Incubus

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Incubus is a five-piece alternative rock band based out of Calabasas, California. Members include Brandon Boyd (vocals), Mike Einziger (guitar), Ben Kenney (bass), Jose Pasillas (drums) and Chris Kilmore (turntables). Brandon Boyd, Jose Pasillas & Mike Einziger met in elementary school. The former duo had been friends since 4th grade, and they met Mike in 6th grade. The trio spent most of their time surfing and skateboarding initially, but eventually, in Calabasas High School, Brandon, Jose & Mike formed a band with Alex Katunich at age 15. After struggling to decide on a band name, Mike found the word "incubus" in a thesaurus, and adopted it as the band's new name (the word is actually the name for a mythological demon that would rape sleeping women). Mike has jokingly said, "At 15 years old, Incubus seemed like a decent band name, and we planned on only keeping it temporarily until we came up with something better, and we've been trying to get rid of it ever since." Incubus immediately began writing original music and started to play more and more frequently, graduating from parties to small clubs. While in the 11th grade, Mike found a $100 bill on the ground, and with that money, the band did their first "Pay to Play" gig in Hollywood at the Roxy. They also played dozens of shows at other sunset strip clubs such as the Whiskey and The Troubadour. Astonishingly, many of these performances were sold out. Any fans here?