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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, …

Mayday Parade arose from your merger of two well-known Tallahassee local rings, Child Named Chicago and Defining Instant, whose mixture helped the emo pop device amass an instant hype around its hometown picture. The sextet was made up of vocalist Derek Sanders, vocalist/guitarist Jason Lancaster, bassist/vocalist Jeremy Lenzo, drummer Jake …

Boston-based emo-pop converted country-tinged pop outfit Boys Like Girls features singer/guitarist Martin Johnson, bassist Bryan Donahue, drummer John Keefe, and guitarist Paul DiGiovanni (the final two users being cousins). After Males Like Girls published several demonstration recordings online, the band’s energetic hooks and younger enthusiasm experienced garnered them a significant …