Broadway Calls
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Broadway Calls is a punk rock band from Rainier
, Oregon
. The band has released two records and toured the United States
and Canada
extensively and often. More recently the band has completed tours in Europe. Broadway Calls have toured with such bands as Alkaline Trio
, The Gaslight Anthem
, Rancid
, The Bouncing Souls
, and Bad Religion
.
Matt Koenig (Bass/Vocals) Robert Baird (Guitar) and Josh Baird (Drums). The band was built on the solid foundation of Josh, Robert, and Ty's decade long history of making music together. Their previous band Countdown To Life was signed to New Age Records (Strife
, Countervail, Lifetime
). After playing one hometown show, Broadway Calls took a sink-or-swim approach and headed straight out on tour with label-mate Daggermouth
. The tour was a great success and Broadway Calls made a name for themselves in the hardcore community. In late 2005, the band released its debut EP, Call the Medic, on the State of Mind label.
in Canada
, Broadway Calls released their debut full length, titled 'Oregon' and produced by Willie Samuels of Green Day
’s production team at Pittsburg's
Nu-Tone studios. Broadway Calls
was released on July 10, 2007. The band then went on another full US tour and played shows with bands such as Crime In Stereo, I Am The Avalanche, The Smoking Popes, The Draft, Avail, This Is Hell, Set It Straight, Ruiner, Dead Hearts, Counting the Days, Future Primitive
, and Final Fight.
Within a year of their debut albums release, the band had been signed by Adeline Records, whose owners include Billie Joe Armstrong
, lead singer of Green Day
. The band's self titled debut album was then re-released on March 18, 2008.
At the start of 2008, the band went on tour, playing with Ruiner. The tour started on the West Coast and ended up at Tennessee
. Half way through the tour, Robbert Baird left the band to help support his new baby daughter. This tour was followed by a tour in February 2008 over the western half of the U.S with bands like West 44 and Shook Ones.
In early March 2008, the band went to Redding to shoot their first music video
for their album's first single, "Call It Off". The band performed subsequent shows during March 2008 with bands including Dead To Me, Teenage Bottlerocket
, West 44, Over Stars and Gutters, Off With Their Heads, our first SXSW, and Bad Religion
.
During April 2008, the band performed at Bamboozle Left, the annual two-day music festival held in California on April 5 with bands such as Jimmy Eat World
, Alkaline Trio
and Hot Water Music
.
Shortly after the re-release of the album, in May 2008 the band played its first gig in England at the Give It A Name Festival
2008, on the Second Stage on Saturday 10 May 2008 at Earl's Court in London. They were the first band to perform that day and did so in front of 5,000 people. This was followed by performing the day after in Sheffield. Following this festival, the band went on a UK tour in support of Cobra Starship and All Time Low.
June 2008 started with three shows on the west coast of the U.S. with Alkaline Trio
and then Warped Tour 2008 on the Hurley Stage. During the middle of the Warped Tour, the band released a split 7-inch with Teenage Bottlerocket
on Adeline Records
on July 15, 2008. This release was available in five different colour schemes.
During a break following Warped Tour, the band shot a music video for the second single from their debut album, "Back To Oregon". The band returned to performing, coming back in September 2008 to play some shows with the Canadian band The Flatliners
. Following those performances, the band began on a tour in October 2008 with the Polar Bear Club
, and other bands such as Crime In Stereo
, The Swellers
, and Smartbomb. The band finished out the year by playing their final show in L.A
, opening for The Gaslight Anthem
and Alkaline Trio
.
(Above Information under "Self-titled" section as per Blog by TY (Band member) on bands official myspace - http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=42704517&blogId=453544195)
in early 2009, starting on January 22, 2009 and ending on the February 17, 2009. The tour covered shows in Belgium
, Germany
, Holland, Austria
, Italy
, Switzerland
, France
and ending in a 11 date tour in England
.
Shortly before the European Tour, the band announced via myspace
on January 6, 2009 that they had signed with Sideone Dummy Records for their next album release.
