The Ground Beneath: Home

i was rushing into the uhaul store on eubank & indian school in late july of 2006. it was time to hit the road for 18 days and i was running a little behind. i had to get us a trailer and get it packed so we could get outta town. the younger dude w/short hair and a little goatee behind the counter lit up as i stepped forward to start the rental process. he said,"youre in The Ground Beneath! I saw you guys play w/Requiem Mass at the Zone! you guys are my two favorite bands!" obviously this guys had taste! haha this was the first encounter i can remember w/our good bud Will Beneath. man did we know when HE was at a show. he was the little skinny guy amidst us heftier slightly older looking gentleman but man could he throw down in a pit! Will loved heavy music and he loved going to see it live even better. i remember going to see Filter in 2008 and Will and his little brother really wanted a pic w/Richard Patrick. i knew Rich from when we opened for Army of Anyone so i was more than happy to set them up. recently Will and the rest of the Uhaul crew have been even closer friends to us. im so glad he was at my birthday party last june. not just the show but the party after at my old house. the last time i saw Will was at the Launchpad on New Year's Day. im really glad we hung out all night the night before that too at the TGB New Year's Eve bash. Will was a great guy and i cant believe we lost him less than 24 hours ago to a motorcycle accident. i dont know the details but i know Will always wore his helmet and that he was killed instantly and he didnt suffer. he is survived by his friends from Uhaul and his little brother and his girlfriend Jessica who are all friends of ours. we are saddened tonight by the news and we will have a great dedication to him at the next ABQ show Apr 23rd at Atomic Cantina (one of Will's favorite places). he was always in good humor... he even described the pic above this as "Douche bag impression pic" on his myspace... below is a series of pics from my bday show last june... that's Will in the bad religion shirt... he loved metal and punk! these pics are how i remember him. right in front of me at a show and the first to get on stage or get in the pit! in these pics he and his friends get on stage for MINE and sang it almost louder than me! love ya man! we all miss you! steve beneath

hey everyone! we are hittin the open road tomorrow and the first stop is F-town! cant wait to see all our homies from the four corners area! don't miss this show tonight! it's our first one w/our new drummer!

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Monday, March 15th, 2010
The Ground Beneath opens for Hemlock! - 6pm
Totah Theatre
315 West Main Street
Farmington, NM 87401
US
505.327.4145
ALL AGES
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Friday, March 19th, 2010
The Ground Beneath at SXSW! - 3pm
Headhunters
720 Red River Street
Austin, TX 78701
US
(512) 236-0188
Price: FREE
21+
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and then on friday we head to Austin for the mighty SXSW festival! we have a free show at 3pm so stop on by if you're in town! can't wait to see everyone! -- The Ground Beneath (Steve, Matt & Alex w/Dax from Requiem Mass filling in on FRI)

ok everyone! we really need our hometown crowd to come out tomorrow night! we hit the road after this show and really need your support at the Launchpad on Wednesday!

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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
The Ground Beneath - 1115pm
The Launchpad
618 Central Ave SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
US
505.764.8887
Price: $5
21+ w/NRC at 9pm, Bodies of Evidence at 945pm, Distances at 1030pm & The Ground Beneath headlining
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
The Ground Beneath opens for Hemlock! - 6pm
Totah Theatre
315 West Main Street
Farmington, NM 87401
US
505.327.4145
ALL AGES
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Friday, March 19th, 2010
The Ground Beneath at SXSW! - 3pm
Headhunters
720 Red River Street
Austin, TX 78701
US
(512) 236-0188
Price: FREE
21+
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our friends in Farmington get a killer show on Monday! if you've never seen Hemlock then fasten your seatbelts! and of course we can't wait to crash the biggest party on earth -- SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST! we are gonna be there fighting for parking for the fourth year in a row!

if you haven't heard we have a new drummer too! our old bud Sammy Snacktime will be fillin in on drums tomorrow night one last time and Mr. Dax Lujan of Requiem Mass has opted to cover our Austin show. we will premiere our new drummer Alex Beneath in Farmington! for those of you here in ABQ who don't make it up to Monday's show you'll just hafta wait til April to see what we've got! and make no mistake... it's on like a prawn that yawns at dawn! w/n 10mins at Alex's audition during the lightning storm on sunday night, we already had a brand new song! stay tuned! -- The Ground Beneath (Steve, Matt & Alex w/Sammy Snacktime & Dax Mass fillin in!)