Artist vs. Poet
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Artist vs. Poet is a power pop
band from Dallas, Texas formed in late 2007.
In 2008 they were signed by Fearless Records
(Mayday Parade
, The Maine). Artist vs. Poet released their debut, self-titled EP in November 2008, recorded by producer Mike Green, who has worked with Paramore
, The Higher
, and Danger Radio
. Their songs have been on MTV's The Real World
and Parental Control. Alternative Press has called them "one of the 100 bands you need to know" in both 2009 and 2010. It was announced that Craig Calloway is leaving the band on a live ustream
chat on September 23, 2010.
The band has traveled across the country supporting their album and were a part of the Atticus Walk the Plank Tour with A Change of Pace
and The Classic Crime
. They have also toured with My American Heart
, The Graduate
, Danger Radio
, Mayday Parade
, Breathe Carolina
, Go Radio
, The Maine, We the Kings
, as well as being on the Guys Guys Guys Tour with Sing It Loud
, The Summer Set
, The Morning Light
, and The Friday Night Boys
. AVP played all summer on the Vans Warped Tour 2010 and will be touring fall 2010 on the Fearless Friends Tour.
On April 28, 2011, they announced that vocalist Tarcy Thomason and drummer Joe Westbrook are no longer with the band. Guitarist Joe Kirkland will take over as frontman and new guitarist Dylan Stevens has also been added. Thomason was the originator of the band, starting Artist Vs. Poet in 2007 with ex-guitarist Craig Calloway. Westbrook and bassist Jason Dean joined later that year. Kirkland came aboard in 2008 and helped write the group's only full-length to date—last year's Favorite Fix, via Fearless.
They released their second EP Damn Rough Night while on tour with Forever the Sickest Kids
in 2009. Their first full-length album Favorite Fix was released on Fearless Records
in March 2010.
Favorite Fix reached No. 17 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.
Artist vs. Poet covered Lady Gaga
's song, Bad Romance
, for the album Punk Goes Pop 3
.
Early summer, Artist vs. Poet announced via a YouTube announcement video that Tarcy Thomason (lead vocals) and Joe Westbrook (drums) are leaving the band. Tarcy wishes to spend more time with his wife and child; Joe is pursuing further schooling. Craig Calloway (lead guitar) had already left the band earlier, so only Jason Dean (bass) and Joe Kirkland (rhythm guitar) were left. Despite the shocking revelation, Jason and Joe felt they were an important enough part of AVP to keep the band alive. New lead vocals/guitar will be Joe (who already has a solo project called The Follow Through), and a new rhythm guitarist was added named Dylan Stevens. He met with the band through a friend of theirs. Even with the new lineup, Artist vs. Poet is currently writing songs for a new album to release hopefully later in 2011.
They more recently posted on the band's tumblr a voting poll for fans to vote which song the band should cover. Artist vs. Poet is going to record/release the winning song.
Artist vs. Poet have officially covered Jason Derulo's "Ridin' Solo", Taylor Swift's "Mean", and Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass."
Former
EPs
Power pop
Power pop is a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and rock music. It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices such as strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements, and prominent guitar riffs. Instrumental solos are...
band from Dallas, Texas formed in late 2007.
History
After the demise of his previous band, Enter the Collector, Vocalist Tarcy Thomason advertised on MySpace.com about starting an acoustic project in the Fall of 2007. Guitarist/vocalist Craig Calloway was the first to respond. They wrote music and quickly converted the project into a full band. Drummer Joe Westbrook (also formerly of Enter the Collector) joined the band. Also added was bassist Jason Dean and finally guitarist/vocalist Joe Kirkland.In 2008 they were signed by Fearless Records
Fearless Records
Fearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...
(Mayday Parade
Mayday Parade
Mayday Parade is an American rock band from Tallahassee, Florida. The band formed in 2005 when members of popular local Tallahassee bands Kid Named Chicago and Defining Moment converged in 2006. Their debut EP Tales Told by Dead Friends was released in 2006, and sold over 20,000 copies without any...
, The Maine). Artist vs. Poet released their debut, self-titled EP in November 2008, recorded by producer Mike Green, who has worked with Paramore
Paramore
Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, bassist Jeremy Davis, and guitarist Taylor York...
, The Higher
The Higher
The Higher is an American pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. They were originally known as "September Star". They have released two full length albums named On Fire, Histrionics and EPs named "Pace Yourself" and "Star is Dead"...
, and Danger Radio
Danger Radio
Danger Radio is an American rock band from Edmonds, Washington.-Formation:Danger Radio's lead vocalist and drummer met as middle schoolers, soon after adding Marvin Kunkel as bassist for talent shows and school gigs...
