Purple

For fans of: Hole, The Subways, The Distillers

GROWING up in an east Texas oil town is hardly screams rock and roll.

But that is where Purple's Hanna Brewer, Taylor Busby and Tyler 'Smitty' Smith met in Beaumont.

While most of their friends ended up working in the refineries, the trio were determined to break free from small town life.

Purple began when guitarist Taylor's then reggae band shared a stage in 2009 with a band Hanna was playing bass in.

They bonded over their shared love of The Pixies and Yeah Yeah Yeahs and decided they could do better.

- Purple play at The Ruby Lounge in Manchester on Monday.