Having been a part of the local rock scene in Columbus since 2004, Noise Auction is building steam like never before. Like many other local bands, the group has undergone some lineup changes over the years, but the current lineup has been around for over a year and is one the band is very excited about.

Earlier this year, it was announced that Noise Auction would be featured on one of the stages at Rock on the Range (ROTR), a huge two-day rock/metal concert event with acts on the 2010 lineup including Rob Zombie, Godsmack, Seether, Limp Bizkit, and more. Tom Cline, lead singer and founding member of Noise Auction, admitted that lucky timing played a big part in getting the gig.

"I ran into Ronnie Hunter (99.7 The Blitz) one night and asked her if she could email Right Arm Entertainment," Tom told us. Right Arm Entertainment, for those who don't know, is responsible for much of Rock on the Range every year. "It just happened that Ronnie had to send a bundle of stuff from the Blitz to them the next day. So she sent our stuff with it the next day, he emailed her back and we were on Rock on the Range that night. From that point on," Tom continued, "because of the amount of attention were going to get nationally and locally, it lit a fire under our asses again. We started shaping up our image, website, graphics…all that stuff. From there, the doors opened up to be playing with national bands out-of-town and getting into new venues just by being on Rock on the Range."

While being a part of the ROTR 2010 lineup offered amazing opportunities and exposure, it also came with a radius clause that keeps Noise Auction from booking in the area for months prior to the event until a week after. "We haven't played a show in Ohio since February. We understand (the radius clause) but at the same time, it's really kicked our ass because we can't make money for anything." Regarding selling merchandise without the ability for local live performances, Se7en, guitarist for Noise Auction, laughed and told us, "We're peddling it out of our cars." There's no questions that the band is looking forward to the end of the clause though, as it runs out a week after ROTR and they have a local show a week after ROTR.

Leading up to Rock on the Range, 99.7 put on a bracketed competition, Ranger Madness (and yes, it was also in March if you're beginning to notice the correlation), which pitted different bands of the ROTR 2010 lineup against each other to find out the listeners' favorites. Noise Auction was included in the competition and, despite being a local band going up against heavy hitters like Godsmack, Seether, and Sevendust, won the entire competition.

Noise Auction also has many new shows added to their calendar, including the annual Woodshock Festival and a Carnival Rock Cruise later this summer. They also have nine new songs, which they hope to take to the studio soon for a future release. Having heard some of the new stuff, it's safe to say that the band sounds smarter, tighter, and more ready to take on the industry than ever before.

"We're laughing and having fun in practice again," Tom said. "We've been up and down so many times. But if you look at what we're trying to accomplish now, it's all changed."

Visit Noise Auction online at myspace.com/noiseauction.
For more information on Woodshock, go to www.woodshock.net.