Once the band came home from the European Tour with Alkaline Trio
, the band set about tackling their next album. Starting on Tuesday March 10, they headed to Ft. Collins, Colorado
, to record in the "Blasting Room!!", armed with close to 20 songs. There they would record their second album with producer Bill Stevenson, the drummer for Descendents
and Only Crime
. Bill Stevenson's production credits include records with bands like NOFX
, Good Riddance
, Rise Against
, Comeback Kid
, Suicide Machines
, Descendents
, A Wilhelm Scream
, MxPx
, Lagwagon
, The Ataris
, Black Flag
, and many more. Pre-production was completed by March 15, which whittled the number of songs down to 13. Tracking began on March 15 with Bill and Jason Livermore. The band had finished recording and mixing the album by April 8. The band then performed some tour dates with Menzingers.
On May 14, 2009, Sideone Dummy Records revealed the name of the band's second album to be Good Views, Bad News
, to be released August 18, 2009. On June 1, 2009 Sideone Dummy announced the release of the album's first single, "Be All That You Can't Be
" on July 21, 2009. The single was available on 7" vinyl, available in Blue, Orange and White(Hot Topic Exclusive). The pressings of each colour was limited to 500 each. On June 10, 2009 the band announced that "Be All That You Can't Be
" was to be included on the Warped Tour 2009 Tour Compilation CD. Good Views, Bad News reached #24 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.
More recently the band has announced single shows with Bane
and This Is Hell on July 27 and Comadre, Dead To Me
, Hour Of The Wolf
on August 8. These shows are to be warm up shows ready for the band to perform on 5 dates on the 2009 Warped Tour on the Kia/Kevin Says Stage. Broadway Calls is scheduled to perform at the Leeds Festival
in England
on August 29, and at the Reading Festival on August 30. These fesitval dates line between dates supporting The Offspring
on August 25 and 26 in London
and Manchester
, England
and September 1 and 2 at shows in Munich
, Germany
and Milan
, Italy
.
More recently Sideone Dummy have announced the band is to support Streetlight Manifesto
on a U.S tour during late September and early October, followed up by 3 dates supporting The Gaslight Anthem
during mid October 9.
In Late July 2009, 2 songs additional songs were made available from the new album, for free download. "The Call Out" is available from NME website. "Jump At Shadows", is available, from a promotion with UK based "Kerrang!".
On 6 August 2009 the music video for "Be All That You Can't Be
" debuted on Absolute Punk. In late August 2009, the Bouncing Souls announced that Broadway Calls would be supporting them alongside Bayside
on a tour across the West Coast of the U.S during late October and early November 2009.
During April and May 2010 the band toured the east coast and midwest of the U.S with Cobra Skulls, The Flatliners
and Off With Their Heads
, amongst other bands.
The 2nd music video for the album was made for "Basement Royalty", and was released on 13 May 2010. It was made up of a collection of live performances when the band performed at Banquet Records
in the UK in early 2010, and clips of the band members exploring the UK.
Matt Koenig left the band in early June 2010, due to alleged lack of song writing contribution towards the band's third album, which they had planned to start writing for following the end of their tour in early 2010. Koenig has been replaced by Adam Willis, who previously played with Josh Baird & Ty Vaughn in Countdown to Life. The band is currently writing for their third album.
Screamo band Comadre
released their 4th Mix tape on 1 October 2010, which includes a collaboration with Broadway Calls.
.
On 15th September 2011, it was announced through facebook that the New EP would be released in mid to late October 2011, on vinyl and in 4 colours. All for Hope Records will handling the release in the US and Banquet Records
in the UK. The title of the EP is Toxic Kids
. The EP will consist of 6 tracks. The first track to be released is available to listen to at punknews.org, called "Horizons And Histories".
Rainier, Oregon
Rainier is a city in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,687 at the 2000 census. Rainier is located on the south bank of the Columbia River across from Kelso and Longview, Washington-History:...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. The band has released two records and toured the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
extensively and often. More recently the band has completed tours in Europe. Broadway Calls have toured with such bands as Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant...
