Chevelle is an American rock band that formed in 1995 in Grayslake, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The band was
originally composed of brothers: Pete Loeffler, Sam Loeffler and Joe Loeffler.
Pete started playing guitar and singing while Sam began playing drums in their parents' garage. Their youngest
brother Joe joined the band in 1995.
-Wikipedia
From:
Grayslake, Illinois, U.S.
Genres:
Alternative metal, post-grunge, hard rock
Years active:
1995-present
Associated acts:
Filter, Daylight Division
Influences:
Helmet, Tool, and The Cure
Name Orign:
The name Chevelle came from the band members' passion for fast cars. It was also a car their father liked,
the Chevrolet Chevelle.
Members:
Pete Loeffler -
vocals, guitars (1995-present)
Sam Loeffler -
drums (1995-present)
Dean Bernardini -
bass guitar, live backing vocals
(2005-present)
Touring Members:
Geno Leonardo -
bass guitar (2005)
Past Members:
Joe Loeffler -
bass guitar, live backing vocals
(1995-2005)
Chevelle Quotes:
Talking about being labeled Christian rock:
"It's something that's probably going to follow us around forever and that's fine. It's pretty simple.
We originally signed with a record company that was backed by Word (a Christian label housing John Tesh and Amy Grant),
so the record [Point #1] was in Christian bookstores. It was really an accidental thing."
-Sam Loeffler
We had to get out of our first record contract and that took time. We toured for fifteen months on the first record and then it took a year to get out of the contract.
Pete Loeffler
Oh yeah, absolutely. The first record was really indie sounding. We weren't actually going for that sound. We didn't really know Albini's [Steve Albini - Nirvana, Bush] deal.
Pete Loeffler
Better and better. Partially because your time slot rotates. As the day goes on the crowd is more warmed up, people react more, get more comfortable.
Pete Loeffler
Tour Dates: