Yellowcard
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Left to right: Portman, Mackin, Parsons, Key, and Mendez performing on Warped Tour 2012
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| Origin | Jacksonville, Florida, United States |
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| Website | yellowcardrock |
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Yellowcard is an American pop punk band that was formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1997 and based in Los Angeles since 2000. The band is well known for its singles "Ocean Avenue", "Only One", and "Lights and Sounds". The group's music is distinctive within the band's genre because it features the prominent use of a violin. The band has released ten studio albums, with its most recent and final one, Yellowcard, released on September 30, 2016.
Yellowcard was formed in 1997 in Jacksonville, Fla., after meeting at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. The band got its name from a phrase its members used in high school: whenever somebody did something stupid at a party, such as spilling a beer on the carpet, they cited soccer rules and gave the offender a “yellow card” for committing a “party foul.”
The original lineup featured Ben Dobson on vocals, Todd Clary on guitar and vocals, Ben Harper on guitar, Warren Cooke on bass, and Longineu Parsons III on drums. Modern Amusement frontman Ryan Key appeared as a guest, on background vocals, as did violinist Sean Wellman aka Sean Mackin. Key had also been in California band Craig's Brother.
Yellowcard recorded its first album, Midget Tossing, at the Music Factory in Jacksonville Beach with Michael Ray FitzGerald at the board. Where We Stand, Yellowcard's second album, featured the same lineup as Midget Tossing, and Mackin was brought in for more songs. Soon, however, the band fired Dobson and replaced him with former guest vocalist Key. This changed the band's style from hardcore punk to pop punk.
In early 2000, the band recorded the Still Standing EP. Soon after Still Standing EP was released, Todd Clary left the band. Key then filled both Clary's and Dobson's duties, guitar and vocals respectively. After sending the new EP to friend Steve Lubarsky at Lobster Records, the band signed its first recording contract in June 2000 and in November headed west to Camarillo, Calif., to begin working on another full-length album.
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