After a statewide search, INVERNESS was handpicked to perform original songs in the punk rock musical, EMOPHILIACS, at the prestigious Bay Area Playwrights Festival. That collaboration with a number of nationally renowned artists paved the path to the band's debut album, I AM NOT IN ANY WAY HAPPY FOR YOU.

The history of INVERNESS is a history forged in blood. That's right. James Parr, Travis Richardson, Michael Pinochi, and Danny Parr--who all grew up together in the San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Pacifica, California--long ago made a gruesome blood pact to be the greatest band in the universe. They had no other choice 'cuz they all sucked at sports.

Over the last six years, INVERNESS has: A.) pumped out a number of aggressive, melodic, hook-filled songs that have ranged in style from pop-punk to hard rock to emo; B.) won battle-of-the-bands competitions without even having to sleep with any of the judges; and C.) played gigs all over, from Bay Area teen centers that smelled like feet to scary parks in Ho