Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in
/home/pluginmu/public_html/bands.php on line
317
Photos
"What brought the four of us together in the first place was our love of music," recalls Kevin Baldes, Lit’s bassist.
We were friends even before we started playing together. In addition to Baldes, the band features singer A.Jay Popoff, his brother Jeremy Popoff on
guitars and drummer Allen Shellenberger. The group’s lineup has remained unchanged since its inception nine years ago.
Lit is a top-drawing band in Orange County, California, consistently selling out Club 369 in Fullerton, a venue that has hosted
innumerable shows by luminaries such as No Doubt and Korn. And while all four members of Lit grew up in Orange County, they can’t
be categorized with any of the area’s many musical movements. "We’re not really a part of any scene. We just play music that we’re
into, instead of worrying about what other bands are doing," Allen admitted. Added Jeremy: "We have our own warehouse in Anaheim
where we practice and write songs. We just focus on Lit." Lit’s influences run the gamut from Iron Maiden to Elvis Costello, from
1960’s Las Vegas to 1980’s MTV. Although it is the winning hybrid of styles that marks the band’s musical turf, there are the
incredible live performances, vintage Cadillacs, late night poker games and frequent excursions to Las Vegas that combined
complete "A Place in the Sun," Lit’s first release on RCA Records.
