The Four Hundred is an American

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 indie rock

Indie rock

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 band formed in 2006 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Manitowoc, Wisconsin

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History

After the breakup of their previous band, Brendan Benham and Dan Mena discussed the idea of forming a new band with Shae Lappen. Around the same time that Lappen was approached about the idea, Cody Olson approached him about forming a band with a drummer he had been playing with, Ed Zuehlke. Consequently, The Four Hundred was born with Lappen filling in on vocals and guitar, Benham on vocals, guitar and synthesizer, Mena on bass, Olson on guitar and Zuehlke on drums.

In 2006, The Four Hundred had a fruitful year, as they recorded their Napoleonic EP

Napoleonic EP

Napoleonic EP is the title of The Four Hundred's first EP. The EP was released independently in 2006.-Track listing:# "Risk Related Trauma"# "Domino"# "In A Condescension"# "Napoleon "# "Fiji"# "Syzygy"# "Marionettes"...

 in Milwaukee at Bobby Peru's Recording Studio with Shane Olivo. Also, The Four Hundred opened for national acts such as The Romantics

The Romantics

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, The Melismatics, The New Loud, Dr. Dog

Dr. Dog

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 and The Black Keys

The Black Keys

The Black Keys are an American rock duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer/producer Patrick Carney. The band was formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. As of October 2011, the band has sold over 2 million albums in the U.S....

. They headlined many shows of their own, and played two music festivals, Summerpalooza http://www.summerpalooza.net/index.html and Metrojam.http://metrojam.org

The Four Hundred disbanded in early 2008, but re-united in 2011 to work on a full length record, due tentatively in early 2012.

Press

On April 4, 2006, "Fiji", a track from the Napoleonic EP

Napoleonic EP

Napoleonic EP is the title of The Four Hundred's first EP. The EP was released independently in 2006.-Track listing:# "Risk Related Trauma"# "Domino"# "In A Condescension"# "Napoleon "# "Fiji"# "Syzygy"# "Marionettes"...

 was featured on the popular music blog "Just Pretend" as the "Song of the Day."http://just-pretend.blogspot.com/2006/04/song-of-day-4406.html

External links

• The Four Hundred's Official Website
• The Four Hundred on Facebook
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• The Four Hundred on Soundcloud
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• The Four Hundred on Last.fm
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