Augustana (band)
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Augustana is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 rock band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...

 from San Diego, California
California
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 who are signed to the Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...

 record label. They are best known for their singles, "Boston
Boston (song)
"Boston" is a song by American rock band Augustana, from their 2005 album All the Stars and Boulevards. It was originally produced in 2003 by Stephen Short for Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays and was later re-recorded with producer Brendan O'Brien for All the Stars and Boulevards...

" and "Sweet and Low
Sweet and Low (Augustana song)
"Sweet and Low" is a song by rock band Augustana. It is the first single from Augustana's 2008 album, Can't Love, Can't Hurt.-Track listing:CD single# "Sweet and Low""Sweet and Low "# "Sweet and Low"-Charts:...

."

Beginning years

In Autumn 2002 at Greenville College
Greenville College
Greenville College is located in Greenville, Illinois, a small Illinois city, located 45 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri on Interstate 70...

 in Illinois, Dan Layus brought friends Josiah Rosen, Kyle Baker and Simeon Lohrman together to create music. They started out by re-recording the song "More than a Love Song" which Dan had written for his high school girlfriend while living in California. They originally wanted to call themselves The Looking Glass, but after discovering another band of the same name they chose "Augustana" instead. A full length debut album, Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays
Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays
Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays is the initial demo album of Augustana, recorded in the home recording studio of Jon King. One thousand copies were produced by Augustana and distributed at shows in the Midwest and California.- Track listing :...

was recorded in the home recording studio of Jon King. The album was released in the Spring of 2003 and only 1000 copies were produced. Later that year the band recorded and released 25 copies of the Mayfield EP
Mayfield EP
Mayfield EP is an EP by the band Augustana. It was released in Fall of 2003 and produced by Augustana and Dustin Burnett. Only 25 copies were released. This was the second album by Augustana and their first EP. No copies are currently available for purchase but the tracks can be found on many...

.

Dan Layus decided to move back to Southern California with band mate Josiah Rosen, where they eventually found their drummer, Justin South. The band joined numerous tours with artists such as Switchfoot
Switchfoot
Switchfoot is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman , Tim Foreman , Chad Butler , Jerome Fontamillas , and Drew Shirley .After early successes in the Christian rock scene, Switchfoot first gained mainstream...

, Maroon 5
Maroon 5
Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...

, The Fray
The Fray (band)
The Fray is an American rock band from Denver, Colorado. Formed in 2002 by schoolmates Isaac Slade and Joe King, they achieved success with the release of their debut album, How to Save a Life in 2005, which was certified double platinum by the RIAA and platinum in Australia, Canada, New Zealand...

, Counting Crows
Counting Crows
Counting Crows is an American rock band originating from Berkeley, California. Formed in 1991, the group gained popularity following the release of its debut album in 1993, August and Everything After, which featured the hit single "Mr. Jones"...

, Dashboard Confessional
Dashboard Confessional
Dashboard Confessional is an American rock band from Boca Raton, Florida, led by singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba. The name of the band is derived from the song "The Sharp Hint of New Tears" from the debut album The Swiss Army Romance....

, O.A.R.
O.A.R.
O.A.R. is an American rock band composed of Marc Roberge , Chris Culos , Richard On , Benj Gershman , and Jerry DePizzo...

, Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol are an alternative rock band from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. Formed at the University of Dundee in 1994 as an indie rock band, the band is now based in Glasgow...

, The Damnwells
The Damnwells
The Damnwells are an indie rock band originally from Brooklyn, New York The band formed in 2001 and has released four full length albums, Air Stereo , Bastards of the Beat , and One Last Century...

, Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska...

, Acceptance
Acceptance (band)
Acceptance was an alternative rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1998. They released their first EP, Lost for Words, in 2000, followed by Black Lines to Battlefields in 2003...

, Cartel
Cartel (band)
Cartel is a American pop rock band from Conyers, Georgia that formed in 2003. The band is best known for their single "Honestly", featured on their 2005 debut album Chroma, and for their 2007 appearance on MTV's Band in a Bubble....

, and OneRepublic
OneRepublic
OneRepublic is an American pop rock band from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Formed in 2002 by Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins, the band achieved massive success on MySpace, becoming the most prominent unsigned act on the website then...

, as well as having their own headlining tours.

All the Stars and Boulevards (2005-2007)

All the Stars and Boulevards
All the Stars and Boulevards
All the Stars and Boulevards is the debut album from Augustana, a Californian piano rock band. The album was released September 6, 2005 by Epic Records....

was released September 6, 2005 and reached #1 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers
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...

 chart and #96 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. The first single from the album, Boston
Boston (song)
"Boston" is a song by American rock band Augustana, from their 2005 album All the Stars and Boulevards. It was originally produced in 2003 by Stephen Short for Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays and was later re-recorded with producer Brendan O'Brien for All the Stars and Boulevards...

