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Infobox musical artist | name = Every Avenue| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| origin = Marysville, Michigan|Marysville , Michigan| genre = Alternative rock Pop punk | years_active = 2003present| label = Fearless Records | associated_acts =| website = http://www.myspace.com/everyavenue myspace.com/everyavenue| current_members = David Ryan Strauchman Joshua Withenshaw Jimmie Deeghan Matt Black Dennis Wilson| past_members = Cameron Grestiner Jason Letkiewicz Michael Govaere| notable_instruments = Every Avenue is an American pop punk band from Marysville, Michigan .
History
Formation and early years (2003-2008)
Every Avenue formed in Marysville, Michigan in 2003.Allmusic|class=artist|id=p710286/biography|pure_url=yes Every Avenue at Allmusic Early on, they changed lead singers and the former lead singer James Beesley later became the group's tour manager. http://motioncity.com.ar/2008/interview-with-every-avenue/ Interview, MotionCity.
They self-released two EPs in 2004 and 2006 before signing to Fearless Records in 2007 and releasing an EP in the summer of that year. Just before signing, guitarist Jason Letkiewicz left the band when he got a film making scholarship. Jimmie Deeghan replaced him and quickly became a principal songwriter.
Shh. Just Go With It (2008)
In February 2008, their first full-length album, Shh. Just Go With It , was released and hit #27 on the U.S. Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Heatseekers chart.Allmusic|class=artist|id=p710286/charts-awards|pure_url=yes Chart Positions, Allmusic.com They then began touring nationally with bands such as Hit the Lights , Farewell (band)|Farewell , Mayday Parade , All Time Low , and The Maine (band)|The Maine . They also appeared on the Vans Warped Tour in 2008.
"Where Were You? " not only received play on Yahoo& #33; Music|Yahoo& #33; Radio and AOL Radio , but was also featured on MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet and received more than 150,000 downloads on Mark Hoppus ' "Hi My Name Is Mark" blog on iTunes .
"One More Song" was featured on MTV's The Real World: Hollywood (in the episode "Mexi-Loco"), http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/? id=1590009& vid=254336 as well as on MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island|The Island . Their video for their song "Think of You Later (Empty Room)" was released in November 2008.
Picture Perfect (2009 -2010)
On April 11, 2009, it was announced that the band is in the studio recording their second album with producer Mitch Allan as well as Mike Green. http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php? s=e90a0f430b055d09d4ccc2e6e3912ade& t=991572 A few days later on April 14, Govaere announced he would be leaving the band to move forward with his recording studio, Downbeat Studio. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php? t=996342
The band's second album, Picture Perfect , was released November 3, 2009 on Fearless Records . The song "Picture Perfect" was featured in a montage during CBS 's coverage of the 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game on April 6, 2010. The group also appeared on the Alternative Press tour in 2010.
Every Avenue was featured on Punk Goes Classic Rock (the 9th installment to the Punk Goes... series) doing their rendition of the Eddie Money song " Take Me Home Tonight " featuring Juliet Simms from Automatic Loveletter . The album was released on April 27, 2010.
UK Tours
Every Avenue made their first trip to the UK in January 2009, being the opening support for Boys Like Girls alongside Metro Station (band)|Metro Station . During the summer, the band toured with Philadelphia's Valencia (band)|Valencia .cite web |url = http://intunemusiconline.com/2009/07/29/every-avenue-valencia-nyc-71/ |title = inTuneMusic Online: Every Avenue / Valencia @ NYC 7/1 |accessdate = 2009-07-29 |author = Ambrose, Anthony In January 2012, it was announced that they would be returning to the UK the co-headline with We Are the In Crowd on their UK tour in April, alongside The Summer Set. It was later announced a few weeks before tour was due to start that Every Avenue would not be on this tour due to an illness.
Bad Habits (2011)
On March 23, the band tweeted that they had officially entered their studio in order to record their third full-length album and on April 29 officially announced its completion. The band's third full length album, Bad Habits, was released in summer 2011. On June 3, 2011, the band announced that Bad Habits would be released on August 2 through Fearless Records. The first single set to spawned from Bad Habits is 'Whatever Happened to You' which was released via Every Avenue's Facebook page on the 20th of June 2011. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php? t=2311252
The band appeared on the 2011 Warped Tour and toured as a supporting act for Yellowcard with labelmate Go Radio in the fall of 2011.
http://everyavenue.buzznet.com/ Every Avenue at Buzznet
http://www.loudandrockin.net/every-avenue Fansite
http://changetherecord.net/2009/02/06/interview-every-avenue/ ChangeTheRecord.net interview with Every Avenue
http://www.fanpop.com/spots/every-avenue/ Every Avenue on Fanpop
http://www.shatteredglassmedia.co.uk/interviews/every-avenue-interview Interview with Every Avenue on SGM Music Webzine May 2010
Every Avenue Category:American pop punk musical groups Category:Alternative rock groups from Michigan Category:Musical groups from Detroit, Michigan Category:Fearless Records artists Category:American pop rock music groups Category:Musical groups established in 2003
