Athenaeum (band)
| Athenaeum | |
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Athenaeum, 1998
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Genres | Pop rock, Post-grunge |
| Years active | 1990 - 2004 |
| Labels | Atlantic Records |
| Past members |
Grey Brewster Nic Brown Mike Garrigan Mark Kano Alex McKinney Mike Mitschele Cullen Strawn Jeremy Vogt |
Athenaeum was an alternative pop rock four-piece band from Greensboro, North Carolina, USA formed in 1990 at an eighth grade dance by Nic Brown and Mark Kano.
Classmates Mark Kano and Nic Brown formed the band, Athenaeum, in highschool. After several personnel changes, vocalist/guitarist Kano and drummer Brown with bassist Alex McKinney and lead guitarist Grey Brewster the band home-recorded demos in 1994 entitled The Unofficial Demo, and later a self-titled eight song EP in 1995 widely known as Green Album. Selling approximately 10,000 copies,Green Album was self-released and self-distributed, soon distributed by Redeye Distribution.
In 1996 the band was signed by Atlantic Records, releasing their major label debut, Radiance, in 1998. The first single, "What I Didn't Know," was a minor hit in the United States. The song "Flat Tire" from Radiance was a hit and enjoyed wide radio airplay in the Philippines, particularly the radio station NU 107. Though it didn't appear on the film's soundtrack, the song "Un-noticed" was briefly featured in the MTV Films feature Varsity Blues (1999). During the recording phase for their next album, Brown left the band to attend Columbia University. He was replaced by Jeremy Vogt, who performed with the likes of Tonic and The Connells. Brewster also dissolved his membership with the group and was replaced by Mike Garrigan, the lead singer and songwriter of Collapsis.
This new line-up played their first show March 31, 2001, at Ziggy's in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The new set included Garrigan's Collapsis anthem, "October." Athenaeum's second major label album, Athenaeum, (originally titled Plurabelle until weeks before its official release), was released September 18, 2001; however, it received little promotion in the wake of the September 11, 2001, attacks.
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