

Official Site: http://www.findingfiction.net/

MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/findingfiction
RockitBomb’s Interview on Finding Fiction: http://brianwyrick.com/finding-fiction/ | http://brianwyrick.com/finding-fiction-live-video-from-luna-music/