. Their songs have been on MTV's The Real World
The Real World
The Real World is a reality television program on MTV originally produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. First broadcast in 1992, the show, which was inspired by the 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family, is the longest-running program in MTV history and one of the...
and Parental Control. Alternative Press has called them "one of the 100 bands you need to know" in both 2009 and 2010. It was announced that Craig Calloway is leaving the band on a live ustream
Ustream
Ustream is a website which consists of a network of diverse channels providing a platform for lifecasting and live video streaming of events online. Established in March 2007, the site has over 2,000,000 registered users who generate 1,500,000+ hours of live streamed content per month with over ten...
chat on September 23, 2010.
The band has traveled across the country supporting their album and were a part of the Atticus Walk the Plank Tour with A Change of Pace
A Change of Pace
A Change of Pace was a five piece post hardcore and pop punk band from Peoria, Arizona. The band was on both the 2005 and 2006 Warped Tours.-Biography:...
and The Classic Crime
The Classic Crime
The Classic Crime is an Alternative rock band from Seattle, Washington. The band consists of Matt MacDonald , Alan Clark , Robert "Cheeze" Negrin , and Paul "Skip" Erickson . It was announced in November 2011 that Justin DuQue was leaving the band.-Background:Their debut album Albatross was...
. They have also toured with My American Heart
My American Heart
My American Heart was a rock band from San Diego, California. The band's original name was No Way Out, which consisted of Larry Soliman on vocals, Jesse Barrera on bass guitar, Clint Delgado and Jeremy Mendez on guitar, and Steven Oira on Drums...
, The Graduate
The Graduate (band)
The Graduate was an American indie/emo band from Springfield, Illinois.-History:The Graduate formed in central Illinois in November 2005, after the breakup of two other local bands whose members began playing shows together. Lead singer Corey Warning said of the band's name, "None of us graduated...
, Danger Radio
Danger Radio
Danger Radio is an American rock band from Edmonds, Washington.-Formation:Danger Radio's lead vocalist and drummer met as middle schoolers, soon after adding Marvin Kunkel as bassist for talent shows and school gigs...
, Mayday Parade
Mayday Parade
Mayday Parade is an American rock band from Tallahassee, Florida. The band formed in 2005 when members of popular local Tallahassee bands Kid Named Chicago and Defining Moment converged in 2006. Their debut EP Tales Told by Dead Friends was released in 2006, and sold over 20,000 copies without any...
, Breathe Carolina
Breathe Carolina
Breathe Carolina is an American electronic rock musical duo from Denver, Colorado, composed of David Schmitt and Kyle Even. Breathe Carolina have released three albums, one EP, and five music videos to date.-Beginnings :...
, Go Radio
Go Radio
Go Radio is a rock band from Tallahassee, Florida, formed by former Mayday Parade vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Jason Lancaster in April 2007.The band has toured with The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, A Day to Remember, as well as Mayday Parade...
, The Maine, We the Kings
We the Kings
We the Kings is an American powerpop band formed in 2005 from Bradenton, Florida, currently signed to record label S-Curve Records. The group released their self-titled full-length debut album in 2007, which peaked at No. 151 on the Billboard 200. Their second full-length album, Smile Kid, was...
, as well as being on the Guys Guys Guys Tour with Sing It Loud
Sing it Loud
-History:Sing it Loud grew out of a friendship between cousins vocalist Pat Brown and guitarist Kieren Smith, who founded the group together and added members whom they met locally in the Minneapolis music scene. Brown officially brought the group together after his previous band called it quits....
, The Summer Set
The Summer Set
The Summer Set are a pop-punk band from Scottsdale, Arizona.-History:After a few years of playing music together, Jess Bowen and brothers John and Stephen Gomez, set out in the fall of 2007 to form The Summer Set with newfound vocalist Brian Dales. Jess, John, and Stephen played in a previous band...
, The Morning Light
The Morning Light
The Morning Light was a pop rock band based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The group was signed to Fearless Records.-History:The Morning Light formed in 2006 after the breakup of local group Transition. Transition's bassist, Harrison Wargo, formed a band with singer Bobby Garver, soon after adding...
, and The Friday Night Boys
The Friday Night Boys
The Friday Night Boys were a pop punk band from Fairfax, that formed in 2006. The band consists of Andrew Goldstein, Mike Toohey, Robby Reidera, and Chris Barrett....
. AVP played all summer on the Vans Warped Tour 2010 and will be touring fall 2010 on the Fearless Friends Tour.
On April 28, 2011, they announced that vocalist Tarcy Thomason and drummer Joe Westbrook are no longer with the band. Guitarist Joe Kirkland will take over as frontman and new guitarist Dylan Stevens has also been added. Thomason was the originator of the band, starting Artist Vs. Poet in 2007 with ex-guitarist Craig Calloway. Westbrook and bassist Jason Dean joined later that year. Kirkland came aboard in 2008 and helped write the group's only full-length to date—last year's Favorite Fix, via Fearless.