, The Gaslight Anthem
The Gaslight Anthem
The Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, consisting of Brian Fallon , Alex Rosamilia , Alex Levine and Benny Horowitz...
, Rancid
Rancid (band)
Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California in 1991. Founded by Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, both of whom previously played in the ska punk band Operation Ivy, Rancid is credited—along with Green Day and The Offspring—for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the...
, The Bouncing Souls
The Bouncing Souls
The Bouncing Souls are a punk rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 1987. By the time of their acknowledgment by the national punk rock scene, they had reignited a "pogo" element to New Jersey punk rock by playing fast light-hearted songs, a model followed by various other local...
, and Bad Religion
Bad Religion
Bad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1979. Their current line-up consists of Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz , Jay Bentley , Greg Hetson , Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman . Gurewitz is also the founder of the label Epitaph Records, which has released almost all of the...
.
The Beginning (2005 - 2006)
Broadway Calls formed in the winter of 2005/2006, with Ty Vaughn (Guitar/Vocals),Matt Koenig (Bass/Vocals) Robert Baird (Guitar) and Josh Baird (Drums). The band was built on the solid foundation of Josh, Robert, and Ty's decade long history of making music together. Their previous band Countdown To Life was signed to New Age Records (Strife
Strife
Strife is a first-person shooter video game developed by Rogue Entertainment and published by Velocity, based on the Doom engine from id Software. Strife added some role-playing game elements and allowed players to talk to other characters in the game's world...
, Countervail, Lifetime
Lifetime (band)
Lifetime is an American melodic hardcore/emo band from New Jersey. Lifetime was formed in 1990 and disbanded in 1997. In late 2005, they announced their reunion.-History:...
). After playing one hometown show, Broadway Calls took a sink-or-swim approach and headed straight out on tour with label-mate Daggermouth
Daggermouth
Daggermouth was a Canadian pop punk/Hardcore Punk band originating from Vancouver, British Columbia. They started around early 2004 quickly building a solid reputation by touring with bands such as Moneen and SNFU. They were signed to Smallman Records and in late-2005 released their debut album...
. The tour was a great success and Broadway Calls made a name for themselves in the hardcore community. In late 2005, the band released its debut EP, Call the Medic, on the State of Mind label.
Self Titled Album (2007 - 2008)
Still signed to State of Mind Records in the US, and expanding their distribution potential by signing to Smallman RecordsSmallman Records
Smallman Records is a Winnipeg based record label created in 1997 by Rob Krause and Jason Smith as an avenue for releasing albums from their own bands. Smallman started out as a side venture but soon became a full time pursuit. Smallman has signed many bands that have become staples of the...
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Broadway Calls released their debut full length, titled 'Oregon' and produced by Willie Samuels of Green Day
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
’s production team at Pittsburg's
Pittsburg, California
Pittsburg is a city located in eastern Contra Costa County, California, the outer portion of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 63,264 at the 2010 census....
Nu-Tone studios. Broadway Calls
Broadway Calls (album)
- Personnel :*Ty Vaughn - Lead Vocals/Guitar*Robert Baird - Guitar*Matt Koenig - Bass/Vocals*Josh Baird - Drums / Percussion-Other contributors:* Produced by Willie Samuels* Mixed by Unknown...
was released on July 10, 2007. The band then went on another full US tour and played shows with bands such as Crime In Stereo, I Am The Avalanche, The Smoking Popes, The Draft, Avail, This Is Hell, Set It Straight, Ruiner, Dead Hearts, Counting the Days, Future Primitive
Future Primitive (band)
Future Primitive is a melodic hardcore Straight Edge band from Southern California. The band was established in 2005. Their first release, entitled "Expression Sessions", is a forceful seven song EP which includes a cover of an unreleased Inside Out song, featuring Vic DiCara as a guest guitarist...
, and Final Fight.
