New Transit Direction
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The New Transit Direction (TNTD) is an indie band from Salt Lake City, Utah
, formed in 2000.
They have performed as an opening act with The Used
, Taking Back Sunday
, The Blood Brothers and Form of Rocket.
After self-releasing a self-titled EP, the band signed a record deal with Some Records
. TNTD's debut album, Wonderful Defense Mechanisms, was produced and mixed by John Congleton
(90 Day Men
, The Paper Chase
), and was released by Some Records
in 2004.
Quinn Allman of The Used
is reportedly friends with all the members in the band and regards it as an influence.
Kilby Court, a venue in Salt Lake City, has been described by the band as "home".
Currently, the drummer Dan Whitesides
has replaced Brandon Steineckert as the new drummer in The Used
.
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, formed in 2000.
They have performed as an opening act with The Used
The Used
The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah. The band was founded in 2001 and signed to Reprise Records the same year. They rose to fame in June 2002 after releasing their self-titled debut album. They followed up with their second album, In Love and Death, in September 2004 and their third...
, Taking Back Sunday
Taking Back Sunday
Taking Back Sunday is a rock band from Long Island, NY, formed in 1999 by guitarist Eddie Reyes. Current members of the band are Adam Lazzara , John Nolan , Eddie Reyes , Shaun Cooper and Mark O'Connell ....
, The Blood Brothers and Form of Rocket.
After self-releasing a self-titled EP, the band signed a record deal with Some Records
Some Records
Some Records is an independent record label in New York City whose acts include Earl Greyhound, Innaway, Hot Water Music, Walking Concert, Six Going on Seven, Form of Rocket, The New Transit Direction, The Exit, The Ghost and Rebecca Schiffman....
. TNTD's debut album, Wonderful Defense Mechanisms, was produced and mixed by John Congleton
John Congleton
John Congleton John Congleton John Congleton (born April 5, 1977 in Lubbock, Texas, United States, is best known as a Grammy-nominated producer/engineer/mixer who made a name for himself in the alternative rock underground via production of his own band, The Paper Chase, and for many other artists...
(90 Day Men
90 Day Men
90 Day Men is a progressive rock band formed in 1995 in St. Louis, Missouri and later based out of Chicago, Illinois. Their name is a slang term used by corrections officers to refer to prison inmates who are slated to undergo psychiatric examination.-History:...
, The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase (band)
The Paper Chase was an alternative rock band formed in 1998 by well known producer/engineer John Congleton in Dallas, Texas, signed to Kill Rock Stars and Southern Records. Their Albums "God Bless Your Black Heart" and "Now You Are One Of Us" have been released on vinyl by the Austrian label Trost...
), and was released by Some Records
Some Records
Some Records is an independent record label in New York City whose acts include Earl Greyhound, Innaway, Hot Water Music, Walking Concert, Six Going on Seven, Form of Rocket, The New Transit Direction, The Exit, The Ghost and Rebecca Schiffman....
in 2004.
Quinn Allman of The Used
The Used
The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah. The band was founded in 2001 and signed to Reprise Records the same year. They rose to fame in June 2002 after releasing their self-titled debut album. They followed up with their second album, In Love and Death, in September 2004 and their third...
is reportedly friends with all the members in the band and regards it as an influence.
Kilby Court, a venue in Salt Lake City, has been described by the band as "home".
Currently, the drummer Dan Whitesides
Dan Whitesides
Daniel Whitesides is the drummer of American rock band The Used. He replaced former drummer and founder of the band Branden Steineckert who left the band in the summer of 2006. Whitesides had previously played with New Transit Direction for about seven years.-Early life and career:Whitesides began...
has replaced Brandon Steineckert as the new drummer in The Used
The Used
The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah. The band was founded in 2001 and signed to Reprise Records the same year. They rose to fame in June 2002 after releasing their self-titled debut album. They followed up with their second album, In Love and Death, in September 2004 and their third...
.
Band members
- Josh Asher - Guitar/Vocals
- Jake Hawley- Guitar
- John FinneganJohn FinneganJohn Finnegan, a convict of the colony of New South Wales , was one of four men who set off on a timber getting mission from Sydney bound for Illawarra in 1823...
- Bass - Dan WhitesidesDan WhitesidesDaniel Whitesides is the drummer of American rock band The Used. He replaced former drummer and founder of the band Branden Steineckert who left the band in the summer of 2006. Whitesides had previously played with New Transit Direction for about seven years.-Early life and career:Whitesides began...
-Drums