Verona Grove | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Genres | Pop punk |
Years active | 2000– |
Labels | Pat's Record Company ( Universal Records subsidiary) |
Past members |
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Website |
veronagroveband |
Verona Grove was an American pop punk band from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The band is signed to Pat's Record Company, a subsidiary of Universal Records. [1] Members include singer/guitarist Tony Anders, bass guitar/background singer Charlie Wilhelm, and drummer Josh Helm. [2] The Wisconsin Area Music Industry Awards nominated Verona Grove for their 2009 artist of the year, [3] and it won the 2009 Rock Artist of the Year. [4]
The band formed as high school students in Fond du Lac in early 2000. [5] In 2003, the band beat around 100 bands to win the "Big Gig Competition" hosted on Summerfest.com, which led to a set opening for Sum 41 at Summerfest 2003. [6] The band released their first album "Half Tanked" in 2003, [7] after they were students at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. [2] They recorded a track at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin. [2] The track was sent by the studio's engineer to record labels which led to the group getting signed in early 2006 to Pat's Record Company in Hollywood. [2] The trio moved to Hollywood and recorded the album The Story Thought Over with production from Jamie Arentzen of American Hi-Fi. [2] The album was released in August 2007. [2]
The song "Revolution" was picked up by area radio station WIXX. [8] It was the radio station's first song by a local band to hit on their nightly "Top 9 at 9" request show. [9] The band performed the song live on the night that it hit #1 video. [9]
The group has opened for Plain White Tees and the Goo Goo Dolls, [2] which led to two brief appearances on E! Entertainment. [1] They toured the West Coast of the United States to support "The Story Thought Over" [1] with a 39-date "Joy Ride" tour. [8] The group has played at Summerfest for several years. [1]
Verona Grove | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Genres | Pop punk |
Years active | 2000– |
Labels | Pat's Record Company ( Universal Records subsidiary) |
Past members |
|
Website |
veronagroveband |
Verona Grove was an American pop punk band from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The band is signed to Pat's Record Company, a subsidiary of Universal Records. [1] Members include singer/guitarist Tony Anders, bass guitar/background singer Charlie Wilhelm, and drummer Josh Helm. [2] The Wisconsin Area Music Industry Awards nominated Verona Grove for their 2009 artist of the year, [3] and it won the 2009 Rock Artist of the Year. [4]
The band formed as high school students in Fond du Lac in early 2000. [5] In 2003, the band beat around 100 bands to win the "Big Gig Competition" hosted on Summerfest.com, which led to a set opening for Sum 41 at Summerfest 2003. [6] The band released their first album "Half Tanked" in 2003, [7] after they were students at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. [2] They recorded a track at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin. [2] The track was sent by the studio's engineer to record labels which led to the group getting signed in early 2006 to Pat's Record Company in Hollywood. [2] The trio moved to Hollywood and recorded the album The Story Thought Over with production from Jamie Arentzen of American Hi-Fi. [2] The album was released in August 2007. [2]
The song "Revolution" was picked up by area radio station WIXX. [8] It was the radio station's first song by a local band to hit on their nightly "Top 9 at 9" request show. [9] The band performed the song live on the night that it hit #1 video. [9]
The group has opened for Plain White Tees and the Goo Goo Dolls, [2] which led to two brief appearances on E! Entertainment. [1] They toured the West Coast of the United States to support "The Story Thought Over" [1] with a 39-date "Joy Ride" tour. [8] The group has played at Summerfest for several years. [1]