Within a year of their debut albums release, the band had been signed by Adeline Records, whose owners include Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong is an American rock musician and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist, main songwriter and lead guitarist for the American punk rock band Green Day...
, lead singer of Green Day
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
. The band's self titled debut album was then re-released on March 18, 2008.
At the start of 2008, the band went on tour, playing with Ruiner. The tour started on the West Coast and ended up at Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
. Half way through the tour, Robbert Baird left the band to help support his new baby daughter. This tour was followed by a tour in February 2008 over the western half of the U.S with bands like West 44 and Shook Ones.
In early March 2008, the band went to Redding to shoot their first music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for their album's first single, "Call It Off". The band performed subsequent shows during March 2008 with bands including Dead To Me, 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...
, West 44, Over Stars and Gutters, Off With Their Heads, our first SXSW, and Bad Religion
Bad Religion
Bad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1979. Their current line-up consists of Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz , Jay Bentley , Greg Hetson , Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman . Gurewitz is also the founder of the label Epitaph Records, which has released almost all of the...
.
During April 2008, the band performed at Bamboozle Left, the annual two-day music festival held in California on April 5 with bands such as Jimmy Eat World
Jimmy Eat World
Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, that formed in 1993. The band is composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Zach Lind....
, Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant...
and Hot Water Music
Hot Water Music
Hot Water Music is a punk rock band from Gainesville, Florida. The members of the band are Chuck Ragan, Chris Wollard, Jason Black, and George Rebelo. HWM first formed in 1993...
.
Shortly after the re-release of the album, in May 2008 the band played its first gig in England at the Give It A Name Festival
Give it a Name
Give it a Name, also known as GIAN, , named after an At the Drive-In song, was an annual British rock music festival, normally held on the weekend nearest to the end of April. The first festival took place on May 2, 2005 at Alexandra Palace, North London...
2008, on the Second Stage on Saturday 10 May 2008 at Earl's Court in London. They were the first band to perform that day and did so in front of 5,000 people. This was followed by performing the day after in Sheffield. Following this festival, the band went on a UK tour in support of Cobra Starship and All Time Low.
June 2008 started with three shows on the west coast of the U.S. with Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant...
and then Warped Tour 2008 on the Hurley Stage. During the middle of the Warped Tour, the band released a split 7-inch with 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 Adeline Records
Adeline Records
Adeline Records is a record label which was formed in Oakland, California in late 1997. It is co-owned by Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day, his wife Adrienne Armstrong, and Jim Thiebaud, professional skateboarder...
on July 15, 2008. This release was available in five different colour schemes.
During a break following Warped Tour, the band shot a music video for the second single from their debut album, "Back To Oregon". The band returned to performing, coming back in September 2008 to play some shows with the Canadian band The Flatliners
The Flatliners
The Flatliners are a punk rock/ska punk band from Richmond Hill and Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Since their formation in 2002, The Flatliners have been a growing influence in the Toronto punk/ska scene as well as other areas of the Greater Toronto Area. They are currently signed to Fat Wreck Chords...
. Following those performances, the band began on a tour in October 2008 with the Polar Bear Club
Polar Bear Club
Polar Bear Club is an American post-hardcore/indie rock band from Rochester and Syracuse, upstate New York. Formed in 2005, the band currently consists of vocalist Jimmy Stadt, lead guitarist Chris Browne, rhythm guitarist Nate Morris, bass guitarist Erik Michael "Goose" Henning and drummer Tyler...
, and other bands such as Crime In Stereo
Crime In Stereo
Crime in Stereo was a Long Island-based melodic hardcore band. Comparable to Dag Nasty, Brand New, and Lifetime, the band released their debut, a split with New York's Kill Your Idols, in 2003 on hardcore label Blackout! Records...
, The Swellers
The Swellers
The Swellers are an American punk rock band from Flint, Michigan. Their music draws influence from melodic punk rock bands as well as alternative and indie rock from the 90s.-Band history:...
