{"id":38,"date":"2002-07-01T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2002-07-01T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darthvato.com\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2022-05-24T10:03:29","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T15:03:29","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.darthvato.com\/bio.html","title":{"rendered":"Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"38\" class=\"elementor elementor-38\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ea7a47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ea7a47\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3265efc\" data-id=\"3265efc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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.elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Band Bio<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f66a575 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f66a575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-divider{--divider-border-style:none;--divider-border-width:1px;--divider-color:#2c2c2c;--divider-icon-size:20px;--divider-element-spacing:10px;--divider-pattern-height:24px;--divider-pattern-size:20px;--divider-pattern-url:none;--divider-pattern-repeat:repeat-x}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider{display:-webkit-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}.elementor-widget-divider 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src=\"https:\/\/www.darthvato.com\/pics\/2018-06-23-darth-vato-at-shipping-and-receiving-fort-worth-tx-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Darth Vato at Shipping &amp; Receiving in Fort Worth, TX (June 23, 2018)\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darthvato.com\/pics\/2018-06-23-darth-vato-at-shipping-and-receiving-fort-worth-tx-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.darthvato.com\/pics\/2018-06-23-darth-vato-at-shipping-and-receiving-fort-worth-tx-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.darthvato.com\/pics\/2018-06-23-darth-vato-at-shipping-and-receiving-fort-worth-tx-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.darthvato.com\/pics\/2018-06-23-darth-vato-at-shipping-and-receiving-fort-worth-tx-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.darthvato.com\/pics\/2018-06-23-darth-vato-at-shipping-and-receiving-fort-worth-tx.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Darth Vato at Shipping &amp; Receiving in Fort Worth, TX (June 23, 2018)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79d7857\" data-id=\"79d7857\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c00f87d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c00f87d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Darth Vato is:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Steve &#8211; bass &amp; vocals<\/li><li>Eric &#8211; drums<\/li><li>Justin &#8211; keyboards &amp; vocals<\/li><li>Kerry &#8211; guitars &amp; vocals<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Our super best friends who have played with us live and on our records:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Jordan Richardson &#8211; guitar, production<\/li><li>Daniel Hardaway &#8211; trumpet, flugelhorn<\/li><li>Joshua Loewen &#8211; guitar<\/li><li>Carter Albrecht &#8211; guitar<\/li><li>Ryan Scroggins &#8211; keys, organ<\/li><li>Scott Everett &#8211; percussion<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac3d0de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac3d0de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09783c1\" data-id=\"09783c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77de184 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"77de184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.e-container.e-container--row .elementor-spacer-inner{width:var(--spacer-size)}.e-container.e-container--column .elementor-spacer-inner,.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0d5c69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0d5c69\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a97412\" data-id=\"9a97412\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4933e0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4933e0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Darth Vato on Social Media:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/darthvato\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shittyband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/darthvato\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/frigginboners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/3VrxGdEdmlOsabJarvloxI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/myspace.com\/darthvato\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MySpace<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/artist\/darth-vato\/79195638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Darth-Vato\/e\/B001LHWPMC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzy89v4xhMBLFITvtWu5-uA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube Music<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.last.fm\/music\/Darth+Vato\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Last.fm<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0466b7f\" data-id=\"0466b7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ba7e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46ba7e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.darthvato.com\/pics\/darth-vato-at-lolas-trailer-park-fort-worth.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Darth Vato at Lola&#039;s Trailer Park in Fort Worth, TX (June 25, 2016)\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darthvato.com\/pics\/darth-vato-at-lolas-trailer-park-fort-worth.