Lovehammers

Lovehammers
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock Indie rock Post-grunge Pop punk
Years active	1994—present
Labels	Epic, Reep Records
Associated acts	INXS
Website	www.lovehammers.com
Members	Marty Casey Dino Kourelis Bob Kourelis Billy Sawilchik
Past members	Ben Kelly John Murdoch

Lovehammers is a Chicago-based, Alternative rock band. Their sound is best described as a combination of Pop-punk with Grunge influences.

Since 1997, Lovehammers have independently released six full-length albums, several EPs, and one major label LP. Originally they performed under the moniker "Swinging Lovehammers," then for their self-titled major label debut (released January 24, 2006), they were known as Marty Casey & Lovehammers. Currently they are going by "Lovehammers." They have also appeared live on VH1, playing acoustic versions of their songs: "Trees", "The Tunnel", and "The Riddle".

Lovehammers band members Marty Casey, Bobby Kourelis, and his younger brother Dino Kourelis became friends in 1982 when the three were on the same Little League T-Ball team in their hometown of Hickory Hills, Illinois. As young teens they formed a cover band with neighborhood friends Ben Kelly on guitar and John Murdoch as lead vocalist. They called themselves "Swinging Lovehammers." After entering college, John Murdoch left the band and Marty Casey took over as vocalist.

In 1994, they discovered Billy Sawilchik, who was playing lead guitar for a band called 9 Arms. In May 1994 they officially recruited him to become a member of Swinging Lovehammers. With this line-up in place the band began writing original material.

In 1997, Swinging Lovehammers released their first full-length album, Ultrasound. It featured an early incarnation of the band's, now signature, genre melding "un-pretentious rock" sound.

In 1999, the band released Demolition, a four song EP recorded at DV Productions in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Demolition features the songs "Real Man," "Give It Up," "Counterfeit," and "Confusion." These songs were later re-released on the Lovehammers second LP L'Strange. The song "Rain on the Brain" was awarded a place in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest that same year.

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