, and Smartbomb. The band finished out the year by playing their final show in L.A
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, opening for The Gaslight Anthem
The Gaslight Anthem
The Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, consisting of Brian Fallon , Alex Rosamilia , Alex Levine and Benny Horowitz...
and Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant...
.
(Above Information under "Self-titled" section as per Blog by TY (Band member) on bands official myspace - http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=42704517&blogId=453544195)
Good Views, Bad News (2009 - 2010)
Following the conclusion of their touring in 2008, the band went back home, to write and record their follow up album. The band also booked and performed on a European Tour with Alkaline TrioAlkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant...
in early 2009, starting on January 22, 2009 and ending on the February 17, 2009. The tour covered shows in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Holland, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Italy
Italy
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, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and ending in a 11 date tour in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Shortly before the European Tour, the band announced via myspace
Myspace
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on January 6, 2009 that they had signed with Sideone Dummy Records for their next album release.
Once the band came home from the European Tour with Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant...
, the band set about tackling their next album. Starting on Tuesday March 10, they headed to Ft. Collins, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, to record in the "Blasting Room!!", armed with close to 20 songs. There they would record their second album with producer Bill Stevenson, the drummer for Descendents
Descendents
The Descendents are an American punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California. As of 2011, they have released six studio albums, three live albums, three compilation albums and three EPs. The Descendents broke up and reformed several times over the years, sometimes with different musicians...
and Only Crime
Only Crime
Only Crime is a melodic hardcore group formed by Good Riddance singer Russ Rankin and Bane guitarist Aaron Dalbecin 2003. The band plays melodic but hard-hitting punk rock that borrows heavily from early-1980s hardcore bands such as Black Flag.-History:...
. Bill Stevenson's production credits include records with bands like 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...
, Good Riddance
Good Riddance
Good Riddance was a punk rock band from Santa Cruz, California. They released seven full-length studio albums on Fat Wreck Chords, and their final album was a live recording of their farewell concert in 2007. Led by vocalist Russ Rankin, the band's longtime lineup included guitarist Luke Pabich,...
, Rise Against
Rise Against
Rise Against is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. The band currently consists of Tim McIlrath , Zach Blair , Joe Principe and Brandon Barnes .Rise Against spent its first five years signed to the independent record label Fat Wreck Chords, on which it...
, Comeback Kid
Comeback Kid
Comeback Kid is a Canadian hardcore band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Formed in 2002, the band is currently signed to Facedown Records. Their name comes from a headline in a newspaper about hockey player, Mario Lemieux coming back to the NHL. The band was formed in 2002 by Andrew Neufeld and Jeremy...
, Suicide Machines
Suicide machines
Suicide machines may mean:* machines for auto-euthanasia, see euthanasia device* fictional machines for suicide, see suicide booth* The Suicide Machines, an American punk rock band** The Suicide Machines , an album by the aforementioned group...
, Descendents
Descendents
The Descendents are an American punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California. As of 2011, they have released six studio albums, three live albums, three compilation albums and three EPs. The Descendents broke up and reformed several times over the years, sometimes with different musicians...
, A Wilhelm Scream
A Wilhelm Scream
A Wilhelm Scream is a melodic hardcore band from New Bedford, Massachusetts. Many people have referenced Strung Out, Hot Water Music, Propagandhi, and Strike Anywhere as the band's similar artists. Their name is a reference to the Wilhelm Scream, a famous stock sound effect which mainly is used in...
, MxPx
MxPx
MxPx is a pop punk band from Bremerton, Washington with connections to the Christian punk scene. The band has recorded eight studio albums, four EPs, four compilation albums, a live album, a VHS tape, a DVD and released 20 singles....
, 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...
, The Ataris
The Ataris
The Ataris are a rock band from Anderson, Indiana. They have released five studio albums, and their most recent E.P. was released on November 25, 2010 on the Gainesville, Florida based label, Paper + Plastick. It contained the brand new tracks "All Souls' Day" and "The Graveyard of The Atlantic"...
