The Rocket Summer

The Rocket Summer
Live AP Tour 2008
Background information
Origin	Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Genres	Alternative rock, indie rock, pop rock, power pop
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano, bass guitar, drums, percussion
Years active	1999 –present
Labels	The Militia Group, Island Records, Aviate Records
Website	www.therocketsummer.com
Members	Bryce Avary

The Rocket Summer is the solo-project of Bryce Avary who is based in Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas. Avary is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and producer. He writes and produces every song on his records, and plays every instrument on them.

He has released six studio albums and several EPs. His fifth release in 2012, Life Will Write the Words, was 58 on The Billboard 200 and 12 on Billboard Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums as well as 12 on Top Independent Albums. His fourth release, Of Men and Angels, held the No. 1 Top Album spot on iTunes upon its release in 2010.AP Magazine called him one of "100 bands you need to know."

Avary was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He first became interested in music around the age of 12 when his father bought him his first guitar which was an imitation brand from a pawn shop for 50 dollars. Avary subsequently began teaching himself other instruments including the drums and piano.

Avary joined his first band at the age of 14. He later joined a high school "indie rock punk" band at Grapevine High School, inspired by Pavement, Archers of Loaf and Weezer, called Charlie 27. After the band broke up, Avary began performing local acoustic shows as a teenager in Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton.