The Collegian

Issue date: 10/8/04 Section: No Limits

Media Credit: Derrick Sheffield Gnosis rocks the Eagles Lodge in Lodi. [Click to enlarge]

erfectly, Daniel Morris had awesome guitar riffs, Moses Martinez with his bangin' drums, and bassist Mike Pratt showed great talent.

Hildalgo set the crowd on fire with his hardcore voice one minute and soft, eerie voice the next. Gnosis is representing for Sacramento, though only one band member is from Sacramento. In fact, Hildalgo and Martinez are both Lodi natives, Morris hails from Sacramento, and Pratt is from Galt. Knowing each other since high school Hildalgo and Martinez had been in a few bands before. Coming into the picture later, Morris found out online that Hildalgo and Martinez were looking for a guitarist, so Morris got the gig. Pratt was at the Guitar Center in Sacramento looking at getting a new amp and there he talked to an employee, a friend of Hildalgo, and told Pratt that Hildalgo was looking for a bassist, and that's how Gnosis was made.

It being Gnosis' first show that they promoted, they said they had a great time and believe that the audience did too. "Being on stage and the cow bell," is what drives Martinez to play. Pratt added, "I don't want a real job." Before the show, Hildalgo says he prepares for the worst, Morris stresses himself out to feed of the energy, Martinez prays, and Pratt eats a big dinner and drinks two beers two hours before the show. Be sure not to miss this full-throttle band when they come around again. They have a talent that can't be missed. Thanks to the band for taking the time to be interviewed. You can check out the band on their website at www.Gnosisband.com.

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