If you like your music to grin at you with a wide-eyed look of barely contained insanity, then The Burning of Rome was custom-built for you. The core of this San Diego band includes Adam Traub (Lead Vocals & Keyboard), Lee Williams (Drums), Aimee Jacobs (Synthesizer), Joe Aguilar (Guitar), and Colin Kohl (Bass). However, they often play with a cavalcade of additional performers who play everything from the accordion to the saxophone, drums of varying shapes and sizes, and even the triangle. They’ll often add a DJ for good measure, so the shows are worth seeing just to watch the logistical feat of getting that circus on stage. You can get a taste of their particular flavor of crazy in this video, which shows their recent performance at the Belly Up Tavern, and an interview with Adam, Lee, Aimee, Joe, and Colin we recorded at Speakeasy Studio in Oceanside.

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