A band of brothers, not by blood, but by music, is the only way to describe Snow Like it’s April, a band from Cleburne, Texas.

“Well, we are insanely close,” says drummer, Kellen Ray. The band formed in 2007 and has been going strong ever since.

“We are all like brothers and we tell each other about everything,” guitarist, Seaver Helms added.

“I think God has gifted us with talent and as long as we are using it for Him, and if He wants us to go far, we’ll go far,” lead vocalist, Andy Benke tossed in.

They played a spectacular show on a steamy Saturday in Mansfield, Texas. Snow Like It’s April isn’t a thrash-metal, hardcore band, but rather, the band is comprised of a couple of high school kids who want to make it to the big stage.

“We definitely aren’t your [stereotypical] rock stars, we try to be good. We are all Christians and we are definitely trying to portray the word of God to our fans,” the band noted.

The band believes that they can reach their goals. “As long as we stop fighting,” Ray says.

There other influence is music. Listening to various types of music helps Snow Like It’s April find and piece together sounds that work for them.

Ryan Robinson, the bassist for the band, is influenced by Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The lack of bass players around the area also served as an influence for Robinson. Once he got into playing the bass, it really just stuck.

Though not a famous rock star, Ray’s muse is his dad. “[He] played guitar and has always played in a band,” says Ray, “ And the movie, ‘That Thing You Do,’ the band The Wonders, made me want to learn drums, and I got my first drum set in seventh grade and have been playing ever since.”

Ray recalls when he used to listen to the band The Wonders; he would beat on an old practice pad his dad gave him.

Benke says, “According to my mom, I have been singing since I was two, and I began playing piano when I was five, and I taught myself how to play the guitar when I was 12.”

 Benke added that his inspirations are God and girls.

Helm’s motivation came from his father also, “My dad, he’s played in a band for 30 years, and I wanted to learn, so he taught me.”

Snow Like It’s April held its first show for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at an event called “See You at the Pole,” which was an event held for the community to come and pray for the school. Benke recalled that they were freaking out before the show, but the feeling they had when they played was amazing.

“We had a shattered night, but at the show, it was totally fulfilling, and it all just came together,” Ray says.

The band has made a demo c.d. of the four songs they have written. The songs are entitled “Call Me Skeptic, I’ll Call You Beautiful;” “No Baby, This One’s Not for You;” “Forgive Me;” and “Stick It to the Man (That Man).”

Unlike “Call Me Skeptic, I’ll Call You Beautiful,” the song “Forgive Me” shows the band’s softer sides with lyrics like:
“You know I love you girl,
But this just can’t be.
All the pain I’ve lost for you,
It’s time to stop pretending,
With this said and done, forgive me.”

These four boys may have come together to form a small town band, but you can rest assured they have big city aspirations.

“I really want to see us playing on the Warped Tour,” Helms ended.

This band has the strength and the ability to go big, because they have created a bond of friendship, through music, that can never be broken.

Snow Like It's April (from: L to R): Kellen Ray, Seaver Helms, Ryan Robinson and Andy Benke.