, Black Flag
Black Flag (band)
Black Flag was an American punk rock band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California. The band was established by Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes in the band...
, and many more. Pre-production was completed by March 15, which whittled the number of songs down to 13. Tracking began on March 15 with Bill and Jason Livermore. The band had finished recording and mixing the album by April 8. The band then performed some tour dates with Menzingers.
On May 14, 2009, Sideone Dummy Records revealed the name of the band's second album to be Good Views, Bad News
Good Views, Bad News
Good Views, Bad News is the second album by the punk rock band Broadway Calls. It was recorded at Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado, Produced by Descendents drummer Bill Stevenson & Jason Livermore...
, to be released August 18, 2009. On June 1, 2009 Sideone Dummy announced the release of the album's first single, "Be All That You Can't Be
Be All That You Can't Be
Be All That You Can't Be is the first single from Broadway Calls' second studio album, Good Views, Bad News. It was released on July 21, 2009.. The single has been released on vinyl. The vinyl is available in 3 colours - Blue, Orange and White . Each colour is limited to 500....
" on July 21, 2009. The single was available on 7" vinyl, available in Blue, Orange and White(Hot Topic Exclusive). The pressings of each colour was limited to 500 each. On June 10, 2009 the band announced that "Be All That You Can't Be
Be All That You Can't Be
Be All That You Can't Be is the first single from Broadway Calls' second studio album, Good Views, Bad News. It was released on July 21, 2009.. The single has been released on vinyl. The vinyl is available in 3 colours - Blue, Orange and White . Each colour is limited to 500....
" was to be included on the Warped Tour 2009 Tour Compilation CD. Good Views, Bad News reached #24 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.
More recently the band has announced single shows with Bane
Bane (band)
Bane, a hardcore punk band, began as a side project between Aaron Dalbec and Damon Bellardo. Aaron approached Matt Firestone to sing and they played under the moniker of Gateway for a few shows, before Firestone departed ways to focus on other projects...
and This Is Hell on July 27 and Comadre, Dead To Me
Dead to Me (band)
Dead to Me is a punk rock band from San Francisco, founded by vocalist/guitarist Jack Dalrymple, drummer Brandon Pollack and bassist/vocalist Chicken of Western Addiction...
, Hour Of The Wolf
Hour of the Wolf
Hour of the Wolf is a 1968 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann. It combines elements of the film drama, surrealist film and horror film.-Plot:...
on August 8. These shows are to be warm up shows ready for the band to perform on 5 dates on the 2009 Warped Tour on the Kia/Kevin Says Stage. Broadway Calls is scheduled to perform at the Leeds Festival
Leeds Festival
Leeds Festival may refer to:*Reading and Leeds Festivals , a rock music festival in Leeds , West Yorkshire, England*Leeds Festival , European classical music festival in Leeds...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
on August 29, and at the Reading Festival on August 30. These fesitval dates line between dates supporting The Offspring
The Offspring
The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Known as Manic Subsidal until 1986, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and drummer Pete Parada...
on August 25 and 26 in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and September 1 and 2 at shows in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
More recently Sideone Dummy have announced the band is to support Streetlight Manifesto
Streetlight Manifesto
Streetlight Manifesto is an American punk band with many influences from different genres including ska, from New Brunswick, New Jersey fronted by Tomas Kalnoky....
on a U.S tour during late September and early October, followed up by 3 dates supporting The Gaslight Anthem
The Gaslight Anthem
The Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, consisting of Brian Fallon , Alex Rosamilia , Alex Levine and Benny Horowitz...
during mid October 9.
In Late July 2009, 2 songs additional songs were made available from the new album, for free download. "The Call Out" is available from NME website. "Jump At Shadows", is available, from a promotion with UK based "Kerrang!".
On 6 August 2009 the music video for "Be All That You Can't Be
Be All That You Can't Be
Be All That You Can't Be is the first single from Broadway Calls' second studio album, Good Views, Bad News. It was released on July 21, 2009.. The single has been released on vinyl. The vinyl is available in 3 colours - Blue, Orange and White . Each colour is limited to 500....
