Artist description 4 Piece garage / punk band from Denton, TX

Music Style Garage / Punk

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Artist History Suburban Uprising has a long history full of turmoil and drama. Here we will provide you with information on the band members and an overview of events that occurred with the band up until the present - which had a key role in shaping the band to how it is today. Had these events never happened, Suburban Uprising may not have even existed past it's first year as a band. The name Suburban Uprising signifies a few things - the first being that we come from suburban neighborhoods and we are determined to succeed in the goals that we have set before ourselves for our music - the second being that we are fighting with our music against a number of things that we believe need to change in our world today. Suburban Uprising was first founded by guitarist Erich Spoor and original bassist Matt Bouley, who wrote a few songs together and eventually put up flyers - which led to the recruiting of the original drummer Dyrick Rainey. After about a month of unreliable practice with Dyrick, he informed Erich and Matt that he would be leaving the band to join the army, and that even though he would leave over half a year from then, he did not want to complicate things for them in the future - especially if the band began to gain momentum right before he was scheduled to leave. A major setback, Erich and Matt struggled to find a new drummer for months - to no avail. No drummer was suitable to their needs. Eventually Erich decided to ask an old friend of his, Ryan Gilbert, to drum for the band out of desperation. An extremely inexperienced drummer, Ryan seemed to be the only option that Erich and Matt had. They bonded with Ryan extremely quickly - however, his inexperience with the instrument made progress go extremely slow and the music be extremely un-creative. The actually recorded on a computer a single song with Ryan, entitled "Memories of You", before deciding to find another drummer. However, they did not want to part with Ryan, and concluded that his skill with the guitar was much more beneficial to the band than his lack of skill with the drums. After a series of tricky conversations, Ryan Gilbert became the new second guitarist for Suburban Uprising and the search for a new and reliable drummer began once again. Jason Kelly was a friend of Matt's, and it turns out an absolutely phenomenal drummer as well. Literally a prodigy, Matt and Erich realized that this was the drummer that they had been looking for for months. The only problem was that he tended to get in trouble a great deal - and was therefore unreliable. No set future plans could possibly be created and adhered to with Jason in the band - but Matt and Erich decided that the pros far outweighed the cons and Jason Kelly became the permanent drummer for Suburban Uprising. Everything went well for awhile, until in-band turmoil with Matt seemed to be tearing the band apart. Matt and Jason quit for awhile to start another band - leaving Erich and Ryan to remain in Suburban Uprising by themselves. Faced with this new dilemma, and realizing that Jason was the only drummer that they could ever have that would suit the band and that they would never find another drummer like him - they began to plot how they would get at least Jason to rejoin the band. Luck knocked on Erich's door when Chris, one of the members from the band Bowling For Soup, called and left a message for Erich - essentially saying that he needed an opening band and that he would like Suburban Uprising to open for him. However, a demo was needed. Realizing this was their perfect opportunity, Erich and Ryan asked Jason and Matt if they would rejoin the band only to record with them so they could give it to Bowling For Soup and maybe play with them if they were interested. Matt and Jason agreed. The show with Bowling For Soup never happened, as they were signed to Jive Records shortly after and became rather famous in the United Kingdom. That really didn't matter though, because the band was practicing regularly again and when Matt and Jason were asked to stay - they agreed. After getting a few shows under their belt, the decision was made to search for a primary singer in the band...a decision which to this day still seems spur of the moment to us and a decision which we really should not have taken. Jason's friend's brother, Mike Messer, was recruited into the band as the lead singer. Time went by and the other members of Suburban Uprising realized that Mike just wasn't working out - they all just didn't click with him. In addition to that, Erich found himself greatly unhappy that he would be writing songs but someone else was singing them - something which he did not understand at the time because he had not formulated his philosophy of Logoism yet. There came a time when Ryan brought up the fact that Mike needed to go in a band meeting that Mike was absent from - and we found that all of us had been thinking the same thing. Of course, the way to go about it in a civil manner was another obstacle entirely. Nonetheless, Mike Messer and Suburban Uprising parted ways after a rather large and greatly stressful show in Deep Ellum, Dallas during the Summer - a few months after his admission into the band. The months went by and Suburban Uprising began to gain some gradual momentum on the internet and locally as well - but the in-band turmoil continued with Matt, one of the two original members. He was growing increasingly unhappy - yet another thing that the other members did not understand at the time, though the reason for his previous behavior is quite clear now that Erich has formed his philosophy of Logoism. However, the band members did not know how to