Every Avenue
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Every Avenue formed in Marysville, Michigan in 2003. Early on, they changed lead singers, and the former lead singer James Beesley later became the group's tour manager, and is currently working with former drummer Mike Govaere. They self-released two EPs in 2004 and 2006 before signing to Fearless RecordsFearless Records
Fearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...
in 2007 and releasing an EP in the summer of that year. Just before signing, guitarist Jason Letkiewicz left the band when he got a film making scholarship. Jimmie Deeghan replaced him and quickly became a principal songwriter. In February 2008, their first full-length album, Shh. Just Go With It
Shh. Just Go With It
Shh. Just Go with It is the debut studio album by Every Avenue. It was released on February 19, 2008, in the United States and on April 10, 2008, in Japan. It is their second release with Fearless Records, the first being the Ah!. The album hit #27 on the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers chart...
, was released and hit #27 on the U.S. Billboard
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Heatseekers chart. They then began touring nationally with bands such as Hit the Lights, Farewell
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, Mayday Parade
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, All Time Low
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, and The Maine
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. They also appeared on the Vans Warped Tour in 2008. On April 11, 2009, it was announced that the band is in the studio recording their second album with producer Mitch Allan
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as well as Mike Green. A few days later on April 14, Govaere announced he would be leaving the band to move forward with his recording studio, Downbeat Studio.
"Where Were You?" has not only received play on Yahoo! Radio
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and AOL Radio
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, but was also featured on MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet
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and received more than 150,000 downloads on Mark Hoppus
Mark Hoppus
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' "Hi My Name Is Mark" blog on iTunes
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.
"One More Song" was featured on MTV's The Real World: Hollywood
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(in the episode "Mexi-Loco"),http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1590009&vid=254336 as well as on MTV's The Island
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.
Their new video for their song "Think of You Later (Empty Room)" was released in November 2008.
The band made their first trip to the UK in January 2009, being the opening support for Boys Like Girls
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– alongside Metro Station
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. During the summer, the band toured with Philadelphia's Valencia
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.
The band's latest album, "Picture Perfect", was released November 3, 2009 on Fearless Records. The song "Picture Perfect" was featured in a montage during CBS
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's coverage of the 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game on April 6, 2010.
Every Avenue was featured on Punk Goes Classic Rock (the 9th installment to the Punk Goes... series) doing their rendition of the Eddie Money song "Take Me Home Tonight" featuring Juliet Simms from Automatic Loveletter. The album was released on April 27, 2010.
It has also been confirmed that Every Avenue will be playing on the 2010 Alternative Press Tour. They are set to hit the UK as well and perform at the Slam Dunk Festival.
The band has also confirmed to be playing at the Soundwave Festival in Australia during 2011.
Every Avenue will be playing the entire Vans Warped Tour 2011.
On March 23, the band tweeted that they have officially entered their studio in order to record their third full-length album.
On April 29, Every Avenue officially announced they had completed the recording of the album. The bands third full length album, Bad Habits, will be released in summer 2011.
On June 3, 2011, the band announced that Bad Habits would be released on August 2 through Fearless Records. The first single set to spawned from Bad Habits is 'Whatever Happened to You' which was released via Every Avenue's Facebook page on the 20th of June 2011.
The band toured as a supporting act for Yellowcard with labelmate Go Radio in the fall of 2011. http://everyavenue.net/
Members
- David Ryan Strauchman – vocals, piano
- Joshua Randall Withenshaw – guitar
- Jimmie Deeghan – guitar, back vocals
- Matt Black – bass guitar, back vocals
- Dennis Wilson – drums, percussion
Former members
- Jason Letkiewicz – vocals / guitar
- Cameron Grenstiner – bass
- Michael Govaere – drums
Studio albums
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| 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
HEAT Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
IND Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
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| 2008 | Shh. Just Go with It Shh. Just Go With It Shh. Just Go with It is the debut studio album by Every Avenue. It was released on February 19, 2008, in the United States and on April 10, 2008, in Japan. It is their second release with Fearless Records, the first being the Ah!. The album hit #27 on the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers chart...
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| 2009 | Picture Perfect Picture Perfect (Every Avenue album) Picture Perfect is the second studio album by American pop punk band Every Avenue, released through Fearless Records on November 3, 2009.... |
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| 2011 | Bad Habits Bad Habits (Every Avenue album) Bad Habits is the third studio album by Every Avenue, which will be released on August 2, 2011. The album was announced through a YouTube video on April, 27. The song "Whatever Happened To You" was streamed on their Facebook shortly after the album announcement. The lead single, "Fall Apart", was... |
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EPs
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| 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
HEAT Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
IND Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
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| 2004 | Every Avenue EP Every Avenue Ep Every Avenue is the first release by Every Avenue. It was self released in 2004. This is the only Every Avenue release where none of the songs were added to their first full length, Shh. Just Go with It...
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| 2006 | This Is Why We Don't Have Nice Things This Is Why We Don't Have Nice Things This Is Why We Don't Have Nice Things is an EP by Every Avenue. They self-released it on March 14, 2006. "Chasing the Night" and "Trading Heartbeats" were re-added to their first full length album, Shh... |
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Compilations
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
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| 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
HEAT Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
IND Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
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| 2007 | Every Avenue Every Avenue (Japan) Every Avenue is a Japan only compilation release by Every Avenue. It was available only in Japan on October 17, 2007 with Kick Rock Music...
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External links
- Official Website
- Every Avenue at BuzznetBuzznetBuzzNet is a photo, journal, and video-sharing social media network, owned by Buzz Media. Like other social networking sites, Buzznet is a platform for members to share content based on their personal interests...
- Fansite
- ChangeTheRecord.net interview with Every Avenue
- Every Avenue on Fanpop
- Interview with Every Avenue on SGM Music Webzine May 2010