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Danny Duncan (musician)
We the Kings is an American rock band formed in Bradenton, Florida, in 2005. The band's eponymous full-length debut album, released in 2007, included the platinum single " Check Yes Juliet", and went on to sell over 250,000 copies in the US. The group's second album '' Smile Kid'' (2009) included Top 40 singles "Heaven Can Wait" and " We'll Be a Dream" (featuring Demi Lovato), as well as the single "She Takes Me High". The band's third album '' Sunshine State of Mind'' was released in 2011 and featured the MTV Video Music Award winner for Most Innovative Music Video of the Year for the group's interactive music video and song "Say You Like Me". The band then completed a worldwide tour with Canadian band Simple Plan and performed across the US as a main stage headliner on the Vans Warped Tour. The group's fourth album '' Somewhere Somehow'' was released in late 2013 and includes singles " Just Keep Breathing", "Find You There", "Any Other Way", and "Art of War". Their fifth stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradenton, Florida
Bradenton ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Manatee County, Florida, Manatee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city's population is 55,698, up from 49,546 at the 2010 census. It is a principal city in the Sarasota metropolitan area. Downtown Bradenton is along the Manatee River and includes the Bradenton Riverwalk. Downtown Bradenton is also home to the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature. To the south of Bradenton is Sarasota, Florida, Sarasota; beach communities on Anna Maria Island are to its west. The Manatee River and Palmetto, Florida, Palmetto on the other side of it are to its north. History Late 18th and early 19th centuries A settlement established by Maroons or escaped slaves named Angola, Florida, Angola existed in Bradenton's present area starting in the late 1700s and ending in 1821. It is believed to been spread out between the Manatee River (then known as Oyster River) all the way to Sarasota Bay. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunshine State Of Mind
''Sunshine State of Mind'' is the third studio album by American rock band We the Kings, released on July 5, 2011. Background While writing new material, We the Kings used piano and acoustic guitars. Travis Clark explained that he "wanted all the songs to be able to be stripped down with acoustic and vocals, and he bandbuilt it off that." Release ''Sunshine State of Mind'' was released through S-Curve Records on July 5, 2011 on iTunes and July 12 everywhere else. "Say You Like Me" was released to mainstream radio on September 13, 2011. In February and March 2012 the band went on a co-headlining tour with Mayday Parade, with support from The Downtown Fiction and Anarbor. Reception The album received mixed to negative reviews from music journalists. It debuted at No. 45 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and at No. 9 on the Rock Albums chart. This is the last album to feature bass player Drew Thomsen. Track listing Personnel ;We the Kings *Travis Clark – lead vocals, rhythm guit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PureVolume
PureVolume (formerly Unborn Media) was a website for uploading and streaming of music files, the first independently run of its type. PureVolume was created by Unborn Media, Inc; Mitchell Pavao; Brett Woitunski; and Nate Hudson, all from the University of Massachusetts. PureVolume is a website for the discovery and promotion of new music and emerging artists. The mission was to give artists a new promotion tool. Each artist had a profile that typically contains basic info, updates, photos, shows and music for streaming. Artists had the option of making each of their songs available for free download. Listeners and fans were also able to create profiles to interact with artists and each other, as well as track and share music they liked. PureVolume went through several layout changes and a change from orange to blue, but the layout from the homepage to the artist profiles remained essentially the same since 2003. The focus is on promoting "indie" music groups and artists, but som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cute Is What We Aim For
Cute Is What We Aim For was an American pop-punk band from Buffalo, New York. Formed in 2005, they have released two albums: ''The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch'' (2006) and ''Rotation (Cute Is What We Aim For album), Rotation'' (2008). They were signed to record label Fueled by Ramen for their two releases. History Early years and signing with Fueled by Ramen (2001–2005) The original members of Cute Is What We Aim For were childhood friends. When the band was formed in January 2005, the members were still in their teenage years. Since the band's inception, it has been subject to several line-up changes. The group initially started as a quintet, but soon cut down to four members: vocalist Shaant Hacikyan, guitarist/pianist Jeff Czum, drummer Tom Falcone and bassist/guitarist Fred Cimato. Hacikyan and Czum were playing in a different band called Cherry Bing and a New Hope, while Falcone and Cimato played in another, before coming together. The band's name came from Haci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Sometimes (musician)
Jessica Charlotte Poland (born January 15, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter, known professionally as JPOLND, Charlotte Sometimes, and Laces. Her debut album '' Waves and the Both of Us'' was released on May 6, 2008. She has released one full-length album and five EPs. In 2014, Poland retired her stage name and started a new project called LACES. Early life and education Poland was adopted by her parents, Hartson and Tracy Poland, as a baby. She was introduced to her birth mother at age 13. At age 14, Poland started playing guitar and writing songs. Around the same time, she was diagnosed with condylar resorption, a rare disease causing her jaw to essentially break apart, impairing her ability to sing. By age 16, she had undergone surgery by having two ribs extracted to "rebuild her face." She continues to have injections to treat her jaw. Raised in Wall Township, New Jersey, Poland attended Wall High School. Poland got her first stage name from the children's book '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing It Loud