, was released in 2005. This version differs from the one on their debut album, Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays
Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays
Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays is the initial demo album of Augustana, recorded in the home recording studio of Jon King. One thousand copies were produced by Augustana and distributed at shows in the Midwest and California.- Track listing :...

. The album was made available exclusively at Best Buy
Best Buy
Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates...

 stores, and the Best Buy
Best Buy
Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates...

 website, where it was sold out by the following day. The new features on this re-release are a re-mixed version of "Wasteland"; a new track named "Marie"; and acoustic versions and music videos of "Boston" and "Stars and Boulevards". Their most recognizable song is "Boston" which made it all the way to 34 on the Billboard top 100, as well as appearing on television shows Scrubs
Scrubs (TV series)
Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...

, Smallville
Smallville
Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross...

and One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill (TV series)
One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...

. A cover version by Leonard also appeared on The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory is an American sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom serve as executive producers on the show, along with Steven Molaro. All three also serve as head writers...

.

Josiah Rosen left the band and has since has signed with Appeal Records as The Last Almanac. The label is releasing A Memoir in 2008.

At the beginning of 2007, the band embarked on their second headlining tour, supported by Vega 4
Vega 4
Vega4 was a four-piece band formed in London. Johnny McDaid was the band's lead vocalist and songwriter, joined on guitar by Bruce Gainsford. Gavin Fox was the band's bassist and Bryan McLellan the drummer....

. The band also opened for Chris Carrabba
Chris Carrabba
Christopher Ender Carrabba is the lead singer and guitarist of the band Dashboard Confessional, and is the vocalist for the American emo/indie rock band Further Seems Forever.-Biography:...

 of Dashboard Confessional
Dashboard Confessional
Dashboard Confessional is an American rock band from Boca Raton, Florida, led by singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba. The name of the band is derived from the song "The Sharp Hint of New Tears" from the debut album The Swiss Army Romance....

 on his first solo tour since the re-release of The Swiss Army Romance
The Swiss Army Romance
The Swiss Army Romance is the first full-length album by Dashboard Confessional. It had an original short release on Fiddler Records, but soon a decision was made to sell the album to Drive-Thru Records. Drive-Thru released the album on November 14, 2000...

, in late 2007.

Can't Love, Can't Hurt (2008-2010)

The band released their third album, Can't Love, Can't Hurt
Can't Love, Can't Hurt
Can't Love, Can't Hurt is the third album by Augustana, a California rock band. The album was released on April 29, 2008 by Epic Records.The album debuted at number 21 on the U.S...

, on April 29, 2008. The first single from the album is titled "Sweet and Low
Sweet and Low (Augustana song)
"Sweet and Low" is a song by rock band Augustana. It is the first single from Augustana's 2008 album, Can't Love, Can't Hurt.-Track listing:CD single# "Sweet and Low""Sweet and Low "# "Sweet and Low"-Charts:...

". The second single, "I Still Ain't Over You" reached #22 on the Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....

 chart.

On May 1, 2008, the band appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Several songs from Can't Love, Can't Hurt have appeared in many television shows. The song "Twenty Years" appeared on One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill (TV series)
One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...

and on Numb3rs
NUMB3RS
Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes...

; "Hey Now" appeared on General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....

; "Fire" was used on Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights (TV series)
Friday Night Lights is an American sports drama television series adapted by Peter Berg, Brian Grazer and David Nevins from a book and film of the same name. The series details events surrounding a high school football team based in fictional Dillon, Texas, with particular focus given to team...

.

The band had to cancel their European/North American tour for fall 2010.

Augustana (2011)

Augustana's self-titled, fourth full-length album
Augustana (album)
Augustana is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Augustana, released on April 26, 2011 on Epic Records.The album's lead single, "Steal Your Heart", was planned for a radio release on February 14 in order to coincide with Valentine's Day, but was released early on February 8 via AOL...

 was released on April 26, 2011. The album's lead single, "Steal Your Heart", was planned for a radio release on February 14 in order to coincide with Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496...

, but was released early on the 8th of February on AOL Music. Another song off the album "Just Stay Here Tonight" was used in an episode of Private Practice. "Steal Your Heart" was also used in the extended length Degrassi promo for the 11th season.

In early 2011, John Vincent left the band for an undisclosed reason and was replaced by previous Augustana band member, David Lamoureux.

They were featured on The Late Show With David Letterman and sang, "Steal Your Heart"

Sales of 'Augustana' were disappointing and the band was dropped from Epic's roster shortly after the Album's release.

In September 2011, Augustana announced that the band members have parted ways, but that the split was amicable.

On 11th November, 2011, Augustana announced that 'some members have parted ways' however 'Augustana will continue to tour and perform.'

Band Members

Last Line-up
  • Dan Layus (vocals, guitar
    Rhythm guitar
    Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...

