Biography

Wax on Radio was an American

United States

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 alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band from Chicago, Illinois. Wax on Radio was created in 2004 when singer Mikey Russell, bassist Harrison Taylor, guitarist Bob Buckstaff and drummer Sammy Del Real met in the tiny suburban Chicago music scene, in and around the towns of Schaumburg

Schaumburg, Illinois

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 and Lake Forest

Lake Forest, Illinois

Lake Forest is an affluent city located in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The city is south of Waukegan along the shore of Lake Michigan, and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the North Shore. Lake Forest was founded around Lake Forest College and was laid out as a town in...

. The foursome, who had never before met, came together through the recommendations of mutual friends, when Russell put out the word that he was looking to start a new band. The band was signed to Downtown Records

Downtown Records

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 in 2006. Later that year, they released their debut album, Exposition

Exposition (album)

-Track listing:# "Today I Became a Realist" - 5:37# "Time Will Bind Us to the Guilt of Commitment" - 5:54# "Remembering" - 5:57# "Guilding the Lily" - 5:13# "The General of Medicine City" - 5:27# "Dawn Architects" - 4:02# "When in Rome..." - 7:45...

. In early 2007, they toured nationwide in the US opening for Forgive Durden

Forgive Durden

Forgive Durden is an indie rock band from Seattle, Washington, who got their name from the novel Fight Club. They are signed to Fueled By Ramen...

 and Brazil

Brazil (band)

Brazil was an Indiana rock band. Although the band eschews labels and are often categorized with the punk and post-hardcore music scenes, that is mostly due to association. The music itself is more akin to progressive rock with indie rock roots. The line-up as of 2006 release is Jonathon Newby,...

, following these dates with a two months of touring nationwide opening for 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"...

. The group received positive reviews from SPIN for their track "Today I Became A Realist" and from Rolling Stone

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 for their live performances.

Wax On Radio was signed by Downtown Records

Downtown Records

Downtown Records is a record label owned and operated by Downtown Music LLC. Music on the Downtown label is distributed by Universal Music's Fontana Distribution and, for certain releases, as a joint venture with Atlantic Records and also for select releases, by Alternative Distribution Alliance...

 in 2007, but was less than satisfied with the terms of their contract. That lead to a break-up of the band until the contract expired. The band's Internet postings say that they have over forty new songs ready to be record, and ten will be released on their next album, which has yet to be named. The band has also added Luke Dent from The Dear Hunter

The Dear Hunter

The Dear Hunter is an indie rock band originating in Providence, Rhode Island. It began as a side project of Casey Crescenzo, formerly of post-hardcore band The Receiving End of Sirens...

 (TDH) as a keyboardist.
All four members of Wax on Radio are either vegetarian or vegan.

Wax on Radio disbanded in October 2008, due to musical differences. Many members of the band have moved on to other projects. Mikey Russell started the band Suns, who played their first show at the Metro in Chicago in January 2010. Luke Dent moved on to create the band Meadowlarks.

Discography

• Exposition (EP)
• Exposition
  Exposition (album)
  -Track listing:# "Today I Became a Realist" - 5:37# "Time Will Bind Us to the Guilt of Commitment" - 5:54# "Remembering" - 5:57# "Guilding the Lily" - 5:13# "The General of Medicine City" - 5:27# "Dawn Architects" - 4:02# "When in Rome..." - 7:45...
  
  (full-length, 2006)

Members

• Mikey Russell - Vocals, Guitar
• Bob Buckstaff - Guitar, Wurlitzer, Tambourine
• Dustin Chabert - Bass Guitar, Bells
• Sammy Del Real - Drums, Percussion
• Luke Dent - Keyboards

External links

• Interview on Centerstage Chicago (September 2006)