Blue Sunday

The summer of 2005 brought forth the punk rock band, Blue Sunday. Chris Isch, drummer extraordinaire, met Lance Laponsie, guitarist supreme, at North Side Park in Otsego. The two skaters got to talking, and decided to get together and jam for a bit. They met, and hardly sounding like much of a band, jammed anyways. They realized that the band needed more than a drummer and guitarist if they wanted to make it anywhere. So they began their search for a singer and a bassist to achieve the sound they wanted. After a few months of looking around, Jon “JD” Denkin, with his Flea-like talent, moved to Otsego from Colorado and became a good fit for the band. Lance soon stumbled upon a singer, Jon Jenkin, at KVCC. Jon tried out for the band and was accepted. On December 7, 2005, the band was completed and became officially known as Blue Sunday. In February of 2006, Jon said his goodbyes and departed from the band and thus the search for a new vocalist began. This was a stumbling block in progress, but the band didn’t fall. They had a few bites, but couldn’t hook anyone. But that didn’t stop them and high school student and novice guitarist Zach Sheneman was found. Zach tried out and was instantly a perfect match for the wounded band. Blue Sunday played their first official show with Zach at the local Peace Jam at Otsego High School on April 28, 2006, void of bass player JD, who was finishing schooling in Colorado. They have since grown into a strong band and developed a unique sound much unlike any other band with due credit to the talented musicians and writers who make up Blue Sunday. Recently the band began the epic work of creating a new set that highlighted the band's edgy and unique sound and has begun to expand its efforts to larger venues. While attempting such an incredible task, the members of the band all agreed that perhaps a third guitarist would be a superb addition. The idea though was grounded in the reality that very few people could possibly add to a band so unique. Despite all odds, the band tried out the exceptionally talented Tom Ford as a third guitarist and found him to give the band a ballsier, edgier sound unlike any before it. The band, now complete with two skilled guitarists and a rhythm player, is now looking at recording its newest and sickest jams in November, which will more likely than not turn out to be insanely sick and blow everyone's impressions of the band out of the water. Despite (or because of) its changes, Blue Sunday has become and remained one of the most driven and electric live performance bands to have come out of the area.