Fidel (band)

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Fidel
Country	Baltimore Maryland, USA
Years active	2000 - 2004
Genres	Rock
Labels	Mothership/Gig Records
Members	Dave Hill Jerome Maffeo Mike "Bigga" Haight Christian Valiente

Fidel was a rock band based out of Baltimore, Maryland; from 2000-2004.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Band Members 1.2 Accomplishments 1.3 Influences & Sounds Like 2 Discography 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Biography

Fidel, formed in early 2000, consisting of ex-members from such Mid-Atlantic Music Scene bands as Colouring Lesson and Live Alien Broadcast. In 2004 the band broke up and Dave Hill reformed Colouring Lesson. Christian Valiente and Jerome Maffeo joined Annapolis, Maryland band Jimmie's Chicken Shack.

[edit] Band Members

• Dave Hill - Vocals/Guitar/Songwriter
• Jerome Maffeo - Drums
• Mike "Bigga" Haight - Turntables
• Christian Valiente - Bass Guitar

[edit] Accomplishments

• Opened for national acts Zebrahead and De La Soul
• 2001 HFStival
• Cover and featured article in Issue 27 of Unsung Hero (a music magazine) in September 2001.

[edit] Influences & Sounds Like

The Police, The Beatles, Bob Marley, Incubus, and the Deftones

[edit] Discography

Fidel CD / EP (Fowl, 2001)

• Braces — Talkin — Paper Moon — Blah — Idiot — Bright Blue Sky — Books I've Read — Shoes That Fit

Cartoon Life CD (© 2003 Fidel Music 2002)

• Before I Got Knocked Out — Cartoon Life — July — Little Let Down — Perfect — So Hard — My Spot — All This Time — Bright Blue Sky — Talkin — Snowblower

[edit] See also

• List of HFStival acts
• Unsung Hero (magazine)

[edit] References