Fever 333 will perform this Friday, April 5th, at Lollapalooza Brazil
July 4th, 2017, the day the Fever began to spread, was celebrated in the United States as Independence Day. A rented U-Haul truck pulled up in front of a donut shop in Inglewood, California. Several hundred people had followed cryptic messages posted on Instagram with the date, location, and a panther logo. From the back of the truck emerged former LetLive vocalist Jason Aalon Butler , Night Verse drummer Aric Importa , and guitarist Stephen Harrison , formerly of The Chariot . It was the first "demonstration" of Fever 333 .
The guerrilla-style performance featured three short, sharp songs. Since the show wasn't authorized, the planning was practically military. It worked. The trio completed the demonstration before the police arrived, and the seed of the Fever 333 revolution was planted.
In an interview with Upset Magazine , Jason spoke about where the idea to break the law and do the show came from. “I wanted to show people that these restrictions and ideas about what we can or can’t do in society are just words on paper. They don’t necessarily have to hold us back. We can’t be afraid to speak our minds and talk some shit about the issues that bother us.”
When LetLive ended, Jason didn't intend to retire. Fever 333 emerged from his desire to put what he wanted to see in music and culture into a project focused on community and change.
During that year's Super Bowl, which ended with the New England Patriots beating the Atlanta Falcons 34-28, Jason met with Travis Barker of Blink-182 at the home of super-producer and Midas John Feldman . The post-game conversation flowed, and an idea emerged. Jason and Travis felt a lack of bands with attitude, social engagement, and a clear purpose to revolutionize not only music but also society.
It was practically inevitable that Aric and Stephen would join Jason on the revolutionary path. Aric and Jason always shared an artistic connection, constantly writing together late at night whenever Jason had an idea. He met Stephen during a tour and they always said it was only a matter of time before they made music together. And, obviously, they all share the same vision regarding the problems they want to solve.
That's how Fever 333 came about. The name itself already carries the entire ideology of the band. “The 333 at the end of our name represents the three Cs,” explained Jason. “C is the third letter of the alphabet and, for us, it represents community, charity, and change. That's the mission, to make sure that everything we do is true to those three Cs. We create a community, all the money we make we find a way to get it to charity. And, hopefully, at the end of it we'll be able to bring about some kind of positive change that extends for years.”
The main goal of Fever is to create a safe space for everyone to be who they want to be. To be where they want to be. To use their voices and minds. Conversation and debate should come first, according to the band's philosophy. "I encourage discussion, even the most uncomfortable conversations. That's the only way forward. I want to have uncomfortable conversations with people who have diametrically opposed opinions to mine," says Jason.
Dialogue, in a Hegelian philosophical view, would be the path to a synthesis of ideas that can help the world. All of Fever 333's songs propose ideas, sometimes the most controversial, in pursuit of a resolution. In Jason's words, the band wants to "write the soundtrack of the revolution.".
With the release of their debut album, Strength In Numbers , Fever has already reached incredible heights at an unparalleled speed. Tours across the United States and South America have already begun. The Latin American leg of this tour culminates in Brazil, with a sideshow and a performance at Lollapalooza. The band's power has proven capable of reaching diverse cultures and nations. The Fever is spreading around the world.
Fever 333 will be performing at Lollapalooza 2019, click here to buy tickets.
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