SHADOW

The Shadow is an American Grunge Rock band who first formed in 1993 as A.O.S. in Beaumont CA. The original members consisted of school mates, James "Shadow" Quinn- Bass/Vocalist, Ryan Bartholomew- Guitar and Jake Downing- Drums. They continued writing original songs and playing the club circuit as A.O.S. and opening for such acts as The Skelitones up until 2003. In 2003 Downing left the band and it was renamed The Shadow. Although the band has had many incarnations through the years, it has always consisted of the original members, Quinn and Bartholomew or Quinn and Downing. They write from the heart, about life from the inside and out. They don't like tags but cornered will admit to wide-range influences from Nirvana, STP, The Police, to Thin Lizzy to Modest Mouse to The Strokes. Or even funk-masters such as George Clinton and The Meters, and satire artists like "Weird Al" Yankovic and Spike Jones. The Shadow's originals have wide dynamics and emotional depths. They are more into..