Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Upside wasted no time after formation in 2001. They quickly cut out of Oklahoma and hit the road around the region, busting their chops opening for more established acts like Jibe, the Feds, Cave In, and The Exies. Their 2003 release, “Scope and History,” is stocked full of the quartet’s fiery brand of furious yet calculated and melodic rock and was released in August and produced by burgeoning rock knob twirler Eric Delegard, whose recent work with Jibe, Element Eighty, and Bowling for Soup, among others, has led to major label and booking deals as well as Grammy nominations. Upside is promoting “Scope and History” with an intensive regional tour and a few dates in some new national markets with artists such as Eve 6 and Pomeroy sharing the stage. Their single, “Dirty Hands,” is being added to commercial radio across the Midwest.