    , piano
    Piano
    The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

    )
  • Jared Palomar (bass guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

    , vocals, keyboards)
  • Justin South (drums, percussion)
  • Chris Sachtleben (guitar
    Lead guitar
    Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...

    , vocals)
  • David Lamoureux (keyboards, mandolin
    Mandolin
    A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...

    , vocals)


Former Members
  • John Vincent
  • Josiah Rosen
  • Josh Calhoun
  • Kyle Baker
  • Nik Ewing
  • Simeon Lorhman
  • Thomas Lesnick

Albums

Year Album details Peak Certifications
Music recording sales certification
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(sales threshold)
US US
Digital
US
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...

US
Indie
CAN
Canadian Albums Chart
The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS...

UK
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

early 2003 Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays
Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays
Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays is the initial demo album of Augustana, recorded in the home recording studio of Jon King. One thousand copies were produced by Augustana and distributed at shows in the Midwest and California.- Track listing :...

  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD
    Compact Disc
    The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

  • US: 1,000
  • late 2003 Mayfield EP
    Mayfield EP
    Mayfield EP is an EP by the band Augustana. It was released in Fall of 2003 and produced by Augustana and Dustin Burnett. Only 25 copies were released. This was the second album by Augustana and their first EP. No copies are currently available for purchase but the tracks can be found on many...

  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD
    Compact Disc
    The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

  • US: 25
  • 2005 All the Stars and Boulevards
    All the Stars and Boulevards
    All the Stars and Boulevards is the debut album from Augustana, a Californian piano rock band. The album was released September 6, 2005 by Epic Records....

  • Label: Epic Records
  • Format: CD
    Compact Disc
    The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

  • 96 107 1 1
  • US: 345,000
  • WW: 1,900,000
  • 2008 Can't Love, Can't Hurt EP
    Can't Love, Can't Hurt EP
    Can't Love, Can't Hurt EP was an EP released by rock band Augustana to promote their upcoming album Can't Love Can't Hurt. The album was an iTunes exclusive and features Augustana's planned singles.- Track listing :#"Sweet and Low"#"Hey Now"...

  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD
    Compact Disc
    The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

    , Digital
    Digital
    A digital system is a data technology that uses discrete values. By contrast, non-digital systems use a continuous range of values to represent information...

  • 168 158 6
  • US: 15,000
  • WW: 50,000
  • Can't Love, Can't Hurt
    Can't Love, Can't Hurt
    Can't Love, Can't Hurt is the third album by Augustana, a California rock band. The album was released on April 29, 2008 by Epic Records.The album debuted at number 21 on the U.S...

  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD
    Compact Disc
    The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

    , Digital
    Digital
    A digital system is a data technology that uses discrete values. By contrast, non-digital systems use a continuous range of values to represent information...

  • 21 77 2 45 114
  • US: 121,000
  • WW: 200,000
  • 2011 Augustana
    Augustana (album)
    Augustana is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Augustana, released on April 26, 2011 on Epic Records.The album's lead single, "Steal Your Heart", was planned for a radio release on February 14 in order to coincide with Valentine's Day, but was released early on February 8 via AOL...

  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD
    Compact Disc
    The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

    , Digital
    Digital
    A digital system is a data technology that uses discrete values. By contrast, non-digital systems use a continuous range of values to represent information...

  • 29 12 1 113
  • US: 28,985
  • WW: 60,004
  • "—" denotes releases that did not chart

    Singles

    Year Title Chart positions Album
    Billboard Hot 100
    Billboard Hot 100
    The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

    Billboard Pop 100 Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks
    Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks
    Adult Top 40 is a variation on the United States Billboard charts...

    Hot Digital Songs
    Hot Digital Songs
    The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard.Beginning in February 2005, digital sales have been incorporated into many of Billboards music single charts. It was decided to do so mainly because of the dramatic rise in popularity of...

    Top 40 Mainstream
    2005 "Stars and Boulevards" - 93 25 57 26 All the Stars and Boulevards
    2006 "Boston
    Boston (song)
    "Boston" is a song by American rock band Augustana, from their 2005 album All the Stars and Boulevards. It was originally produced in 2003 by Stephen Short for Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays and was later re-recorded with producer Brendan O'Brien for All the Stars and Boulevards...

    "
    34 31 22 22 24
    2008 "Sweet and Low
    Sweet and Low (Augustana song)
    "Sweet and Low" is a song by rock band Augustana. It is the first single from Augustana's 2008 album, Can't Love, Can't Hurt.-Track listing:CD single# "Sweet and Low""Sweet and Low "# "Sweet and Low"-Charts:...

    "
    88 66 34 44 - Can't Love, Can't Hurt
    "I Still Ain't Over You" - - - - -
    2011 "Steal Your Heart" - - - - - Augustana
    "Just Stay Here Tonight" - - - - -

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