" debuted on Absolute Punk. In late August 2009, the Bouncing Souls announced that Broadway Calls would be supporting them alongside Bayside
Bayside (band)
Bayside is an American punk rock band from Queens which formed in the winter of 2000. The band has released five full length albums since signing to Victory Records...
on a tour across the West Coast of the U.S during late October and early November 2009.
During April and May 2010 the band toured the east coast and midwest of the U.S with Cobra Skulls, The Flatliners
The Flatliners
The Flatliners are a punk rock/ska punk band from Richmond Hill and Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Since their formation in 2002, The Flatliners have been a growing influence in the Toronto punk/ska scene as well as other areas of the Greater Toronto Area. They are currently signed to Fat Wreck Chords...
and Off With Their Heads
Off With Their Heads (band)
Off with Their Heads is a punk rock band formed in 2002 from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Since their formation, they have often featured a rotating line-up of tour players, due to their members' other commitments and Off With Their Head's own full-time touring schedule...
, amongst other bands.
The 2nd music video for the album was made for "Basement Royalty", and was released on 13 May 2010. It was made up of a collection of live performances when the band performed at Banquet Records
Banquet Records
Banquet Records is an independent record shop in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. It stocks a broad range of music on both CD and vinyl but mainly specialises in new music from indie, punk, emo, electro, house, drum ‘n’ bass and dub-step genres.The store prides itself in being "More than just your...
in the UK in early 2010, and clips of the band members exploring the UK.
Matt Koenig left the band in early June 2010, due to alleged lack of song writing contribution towards the band's third album, which they had planned to start writing for following the end of their tour in early 2010. Koenig has been replaced by Adam Willis, who previously played with Josh Baird & Ty Vaughn in Countdown to Life. The band is currently writing for their third album.
Screamo band Comadre
Comadre (band)
Comadre is a band from Redwood City, a suburb of San Francisco, California, composed of former members of Heartcrosslove, One's Own Ruin, What Life Makes Us, and Light This City. Their sound is a shoot-off of emotive and punk, played fast and chaotic with an abundance of energy, but with a large...
released their 4th Mix tape on 1 October 2010, which includes a collaboration with Broadway Calls.
Toxic Kids EP (2011 - Present)
During 2011 the band has been in studio, and are preparing to release a new EP in the fall of 2011. This will precede the release of the band's third album, most likely to see a 2012 release. As a band they have around 15 songs, with at least 4-5 more currently in progress. The new EP is being recorded at The Atomic Garden studio in San Francisco, which is owned by Jack Shirley of the band ComadreComadre (band)
Comadre is a band from Redwood City, a suburb of San Francisco, California, composed of former members of Heartcrosslove, One's Own Ruin, What Life Makes Us, and Light This City. Their sound is a shoot-off of emotive and punk, played fast and chaotic with an abundance of energy, but with a large...
.
On 15th September 2011, it was announced through facebook that the New EP would be released in mid to late October 2011, on vinyl and in 4 colours. All for Hope Records will handling the release in the US and Banquet Records
Banquet Records
Banquet Records is an independent record shop in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. It stocks a broad range of music on both CD and vinyl but mainly specialises in new music from indie, punk, emo, electro, house, drum ‘n’ bass and dub-step genres.The store prides itself in being "More than just your...
in the UK. The title of the EP is Toxic Kids
Toxic Kids
Toxic Kids is the second EP from Broadway Calls'. It is scheduled for release in mid-to-late October 2011. This will precede the release of the band's third album, most likely to see a 2012 release....
. The EP will consist of 6 tracks. The first track to be released is available to listen to at punknews.org, called "Horizons And Histories".
