Tony Sly
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Anthony J. Sly is an American
United States
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singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the frontman of seminal punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band No Use for a Name
No Use for a Name
No Use for a Name is a punk rock band from San Jose, California, United States formed in 1987 by Chris Dodge , Steve Papoutsis , Rory Koff and John Meyers...
. Most recently, he is also known for his acoustic
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
solo career, with one acoustic split album he released with Lagwagon
Lagwagon
Lagwagon is an American punk rock band originally from Goleta, just outside Santa Barbara, California. They formed in 1990 and went on hiatus and reunited several times over the years...
frontman Joey Cape
Joey Cape
Randal "Joey" Cape is an American singer, songwriter and producer. Active since 1989, Cape is best known as the frontman of the seminal California punk rock band Lagwagon....
and two solo albums of his own.
Professional career
Tony Sly joined No Use for a NameNo Use for a Name
No Use for a Name is a punk rock band from San Jose, California, United States formed in 1987 by Chris Dodge , Steve Papoutsis , Rory Koff and John Meyers...
in 1989, when he was 18 and a half years old. He was the vocalist and lead guitarist. Their first album Incognito was released in 1990 on the label New Red Archives
New Red Archives
New Red Archives is an independent record label based in San Francisco, mainly home to punk rock bands. Started in 1987, the label began by releasing punk and hardcore records on coloured vinyl...
and featured a heavy but melodic hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
sound. The band's second album Don't Miss the Train
Don't Miss the Train
Don't Miss the Train is the second full length album released by punk band No Use for a Name. It was re-released on Fat Wreck Chords on October 23, 2001 with different artwork.-Track listing:# "Born Addicted" – 2:40# "Thorn In My Side" – 2:18...
was released in 1992 and featured a much more melodic hardcore
Melodic hardcore
Melodic hardcore is a subgenre of hardcore punk with a strong emphasis on vocal melody. The genre is commonly defined with fast hardcore drum beats, complex guitar riffs and melodic singing with occasional screaming and shouting.-History:...
sound.
The band's third album ¡Leche con Carne!, which was released in 1995, was their debut on Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....
, though they released an EP entitled The Daily Grind on the label back in 1993. The album marked a change of musical style going from hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
more into punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and skate punk
Skate punk
Skate punk is a sub genre of punk rock, originally a derivative of the West Coast hardcore punk scene, that is named after its popularity among skateboarders and association with skateboarding culture. Skate punk most commonly describes the sound of melodic hardcore bands from the 1990s with an...
. Also in 1993, guitarist Robin Pfefer has replaced Chris Dodge and took the position of the lead guitarist, allowing Tony Sly to focus on singing and playing rhythm guitar instead.
In 2004, Tony Sly, along with Lagwagon
Lagwagon
Lagwagon is an American punk rock band originally from Goleta, just outside Santa Barbara, California. They formed in 1990 and went on hiatus and reunited several times over the years...
frontman Joey Cape
Joey Cape
Randal "Joey" Cape is an American singer, songwriter and producer. Active since 1989, Cape is best known as the frontman of the seminal California punk rock band Lagwagon....
released a split acoustic
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
album. Acoustic
Acoustic (Joey Cape and Tony Sly album)
Acoustic is an acoustic alternative album by punk rock singers Joey Cape and Tony Sly, released on May 18, 2004, through Fat Wreck Chords.The album features 12 songs, 10 of them are acoustic renditions of songs by the singers' respective bands - Lagwagon and No Use for a Name, with each member also...
was released on May 18, 2004, through Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....
and featured 12 tracks, acoustic renditions of No Use for a Name
No Use for a Name
No Use for a Name is a punk rock band from San Jose, California, United States formed in 1987 by Chris Dodge , Steve Papoutsis , Rory Koff and John Meyers...
and Lagwagon
Lagwagon
Lagwagon is an American punk rock band originally from Goleta, just outside Santa Barbara, California. They formed in 1990 and went on hiatus and reunited several times over the years...
songs performed by each respective member, along with two new exclusive tracks, one by each member.
On July 10, 2007, No Use for a Name
No Use for a Name
No Use for a Name is a punk rock band from San Jose, California, United States formed in 1987 by Chris Dodge , Steve Papoutsis , Rory Koff and John Meyers...
released a best of compilation. Entitled All the Best Songs
All the Best Songs
All The Best Songs is a greatest hits collection from No Use For a Name, released to mark the twentieth year since the band formed. It is their tenth release, including reissues, on Fat Wreck Chords, and their first since 2005's Keep Them Confused...
, the compilation marked the band's 20th anniversary together and included 24 previously released remastered singles, plus two previously unreleased songs.
In 2008, Tony Sly has started recording demos for what he has announced that will be his solo acoustic
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
folk punk
Folk punk
Folk punk , is a fusion of folk music and punk rock. It was pioneered in the late 1970s and early 1980s by The Pogues in Britain and Violent Femmes in America. Folk punk achieved some mainstream success in that decade...
project. Sly went on his first solo acoustic tour in March 2009. In late 2009, Tony Sly went into the studio to record his first acoustic solo effort.
On February 16, 2010, 12 Song Program
12 Song Program
12 Song Program is the first solo acoustic alternative album by No Use for a Name singer Tony Sly, released on February 16, 2010, through Fat Wreck Chords....
, Tony Sly's first album as a solo acoustic artist was released through Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....
