ZOX is a band from Providence, Rhode Island that is self-described as "violin-laced reggae rock."
The band consists of four members: namesake John Zox (drums), Eli Miller (guitar, vocals), Spencer Swain (violin, vocals), and Dan Edinberg (bass, vocals). The four came together at Brown University in 1999. Their debut album, Take Me Home, was released in 2003. They have opened for bands such as The Black Eyed Peas, O.A.R., Rusted Root, Everclear, Dispatch, Live, Guster,Good Charlotte, Gogol Bordello, Streetlight Manifesto, and Flogging Molly.
In 2005, Zox released a second album titled The Wait, which was listed on the Billboard Magazine Internet Album Charts in 7th position between the Black Eyed Peas and Coldplay. The Wait, in addition to selling 2,700 albums nationwide, was also the top selling album in Rhode Island. In support of the new album, Zox went on an extensive Eastern US tour, frequently playing with Paranoid Social Club.
In 2006, Zox were featured at the South by Southwest festival in Austin. The band signed with SideOneDummy Records in 2006, and Zox re-released The Wait with their new label on June 6 in Canada and the United States. During the summer of 2006, Zox toured on the Warped Tour and with Rusted Root, followed by their first ever European tour, which included playing at the Reading and Leeds Festivals.
Zox's third installment, Line In The Sand, was released in January 2008, receiving favorable reviews from many underground rating sites. Absolutepunk.net's review of Line In The Sand" stated, "this record is one of the first records in 2008 you should be picking up." (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=284876, 02/20/08)