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.darthvato.com\/pics\/darth-vato-at-lolas-trailer-park-fort-worth-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.darthvato.com\/pics\/darth-vato-at-lolas-trailer-park-fort-worth-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Darth Vato at Lola's Trailer Park in Fort Worth, TX (June 25, 2016)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be08700 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be08700\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1202ec\" data-id=\"f1202ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35bd249 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"35bd249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-id=\"262ead8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"667\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.darthvato.com\/pics\/2004-08-03-darth-vato-at-lyrics-san-bernardino-california-38.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Darth Vato at Lyrics in San Bernardino, CA (July 9, 2004)\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darthvato.com\/pics\/2004-08-03-darth-vato-at-lyrics-san-bernardino-california-38.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.darthvato.com\/pics\/2004-08-03-darth-vato-at-lyrics-san-bernardino-california-38-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Darth Vato at Lyrics in San Bernardino, CA (July 9, 2004)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c103ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c103ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"668\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.darthvato.com\/pics\/2006-04-28-darth-vato-at-the-balinese-room-galveston-texas-097.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Darth Vato at the Balinese Room in Galveston, TX (April 28, 2006)\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darthvato.com\/pics\/2006-04-28-darth-vato-at-the-balinese-room-galveston-texas-097.jpg 668w, https:\/\/www.darthvato.com\/pics\/2006-04-28-darth-vato-at-the-balinese-room-galveston-texas-097-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Darth Vato at the Balinese Room in Galveston, TX (April 28, 2006)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05830f6\" data-id=\"05830f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0ea45e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0ea45e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Darth Vato on the Internet:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwweekly.com\/2022\/05\/04\/so-jah-seh-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 4, 2022 &#8211; So Jah Seh Love (Fort Worth Weekly)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwweekly.com\/2015\/11\/27\/soundcheck-817-darth-vato-at-lolas-saloon\/\">Nov. 27, 2015 &#8211; Soundcheck 817 (Fort Worth Weekly)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwweekly.com\/2013\/11\/20\/soundclash-13-irie-times\/\">Nov. 20, 2013 SoundClash \u201913: Irie Times (Fort Worth Weekly)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwweekly.com\/2008\/05\/28\/deep-space\/\">May 28, 2008 &#8211; Deep Space (Fort Worth Weekly)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.fwweekly.com\/content.asp?article=4065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jul. 12, 2006 &#8211; Darth Vato Wins Best Live Band (Fort Worth Weekly)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwweekly.com\/2006\/06\/07\/the-panther-awakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jun. 7, 2006 &#8211; Darth Vato nominated for Best Live Band &amp; Rock Song of the Year (Fort Worth Weekly)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwweekly.com\/2006\/06\/07\/darth-vato\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jun. 7, 2006 &#8211; The Show: Darth Vato with the Me-Thinks at the Wreckroom (Fort Worth Weekly)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.fwweekly.com\/content.asp?article=3299\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oct. 5, 2005 &#8211; Take Your Shirt Off, Homeless Steve (Fort Worth Weekly)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.fwweekly.com\/content.asp?article=3210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sep. 21, 2005 &#8211; Darth Vato Wins Best Unsigned Band (Fort Worth Weekly)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.fwweekly.com\/content.asp?article=2706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aug. 31, 2005 &#8211; Cops Shut Down a Darth Vato House Party (Fort Worth Weekly)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.fwweekly.com\/content.asp?article=1042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jul. 6, 2005 &#8211; EP Review: Darth Vato&#8217;s <em>Seven Seas <\/em>(Fort WorthWeekly)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montereycountyweekly.com\/archives\/new\/s\/2005\/may\/26\/discspace\/none\/article_c9fa12d7-57aa-543f-9055-1918ad4b6d8b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 26, 2005 &#8211; Compilation Review: Darth Vato&#8217;s <em>Havoc <\/em>(Monterey Weekly)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20061017130330\/http:\/\/www.fwweekly.com\/content.asp?article=893\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dec. 8, 2004 &#8211; Darth Vato gets a Nod for Their Website (Fort Worth Weekly)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20040911072620\/http:\/\/www.smmirror.com\/volume6\/issue10\/bargain_cd_of.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aug. 19, 2004 &#8211; Darth Vato Wins Goofy Band Name of the Week (Santa Monica Mirror)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080512082012\/http:\/\/www.fwweekly.com\/issues\/2004-06-09\/music.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jun. 9, 2004 &#8211; Darth Vato Wins Best Live Band (Fort Worth Weekly)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080703195908\/http:\/\/www.fwweekly.com\/issues\/2004-06-09\/listenup2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jun. 09, 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