deal with the problem then, and it was clear that it was tearing the band apart. Matt threatened numerous times to quit, while the rest of the members begged him every time to stay - which caused him to become even more unhappy. In addition to that, Ryan was also becoming greatly depressed for the same reasons as Matt, and his college and work schedule were greatly interfering with band practice and were greatly detrimental to progress as well. Barely even one song was written per month because of that, and Matt's behavior wasn't helping the situation too well either. The conflict escalated many times, but most notably at a small party show in which Ryan said he was definitely quitting...but was convinced to stay, and again at a major show in which he said he was definitely quitting after that - as well as Matt. This time, the turmoil escalated to a breaking point, and Matt Bouley, one of the original members of Suburban Uprising, left the band for good. In a period of distress during the Winter season, which is ironic because Winter symbolizes death, the remaining members of Suburban Uprising did not practice and did not speak with each other - the threat of the band breaking up seemed imminent and inescapable. Erich tried to grasp desperately for meaning in his life, and tried to find the answers to so many unanswered questions that he had about life himself. Greatly depressed and uncertain of the band's future, Erich ignored Jason's calls for weeks. However, the conclusions that Erich drew at the end of his long solitude were the humble beginnings of what would later become his life philosophy of Logoism - a philosophy which would later govern how Suburban Uprising created their music itself. Reluctant, yet for the first time in weeks - willing to practice - Erich agreed to bring the new bassist Danny Wellmyer into the band and to start things anew. Danny was the brother of someone Erich worked with, and had also attended their practices numerous times. He wanted nothing more than to be in a band, and Erich decided that his determination more than made up for his lack of experience with bass - which was something that could be fixed in the future anyways. But one final thing was pulling at the back of his mind - he knew a final confrontation with Ryan was inevitable and that the ties would have to be severed for Suburban Uprising to continue as a band. The final confrontation did in fact occur, and Ryan was out of Suburban Uprising for good - a loss of talent and friendship that took it's toll greatly upon Erich, perhaps moreso than on Jason. Nonetheless, now Suburban Uprising was officially born anew with the loss of two main members and the gain of a new one - as well as a few simple and basic philosophical ideas that Erich had on which to create new music from - thus altering the sound and style of Suburban Uprising forevermore. As a trio, Suburban Uprising has managed to write a great deal of songs in a short amount of time - something that they had not accomplished before - as well as delve into new creativity. Now all the members click, everything is right - everyone is determined, the band is finally united and the turmoil that nearly tore the band apart repeatedly in it's past will never arise again. The band has overcome daunting odds, and it's really amazing that the band has actually survived them as well. But one thing is for sure - we will overcome any odds that face us in the future, and this time the members that are in the band now are here to stay. Reflecting back on our past now, it is evident that had this turmoil never occurred, Suburban Uprising probably wouldn't exist today. For example, had Dyrick never left the band - the band probably wouldn't have lasted long enough to even start playing the major shows that they were playing with Ryan and Jason. Likewise, had Ryan and Matt never presented a problem for the survival of the band, then Erich would have never formulated his philosophy of Logoism - which is a major part of his life now and how Suburban Uprising writes music - and consequently probably would have given up on his meaning and his life during that decisive Winter season of uncertainty for the future of the band - and Suburban Uprising never would have arisen reborn from it's ashes. Even the addition of Mike to the band was important - for if Mike was never added to the band, we would have gained momentum more quickly which could have prevented future turmoil - and if it didn't, could have prevented us from choosing Danny as the new bassist. The turmoil in the band before Danny was recruited into it affected him as well - he entered the band a greatly inexperienced bass player, but after his contact with new genres of music and Logoism - his inner creativity now flourishes as a defining and inexpendable aspect of the band. Jason, Erich, and Danny are still friends with Matt and Ryan - in fact, Matt is one of their best friends. Even Dyrick keeps in touch rarely. It seems that everything has finally resolved itself and the turmoil is finally over. Despite our past, we do not regret anything that occurred. A key part of Erich's philosophy of Logoism can be summed up in his saying, "Why dwell in the past when you dwell in the present?" - we have set our future goals and this time nothing will stop us from reaching them. We have learned from our mistakes, have understood our faults, and despite the pain that we have gone through in the past - we look forward to the future with nothing but absolute optimism and utter determination.

Group Members Erich Spoor: Guitar/Vocals Matt Bouley: Bass Ryan Gilbert: Guitar/Vocals Jason Kelly: Drums

Instruments Drums, Bass, Guitar, Singer

Albums Free 3 song demo

Location Denton, Texas - USA

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