Artist vs Poet
| Artist Vs Poet | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Power pop |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Fearless |
| Website | Official Myspace |
| Members | Joe Kirkland Jason Dean |
| Past members | Craig Calloway Cale Kanack Jeff Olsen Patrick Rigden Tarcy Thomason Joe Westbrook Dylan Stevens |
Artist vs. Poet is a power pop band from Fort Worth, Texas formed in late 2007 by Jason Dean, Craig Colloway, Jeff Olsen, Patrick Rigden, Joe Kirkland, Joe Westbrook, and Tarcy Thomason. After many changes in the band, Artist vs Poet is made up of Joe Kirkland, on lead vocals and guitar, and Jason Dean, on bass and drums. Kirkland was also a contestant in the third season of the American NBC reality show The Voice.
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, joined the band as were bassist Jason Dean and finally guitarist and vocalist Joe Kirkland.
In 2008 they were signed by Fearless Records. 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 was 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 toured fall 2010 on the Fearless Friends Tour.
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