. Prior to the release of the album, on February 6, 2010, Sly has started his solo tour in support of the album with a few North American dates, where he was joined by former No Use for a Name
No Use for a Name
No Use for a Name is a punk rock band from San Jose, California, United States formed in 1987 by Chris Dodge , Steve Papoutsis , Rory Koff and John Meyers...
bandmate Chris Shiflett
Chris Shiflett
Christopher Aubrey "Chris" Shiflett is best known as the lead guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters as well as the punk rock cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. He is the younger brother of musician Scott Shiflett.-Career:Shiflett joined Foo Fighters after the release of their third...
. On February 17, 2010, Tony Sly has started his first solo European tour, where he toured alongside Lagwagon
Lagwagon
Lagwagon is an American punk rock band originally from Goleta, just outside Santa Barbara, California. They formed in 1990 and went on hiatus and reunited several times over the years...
's Joey Cape
Joey Cape
Randal "Joey" Cape is an American singer, songwriter and producer. Active since 1989, Cape is best known as the frontman of the seminal California punk rock band Lagwagon....
and Drag the River
Drag The River (Colorado band)
Drag the River is an alt-country band hailing from Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. The band formed in 1996 when members Chad Price and Jon Snodgrass recorded 20 or so songs which were released as demos in 2000. All the members of the band come from a punk rock background. Price and ex-member...
's Jon Snodgrass, until March 10, 2010. Tony Sly spent the rest of the spring touring in support of NOFX
NOFX
NOFX is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California .The band was formed in 1983 by vocalist/bassist Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin. Drummer Erik Sandin joined NOFX shortly after. In 1991 El Hefe joined to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the current line-up...
and Teenage Bottlerocket
Teenage Bottlerocket
Teenage Bottlerocket is a punk rock band formed in Laramie, Wyoming in 2001.The band was formed by twin brothers Ray and Brandon Carlisle, following the dissolution of their previous band, Homeless Wonders, in 2000...
on their co-headline tour, then joining Joey Cape
Joey Cape
Randal "Joey" Cape is an American singer, songwriter and producer. Active since 1989, Cape is best known as the frontman of the seminal California punk rock band Lagwagon....
to a short Australian tour in the summer.
It was confirmed that Sly will go on to record the next No Use for a Name
No Use for a Name
No Use for a Name is a punk rock band from San Jose, California, United States formed in 1987 by Chris Dodge , Steve Papoutsis , Rory Koff and John Meyers...
album in late 2010, for a spring 2011 release. It will be the first new album from the album since 2008's The Feel Good Record of the Year
The Feel Good Record of the Year
The Feel Good Record of the Year is the ninth studio album by No Use for a Name.Recorded in Ft. Collins, Colorado at the Blasting Room with the producers Bill Stevenson & Jason Livermore , and was released April 1, 2008.-Track listing:#"Biggest Lie" #"I Want to Be Wrong" #"Yours to Destroy" #"Under...
. Though, these plans fell through ever since, but the band plans to regroup to make the album sometime in summer 2011, after Sly is finished recording his second solo album.
On December 22, 2010, Sly has announced that the is the studio recording songs for a Japanese split EP. On December 29, 2010, he has commented that the Japanese split EP songs came out well, and that he is currently getting together material for a new full-length solo album.
On January 7, 2011, Sly announced on his Facebook
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page that he is done writing for his next solo album and that he will be entering the studio on January 28, 2011, to start recording the album. He described the album's sound as being "sad".
On February 4, 2011, Sly has announced that he recorded 17 songs for his album and that he will be taking a break from the studio to play some solo acoustic shows and road test some new songs from the upcoming album.
On March 29, 2011, Sly has announced he is going back to the studio. Between April 7–18, 2011, Tony Sly has played a Canadian tour in support of his second solo record. Beteween May 31–June 6, 2011, Sly has played another short Canadian tour.
On June 16, 2011, Sly has announced that mixing for his second solo album, entitled Sad Bear
Sad Bear
Sad Bear is the second solo acoustic alternative album by No Use for a Name singer Tony Sly, released on October 11, 2011, through Fat Wreck Chords....
has begun.
On September 28, 2011, Sly has released "Devonshire and Crown", the first single off Sad Bear
Sad Bear
Sad Bear is the second solo acoustic alternative album by No Use for a Name singer Tony Sly, released on October 11, 2011, through Fat Wreck Chords....
for free streaming through Alternative Press, AbsolutePunk and the official Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....
website.. Sly has then announced that his second solo album, Sad Bear, would be released on October 11, 2011, through Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....
..
Discography
Solo- 2004 - AcousticAcoustic (Joey Cape and Tony Sly album)Acoustic is an acoustic alternative album by punk rock singers Joey Cape and Tony Sly, released on May 18, 2004, through Fat Wreck Chords.The album features 12 songs, 10 of them are acoustic renditions of songs by the singers' respective bands - Lagwagon and No Use for a Name, with each member also...
(with Joey CapeJoey CapeRandal "Joey" Cape is an American singer, songwriter and producer. Active since 1989, Cape is best known as the frontman of the seminal California punk rock band Lagwagon....
) - 2010 - Tony Sly / Joey Cape Split 7"Tony Sly / Joey Cape Split 7"Tony Sly / Joey Cape Split 7" is an acoustic alternative 7" vinyl EP by punk rock singers Joey Cape and Tony Sly, released on March 2, 2010, through Fat Wreck Chords....
(with Joey Cape) - 2010 - 12 Song Program12 Song Program12 Song Program is the first solo acoustic alternative album by No Use for a Name singer Tony Sly, released on February 16, 2010, through Fat Wreck Chords....
- 2011 - Sad BearSad BearSad Bear is the second solo acoustic alternative album by No Use for a Name singer Tony Sly, released on October 11, 2011, through Fat Wreck Chords....
No Use for a Name
No Use for a Name Discography
Scorpios
- 2011 - Scorpios