Sing It Loud was an American pop rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. History Sing It Loud grew out of a friendship between cousins vocalist Pat Brown and guitarist Kieren Smith, who founded the group together and added members whom they met locally in the Minneapolis music scene. Brown officially brought the group together after his previous band, The Semester, called it quits. He was the former singer and guitarist for local legends The Semester. Frustrated with their lack of mainstream success, The Semester played one final show in the Minneapolis suburb Savage. Drummer Jason Grietens went on to spawn hardcore project Get Young. Sing It Loud was offered a contract with Epitaph Records after playing only seven shows together. Their debut release for Epitaph was an EP produced by Josh Cain of Motion City Soundtrack, released in March 2008. The group then toured with We the Kings, This Providence, Ludo, The Morning Light, Valencia, Every Avenue, Hit the Lights, All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cab
The Cab is an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. The band consists of lead vocalist Alexander DeLeon, keyboardist Alex T. Marshall and bassist Joey Thunder. Their debut studio album, '' Whisper War'', was released on April 29, 2008. They have been called "The Band You Need to Know 2008" by ''Alternative Press'' magazine. They were also featured in the "100 Bands You Need to Know in 2010" by the magazine and were one of the three bands featured on the cover page, along with Never Shout Never and Hey Monday. Their second studio album, ''Symphony Soldier,'' was released on August 23, 2011, with its first single, "Bad," released to iTunes on July 11, 2011. The Cab funded the entire album by themselves and left their Fueled by Ramen/ Decaydance label, self-releasing ''Symphony Soldier''. The band's latest work, an EP titled '' Lock Me Up'', was released on April 29, 2014. History 2004–2008: Formation, early years and rise to fame Band members Alexander DeLeon and Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia (band)
Valencia is an American alternative rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were influenced heavily by Mark Ciccone’s early song writing for the band. History Early years and ''This Could Be a Possibility'' (2004–2008) Valencia met by playing local shows together around the tri-state area in separate bands. George Ciukurescu and JD Perry grew up together; attending elementary school, high school, and their first year of college. They joined a band in 2001 called The Capgun Heroes with Brendan Walter and former members Sean Mundy and Ryan O'Hara. Shane Henderson sang in the band Attracted to Miss and Max played drums in The Emphasis. They formed the band that is known today as Valencia in 2004. The band is named after the wife of the protagonist, Valencia, in the book by Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five. In 2005 Valencia signed to I Surrender Records after the label's owner, Midtown's drummer Rob Hitt, heard their demo tape. After playing the Warped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boys Like Girls
Boys Like Girls (stylized in all caps since 2023) is an American rock band formed in Andover, Massachusetts, in 2005. The group gained mainstream recognition with their self-titled debut album (2006), which went on to sell over 700,000 albums in the US, earning a gold certification from the RIAA. The band's second studio album '' Love Drunk'', was released in 2009 and their third studio album '' Crazy World'', was released in 2012. The band toured worldwide between 2006 and 2013. Notable tours include their main stage appearance on the 2007 Vans Warped Tour, their first headlining tour "Tourzilla" (2007) and a co-headliner with Good Charlotte for the Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour 2008. The music video for their single "The Great Escape" was voted the No. 1 video on MTV's TRL on August 6, 2007 and the band performed at MTV's TRL studio overlooking Times Square. In 2023, the band released the single " Blood and Sugar" from their fourth studio album '' Sunday at Foxwoods''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strange Love (We The Kings Album)
''Strange Love'' is the fifth studio album by the American rock band We the Kings. It was released on November 20, 2015. The album succeeds the band's commercially successful album, '' Somewhere Somehow'', that was released in December 2013. It was produced by Blake Healy, the former member of Metro Station, who also produced the band's last album. The album was released independently by We the Kings and was distributed by Ozone Entertainment. The album had two singles that promoted its release. “Love Again” was released on October 30, 2015, and “Runaway” was released on November 6, 2015. Production In February 2015, Travis, Coley and Hunter started recording guitar and vocals for the fifth album in Coley's studio in Connecticut. On March 2, Danny Duncan began to record drums in Los Angeles and finished two days later. In an interview, Clark said the album was ninety percent finished, and was being mixed. On August 25, Charles Trippy started recording bass guitar for the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Keep Breathing
"Just Keep Breathing" is a song by American rock band We the Kings, released April 5, 2013, as the first single from their fourth studio album '' Somewhere Somehow'' (2013). The song was written by Kevin Bard, Travis Clark, Blake Healy, it discusses how the band's lead singer Travis Clark was bullied as a child. The song peaked at number 92 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. It has also peaked at number 63 on the Canadian Hot 100 and number 66 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming their highest charting single there. Background In March 2013, the band announced that they would be releasing a new single titled "Just Keep Breathing" the following week. On April 5, 2013, "Just Keep Breathing" was released as the first single from their fourth studio album. The song is about how We the King's lead singer Travis Clark was bullied throughout his childhood. Clark presses for perseverance when faced with ridicule in life. Commercial performance "Just Keep Breathing" debuted at number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somewhere Somehow (album)
''Somewhere Somehow'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band We the Kings. It is the first album without bassist Drew Thomsen, who was replaced by Charles Trippy. Keyboardist Coley O'Toole was also added into the lineup. After parting ways with S-Curve Records, the group released the single "Just Keep Breathing" in April 2013. Over the next couple of months, the band released "Find You There" and "Any Other Way" as singles before going on the Summer Fest tour. In late September, the band started a campaign to crowd-fund their next album; it eventually received over $149,000 from 2,309 people. The band recorded in Los Angeles, California, working with Blake Healy, Steve Shebby and David Immerman, all of whom co-wrote and produced songs on the album. The album was announced for release with the title ''Vitam Regum'', before it was changed to ''Somewhere Somehow'' a week later. "Art of War" was released as a single in early December. ''Somewhere Somehow'' was released on D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