Band members
- Ty Vaughn - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
/VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Adam Willis - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Josh Baird - DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Former members
- Robbie Baird - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Chris Spencer - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Matt Koenig - Bass/Backing Vocals
Albums
- Broadway CallsBroadway Calls (album)- Personnel :*Ty Vaughn - Lead Vocals/Guitar*Robert Baird - Guitar*Matt Koenig - Bass/Vocals*Josh Baird - Drums / Percussion-Other contributors:* Produced by Willie Samuels* Mixed by Unknown...
(2007), (Smallman/State of Mind Records) - Broadway Calls (Re-Issue)Broadway Calls (album)- Personnel :*Ty Vaughn - Lead Vocals/Guitar*Robert Baird - Guitar*Matt Koenig - Bass/Vocals*Josh Baird - Drums / Percussion-Other contributors:* Produced by Willie Samuels* Mixed by Unknown...
(2008), (Adeline RecordsAdeline RecordsAdeline Records is a record label which was formed in Oakland, California in late 1997. It is co-owned by Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day, his wife Adrienne Armstrong, and Jim Thiebaud, professional skateboarder...
) - Good Views, Bad NewsGood Views, Bad NewsGood Views, Bad News is the second album by the punk rock band Broadway Calls. It was recorded at Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado, Produced by Descendents drummer Bill Stevenson & Jason Livermore...
(2009), (Side One Dummy Records)
EP's
- Call The Medic (2006), (State Of Mind Records)
- Toxic KidsToxic KidsToxic Kids is the second EP from Broadway Calls'. It is scheduled for release in mid-to-late October 2011. This will precede the release of the band's third album, most likely to see a 2012 release....
(2011), (All For Hope Records (U.S)/Banquet RecordsBanquet RecordsBanquet Records is an independent record shop in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. It stocks a broad range of music on both CD and vinyl but mainly specialises in new music from indie, punk, emo, electro, house, drum ‘n’ bass and dub-step genres.The store prides itself in being "More than just your...
(UK))
Splits
- The Riot Before/Broadway Calls Split (2007)
- Broadway Calls/Teenage BottlerocketTeenage BottlerocketTeenage 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...
Split (2008), (Adeline RecordsAdeline RecordsAdeline Records is a record label which was formed in Oakland, California in late 1997. It is co-owned by Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day, his wife Adrienne Armstrong, and Jim Thiebaud, professional skateboarder...
)
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Mod Rock | US Main Rock | UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 2008 | "Call It Off" | - | - | - | Broadway Calls Broadway Calls (album) - Personnel :*Ty Vaughn - Lead Vocals/Guitar*Robert Baird - Guitar*Matt Koenig - Bass/Vocals*Josh Baird - Drums / Percussion-Other contributors:* Produced by Willie Samuels* Mixed by Unknown... |
| 2008 | "Back To Oregon" | - | - | - | |
| 2009 | "Be All That You Can't Be Be All That You Can't Be Be All That You Can't Be is the first single from Broadway Calls' second studio album, Good Views, Bad News. It was released on July 21, 2009.. The single has been released on vinyl. The vinyl is available in 3 colours - Blue, Orange and White . Each colour is limited to 500.... " |
- | - | - | Good Views, Bad News Good Views, Bad News Good Views, Bad News is the second album by the punk rock band Broadway Calls. It was recorded at Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado, Produced by Descendents drummer Bill Stevenson & Jason Livermore... |
| 2010 | "Midnight Hour" | - | - | - | |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Call It Off" | Jeff Altrock |
| "Back To Oregon" | Josh Landan | |
| 2009 | "Be All That You Can't Be" | Josh Landan |
| 2010 | "Basement Royalty" | |
External links
- Broadway Calls on MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Broadway Calls on FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
- Broadway Calls on PurevolumePureVolumePureVolume was the first independently run website of its type, allowing for the upload and stream of music files. It was created in 2003 by Jennifer Welch , in conjunction with the Unborn Media team; Brett Woitunski, Nate Hudson, and Mitchell Pavao; all from the University of...
- Adeline Records
- Interview with Ty Vaughn
- Broadway Calls on Sideone Dummy Records
- ChangeTheRecord.net interview with Broadway Calls - Sept '09