Calerway | |
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Origin | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
Genres | Indie rock, Alternative rock |
Years active | 2005–2009 |
Labels | Taperjean Records |
Website | MySpace site |
Past members | Jaun-Paul Rebola Phil O'Reilly James Watroba Cameron Edwards Ryan de Rozario Brenton Kirke |
Calerway were a four-piece rock band from Perth, Western Australia.
Calerway were formed in 2005 by Jaun-Paul Rebola, Phillip O'Reilly and Daniel Ramsdale after the ending of their previous band Saving Rushmore. In need of a drummer James 'Cheda' Watroba, already in Whitechapel & Kerb, accepted the role as a side project.
Shortly after came the departure of Daniel Ramsdale and the addition of Cameron Edwards, also acting in a side project capacity due to his role in Last Year's Hero.
After doing a few competitions and low profile shows, including the 2005 AmpFest, the band turned some industry heads in their home town and following the release of their debut EP A Letter of Credence, (tracked before the band ever hit a stage) went on to support Anberlin, Kisschasy, Behind Crimson Eyes, Something With Numbers and Less than Jake within a three-month period. Late 2005 also saw them securing a signing with indie label Valet Records.
In 2006 Calerway toured south-east Asia, including a main stage spot at Singapore’s annual Baybeats festival. The band also played support for Gyroscope, Alkaline Trio, The Hot Lies; Bodyjar, Evergreen Terrace, Birds of Tokyo and Silverstein and also toured Victoria playing a number of gigs. 2006 also saw the national release of their EP (Modern Music/Sony BMG), with airplay on national youth broadcaster Triple J and their video clip played on ABCTV's rage. The band also performed at the Gravity Games H2O in December, the Perth leg of the Big Day Out, Monsterfest '07 in January and WAMi festival in February 2007.