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A spawn from the fertile Chicago pop-punk picture from the 2000s, the piano-laced quintet Oct Fall came jointly in the summertime of 2003. Kindred spirits Pat D’Andrea (vocals/electric guitar) and Clark Harrison (electric guitar) had been the group’s preliminary members, jamming jointly beneath the name Sterling silver Lining. In a …

Departing his native Ontario with dreams of sunny skies, hand trees, and becoming in a rock-band, vocalist/guitarist/pianist Danny Smith tripped to LA in 2002, preventing in Memphis on the way to record some early demos with Lisa Loeb. Upon rendering it to California, Smith fulfilled up with another L.A. transplant, …

By pitching their music somewhere within the arena-friendly design of U2 as well as the mature pop/rock and roll of rings like Maroon 5 and Keeping track of Crows, the Fray rose to business prominence using their 2005 debut, How exactly to Save a Life. The Denver-based music group had …

From the myriad young alt-rock bands to appear in the first 2000s, Something Corporate stood out making use of their piano-fueled songcraft and crossover potential. Similarly, the bandmembers had been barely away from senior high school when Drive-Thru Information agreed upon them, which helped Something Commercial connect with a big …

Using a collective love of Ben Folds as well as the Beatles, the indie pop foursome THAT IS Me Smiling surfaced in the western suburbs of Chicago in 2005 release a their sweetly melodic self-titled debut through local indie The Vinyl Summer. Vocalist/guitarist Dan Duszynski, keyboardist/vocalist Sheldon Miller, bassist Matt …

Since its inception, Waking Ashland — drawing a lot of its sound from Ben Folds — has mainly centered around vocalist/keyboardist Jonathan Jones and guitarist Ryan Lallier, who originally formed the band alongside drummer Thomas Lee in November 2003 while all three were music majors at California State University. Robert …

Given birth to and raised in Fort Well worth, Tx, Bryce Avary recorded and released two preliminary EPs before taking the Rocket Summer time to phases worldwide. Avary authorized using the Militia Group in 2002 and released the Calendar Times LP a short while after; a gifted songwriter and musician, …

Pianos along with a melodic feeling greater than the most common punk-pop thrill place Orange County’s Mêlée aside from their peers. Chris Cron (vocals/electric guitar), Rick Sanberg (electric guitar), Ryan Malloy (bass), and Mike Nader (drums) shaped the music group in 1999 while still within their teens, and finally signed …

California rock-band Rooney emerged in 2002, building their live debut starting to warm up for Phantom World, a far more experienced L.A.-centered group who distributed similar traditional pop influences (E.L.O., the Seaside Boys) plus a family member. Younger brother of acting professional and previous Phantom World drummer Jason Schwartzman, Rooney …

What began simply because random jam periods between close friends Bob Morris (electric guitar) and Greta Salpeter (piano/electric guitar) ultimately grew in to the Chicago indie pop quartet the Hush Sound. A classically educated pianist since age group three, Salpeter was released to Morris by shared friends if they had …