They released their second EP Damn Rough Night while on tour with Forever the Sickest Kids
Forever the Sickest Kids
Forever the Sickest Kids is an American pop punk band from Dallas, Texas, who have yet to be signed to a new label after the closure of Universal Motown Records. In issue 228 of Alternative Press, the group was named the number one underground band in the "22 Best Underground Bands". Their first...
in 2009. Their first full-length album Favorite Fix was released on Fearless Records
Fearless Records
Fearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...
in March 2010.
Favorite Fix reached No. 17 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.
Artist vs. Poet covered Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
's song, Bad Romance
Bad Romance
"Bad Romance" is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga. It was released as the lead single from her third extended play , and second major release The Fame Monster . Written by Lady Gaga and produced by RedOne, the track was inspired by Gaga's fear of negative love relationships and the...
, for the album Punk Goes Pop 3
Punk Goes Pop 3
Punk Goes Pop 3 is the tenth compilation album released from the Punk Goes... series created by Fearless Records to feature covers by various artists of pop songs, and is the tenth album in the series overall...
.
Early summer, Artist vs. Poet announced via a YouTube announcement video that Tarcy Thomason (lead vocals) and Joe Westbrook (drums) are leaving the band. Tarcy wishes to spend more time with his wife and child; Joe is pursuing further schooling. Craig Calloway (lead guitar) had already left the band earlier, so only Jason Dean (bass) and Joe Kirkland (rhythm guitar) were left. Despite the shocking revelation, Jason and Joe felt they were an important enough part of AVP to keep the band alive. New lead vocals/guitar will be Joe (who already has a solo project called The Follow Through), and a new rhythm guitarist was added named Dylan Stevens. He met with the band through a friend of theirs. Even with the new lineup, Artist vs. Poet is currently writing songs for a new album to release hopefully later in 2011.
They more recently posted on the band's tumblr a voting poll for fans to vote which song the band should cover. Artist vs. Poet is going to record/release the winning song.
Artist vs. Poet have officially covered Jason Derulo's "Ridin' Solo", Taylor Swift's "Mean", and Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass."
Band members
Current- Joe Kirkland – Lead vocals, Guitar (2008–present)
- Jason Dean – Bass, Drums (2007–present)
- Dylan Stevens- Back up vocals, Guitar (2011–present)
Former
- Craig Calloway – guitars, backing vocals (2007–2010)
- Cale Kanack – bass guitar (2007)
- Jeff Olsen – guitars (2007)
- Patrick Rigden – guitars (2007)
- Tarcy Thomason – lead vocals (2007–2011)
- Joe Westbrook – drums, percussion (2007–2011)
Albums
Studio Albums- Favorite FixFavorite Fix- Chart performance :Favorite Fix reached #17 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.- Personnel :* Tarcy Thomason - lead vocals* Craig Calloway - guitar, backing vocals* Joe Kirkland - guitar, backing vocals* Jason Dean - bass, backup vocals...
(Fearless RecordsFearless RecordsFearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...
, 2010)
EPs
- Alive Once Again (2007)
- Artist vs. Poet (2008)
- Damn Rough Night (2009)
Compilation appearances
- Rockin' Romance 2 – 2010
- "I Believe in a Thing Called LoveI Believe in a Thing Called Love"I Believe in a Thing Called Love" is a 2003 single by the English rock band The Darkness. This was released as a single twice, the first time in August 2002 with "Love On The Rocks With No Ice" and "Love Is Only A Feeling." In September 2003, it was released as the third single off Permission to...
" (The Darkness cover)- Punk Goes Pop 3Punk Goes Pop 3Punk Goes Pop 3 is the tenth compilation album released from the Punk Goes... series created by Fearless Records to feature covers by various artists of pop songs, and is the tenth album in the series overall...
– 2010
- Punk Goes Pop 3
- "Bad RomanceBad Romance"Bad Romance" is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga. It was released as the lead single from her third extended play , and second major release The Fame Monster . Written by Lady Gaga and produced by RedOne, the track was inspired by Gaga's fear of negative love relationships and the...
" (Lady GagaLady GaGaStefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
cover)- 'Tis the Season to Be Fearless'Tis the Season to Be FearlessTis the Season to Be Fearless is the first holiday-themed compilation album series created by Fearless Records featuring eight Christmas-themed songs. It was released on November 22, 2010. It was made available for pre-order on iTunes on November 8, 2010....
– 2010
- 'Tis the Season to Be Fearless
- "Christmas with You"
External links
- http://myspace.com/artistvspoet
- http://www.fearlessrecords.com/viewband.php?band_id=38self#self
- http://iamthetrend.com/2010/03/02/artist-vs-poet-favorite-fix-cd-review/