In the summer of 2007, the Arcadists were formed through the magic of a craigslist ad and a veteran SF singer/songwriter looking for a new project. South bay guitarist Rob Simmons (Stellavision, Burlacticus Undertow, Sarah Jane, Mind

Zoo, Ruby Sun, Eden Retread, The New Originals) and drummer Matt Kurvin (Burlacticus Undertow, Sarah Jane) were looking to start a new band that stayed in the vein of the Foo Fighters and Smashing Pumpkins, but fueled by original tunes. They just needed the right singer. Erik Kostelnik replied to the posting after moving to Los Gatos, CA and after a few botched jam attempts, quickly found common musical ground with the duo with similar influences in Rock, Rock-a-billy, Ska, and Surf Rock. After a couple successful song writing sessions, Rob and Matt brought in bassist/internet music entrepreneur (and former band mate) Jon Luini (Sarah Jane, Stellavision, Mudkats, Deth Specula) to complete the group.

All of the band members have had touring experience and a history of being in slash-rock bands before, as in funk/rock, alternative/rock, indie/rock and folk/rock. The Arcadists work on sending an undiluted message to its fans.... they are not a slash rock band.

Within weeks the band had a set of hard hitting rock/pop tunes and hit the pavement running. The group worked on honing their new sound and playing shows in the Santa Cruz and San Jose, CA area. With their fan base growing steadily, the group jumped into the studio to lay down their first batch of tunes. Jon enlisted the aid of an associate in the music world, esteemed Producer/Mixer John Cuniberti (Joe Satriani, Kevin Gilbert, Dead Kennedys) to mix their self-produced demo EP, "Listen... We Are Going to Have a Conversation". A full album's worth of rock originals is being fine-tuned for recording in the summer of 2008.

The Arcadists are:
Erik Kostelnik - vocals, guitar
Rob Simmons - guitar
Jon Luini - bass
Matt Kurvin - drums