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Churchville, Pennsylvania, United States (1999 – 2008, 2009 – present)
The Starting Line is an alternative rock band which formed in 1999 in Churchville, Pennsylvania, United States. The band consists of Kenny Vasoli (vocals, bass), Matt Watts (guitar), Mike Golla (guitar), Brian Schmutz (keyboards, vocals) and Tom Gryskiewicz (drums). The band are best known for their 2007 rock radio hit “Island”. In 2008, the band began a hiatus, which was recently ended. Vasoli is currently focusing on his side project Person L.
Tom is currently recording with his new band, Cheap Seats, with Matt as their manager. Mike also has a side project, The Traded Series. The band recently played two shows on December 29-30, 2009 in Philadelphia at the Trocadero Theater, where Kenny Vasoli announced the band has reunited.
In 1999, the band that would become The Starting Line was initiated in Churchville, Pennsylvania via an AOL instant message from guitarist Matt Watts to vocalist/bassist Kenny Vasoli. It asked if the then fourteen-year-old Vasoli, who was at that time in a band called Smash Adams, was interested in “Jamming and shit”, as the message title read. Only a few weeks later, Vasoli found himself rehearsing with his future bandmates Watts, guitarist Mike Golla and drummer Tom Gryskewicz. Soon, the band started touring under the name Sunday Drive, selling out home-made merchandise and a self-recorded demo cassette titled Four Songs. Their first official release was a three-way split with The Jimmy Tuesday Band and The Commercials contributing three songs each, released on KickStart Audio in 2000.
Island”. In 2008, the band began a hiatus, which was recently ended. Vasoli is currently focusing on his side project Person L.
Tom is currently recording with his new band, Cheap Seats, with Matt as their manager. Mike also has a side project, The Traded Series. The band recently played two shows on December 29-30, 2009 in Philadelphia at the Trocadero Theater, where Kenny Vasoli announced the band has reunited.In 1999, the band that would become The Starting Line was initiated in Churchville, Pennsylvania via an AOL instant message from guitarist Matt Watts to vocalist/bassist Kenny Vasoli. It asked if the then fourteen-year-old Vasoli, who was at that time in a band called Smash Adams, was interested in “Jamming and shit”, as the message title read. Only a few weeks later, Vasoli found himself rehearsing with his future bandmates Watts, guitarist Mike Golla and drummer Tom Gryskewicz. Soon, the band started touring under the name Sunday Drive, selling out home-made merchandise and a self-recorded demo cassette titled Four Songs. Their first official release was a three-way split with The Jimmy Tuesday Band and The Commercials contributing three songs each, released on KickStart Audio in 2000.
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Say It Like You Mean It
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Direction
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SetYourGoals182 wrote:
can't wait for new album
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Smatticus wrote:
Can't believe I never knew my favourite band had a live album! Just downloading "Somebody's Gonna Miss" us right now! Please tour the UK and make new music!
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VK1990 wrote:
Leaving
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Fadartik wrote:
Island!
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haleykay wrote:
TSL will always be my favorite band.
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irwanarfandi wrote:
"you can have the best of me" they are the best, i guess for my teenage times and long lasting
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PlzDuntBanMe wrote:
noobs
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Olli6 wrote:
great
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FDAF-Support wrote:
If your like Pop-Punk please lisent to Five Days and Farwell http://www.last.fm/music/Five+Days+And+Farewell
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jack_the_R wrote:
love this band
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donutdan wrote:
New songs please! [3]
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orangesinge wrote:
Just had massive nostalgia over With Hopes of Starting Over.
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rustedempire wrote:
Agreed
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ftrhnfl wrote:
New songs please! [2]
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SetYourGoals182 wrote:
"Churchville, Pennsylvania, United States (1999 – 2008)" ??? they have a reunion, it should have changed
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doexx wrote:
their show last night was amazing...
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-Trail- wrote:
Yeah this band were a lot better circa 2002 so they SHOULD go back to making music that was actually pretty original rather than the middle of the road radio rock they were making in their latter days. I saw them play their first show in the UK after the hiatus and the place went off for Leaving, Up & Go and The Best of Me but was dead during anything off Direction or the one new song they played.
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cookieboo wrote:
Hey, please join my group :) http://www.last.fm/group/Song+Lyrics+%3A%29 Cheers x
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courtneyxlovee wrote:
This band is perfection.
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Catasthrophy wrote:
Yeah, the band should DEFINITLEY make a carbon copy of the music they were making ten years ago. Seriously, what kind of dumb fuck says that? [3] New songs please! :)
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Some East Coast Tour Dates!
14 May 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/thestartingline
Sorry it took so long but finally a few East Coast US shows
with All Time Low, Mayday Parade, Cartel, The Cab and We Are The In
Crowd (not all bands on all shows). Philly and NJ on Sale May 20,
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