Everclear (band)

Everclear
Everclear performing at Emory University on September 29, 2007.
Background information
Origin	Portland, Oregon, United States
Genres	Alternative rock post-grunge power pop grunge
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Eleven Seven Capitol Tim/Kerr 429 DO IT The End
Website	everclearmusic.com
Members	Art Alexakis Dave French Freddy Herrera Josh Crawley Sean Winchester
Past members	Craig Montoya Scott Cuthbert Greg Eklund Sam Hudson Eric Bretl Brett Snyder Tommy Stewart Sasha Smith Johnny Hawthorn Jordon Plosky

Everclear is an American rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1991. The band was formed by Art Alexakis, the band's lead songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist; and for most of the band's height of popularity, consisted of Craig Montoya on bass guitar and Greg Eklund on drums. After the limited release of their independently released debut album, World of Noise, the band found success with their first three albums on Capitol Records: Sparkle and Fade, So Much for the Afterglow, and Songs from an American Movie Vol. One: Learning How to Smile, which were all certified platinum in sales. However, the following two albums Songs from an American Movie Vol. Two: Good Time for a Bad Attitude and Slow Motion Daydream, were not as well received, and as sales suffered, Montoya and Eklund left the band shortly after in 2003.

After a brief stint of solo performances, Alexakis decided to push forward with the Everclear name, finding new musicians to perform with and releasing two more albums, Welcome to the Drama Club and Invisible Stars. Starting in 2012, Alexakis has also started up a 1990s nostalgia tour, called the Summerland Tour, that occurs every summer with Everclear and other 1990s alternative rock bands. In April 2015, the band released a ninth studio album entitled Black is the New Black.