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John Ciallella
johnny@thetubband.com
Lead/Rhythm guitar, piano,
harmonica, backup vocals
AKA: Johneola, Fanucci, Fonze, Elvis
After many Saturday nights of watching Headbanger’s Ball, I met up with Chuck, Dave DiLeo and Marland Oliva, and WHIP was formed (We will never tell you what the acronym stands for, so don’t ask). A tough metal band from the bad ass streets of White Plains…yeah, ok…I think we practiced 4 or 5 times total, but it was magic. For the next 5 years there were several incarnations of the band WHIP using 2 or more people from the original line up each time going under names like Insomnia, Deceiver (originally formed in the 80’s with singer and brother Dean Ciallella), and Gonzo’s Mexican Starship (I still don’t know what the hell that one meant).
Several years post college, Chuck comes back on the scene (a reunion 10 years in the making). Apparently, we were on the same wavelength…We’re still young, we got energy, we love music and play our instruments well…We wanna rock, kick some ass, and have a party the whole time…and we want to take you all with us…
It took a little while, but we now have 3 other members with same attitude and an unmatched chemistry. Ladies and Gentlemen, we are…THE TUB! |
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Rob Barletta
rob@thetubband.com
Lead vocals, Lead/Rhythm guitar
AKA: Broccoli Rob, The Robstrocity
Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance. Choose fixed- interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose a three piece suite on hire purchase in a range of fucking fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing sprit- crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing you last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked-up brats you have spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that?
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Dave DiLeo
dave@thetubband.com
Lead/Rhythm Guitars, backup vocals
AKA:
Dave has been playing guitar since, what researchers call, “The Dawn of Time.” In a recent study, it has been proven that his first B-flat chord is what scientists mistook for the “Big Bang” theory and eventually lead to Christopher Columbus’ initial thought that the world was flat. His lead guitar speed eventually lead to what is presently known as lightning and his rhythm guitar skills lead to what doctors now call “the human heartbeat.” Basically, his music has shaped the world that we know today and ushered us from the dark ages into what is known as the “modern era.” It is unclear as to what his future holds with The Tub, but as an astute hamster once said, “Even the impossible becomes possible….when you are…AWESOME!”
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Marland Oliva
marland@thetubband.com
Bass
AKA: ??
Marland once stood as a pillar of the community. As The Tub's bottom end (not a place you want to be....trust us) he would stand tall and fight the good fight....that is, until he was given a wireless system. How, like the proverbial dog off the chain, Marland has been let loose and cannot be stopped. So, as AC/DC once put it: "Lock up your daughter, lock up your wife, lock up the back door and run for your life", cause Marland has been set free! |
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