The idea behind the name "Honor By August" is that one gains honor by doing something admirable or awe-inspiring[3] (as an adjective, "august" means "inspiring reverence or admiration"[4]).
Their first independent effort, Drowning Out the Television, was released in 2006,[9][14][15] then re-released in 2007 with bonus material. It was produced by Ted Comerford. Both the original release and the re-release were made available on Aware Records's website and hit #1 in sales.
In 2010, the group self-released an EP entitled On Our Own[16] and embarked on a national tour with Luna Halo and the Ruse.[17]
The group's 2013 release Monuments to Progress,[18] its first on Noble Steed Music,[19] was funded by a Kickstarter drive.[20] According to frontman Michael Pearsall, "We had all the material but not the funds, so figured we’d try Kickstarter. The amount of support we received was completely humbling and mind-blowing; not only did we make enough to record the album, but the donations actually surpassed what we needed."[21]
The album was released on April 23, 2013,[22] and the first single, "Last Chance," was picked up nationally and added into rotation on over a dozen stations, including WIAD (94.7 Fresh FM) and "The Pulse" on Sirius XM.[23]
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Honor By August who capitalize the By in their name 1 is an American rock band originally from Washington D C They come from the same scene around Georgetown University that spawned Vertical Horizon although many years later 2 The idea behind the name Honor By August is that one gains honor by doing something admirable or awe inspiring 3 as an adjective august means inspiring reverence or admiration 4 Early on the group won the grand prize in the pop category of Billboard Magazine s World Song Contest for a live recording of the song Only in Photographs 5 6 Their first big break was opening for Hanson at the 9 30 Club as a result of winning a battle of the bands contest 7 8 They also won a competition out of over 150 bands to open for Bon Jovi at a sold out show at the DC area arena Verizon Center 7 9 Additionally the group has played or toured with Imagine Dragons 10 Switchfoot 11 Jonny Lang 12 Tony Lucca 11 Hanson Red Wanting Blue Hootie amp the Blowfish Pat McGee Band Howie Day Ingram Hill Emerson Hart Keith Kane of Vertical Horizon Virginia Coalition Emmet Swimming Aslyn Michael Tolcher State Radio Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers and The Alternate Routes They won the BMI Pulse Battle of the Boat competition to play on The Rock Boat in 2007 and were again added to the lineup for 2014 13 Their first independent effort Drowning Out the Television was released in 2006 9 14 15 then re released in 2007 with bonus material It was produced by Ted Comerford Both the original release and the re release were made available on Aware Records s website and hit 1 in sales In 2010 the group self released an EP entitled On Our Own 16 and embarked on a national tour with Luna Halo and the Ruse 17 The group s 2013 release Monuments to Progress 18 its first on Noble Steed Music 19 was funded by a Kickstarter drive 20 According to frontman Michael Pearsall We had all the material but not the funds so figured we d try Kickstarter The amount of support we received was completely humbling and mind blowing not only did we make enough to record the album but the donations actually surpassed what we needed 21 The album was released on April 23 2013 22 and the first single Last Chance was picked up nationally and added into rotation on over a dozen stations including WIAD 94 7 Fresh FM and The Pulse on Sirius XM 23 Contents 1 Members 2 Discography 3 References 4 External linksMembers Edit Michael Pearsall the band s frontman Current membersMichael Pearsall vocals guitar Evan Field guitars vocals piano Brian Shanley drums percussion Chris Rafetto bass vocals pianoFormer membersJohn Athayde bass keyboards vocals 2006 2008 Joe Wenger bass 2006 Edgar Fleming drums 2005 Discography EditOverlooking Virginia 2004 acoustic As MP2 Michael Pearsall Project Photographs EP 2005 digital only release Drowning Out the Television 2006 2007 re released with bonus tracks Found 2009 On Our Own EP 2010 Monuments to Progress Noble Steed Music 2013 Four Sides EP 2015 References Edit Articles and Back Issues 28 February 2008 Home Grown Band on a Quick Rise to the Top permanent dead link The Hoya April 7 2006 Accessed September 23 2007 Interview Raleigh Citizen March 1 2012 August Thefreedictionary com Honor By August Falls Church News Press February 16 2006 Accessed September 23 2007 Honor Taps Winning Ways Billboard Score Creates Bounce Washington Times August 31 2006 Subscription required Accessed September 23 2007 a b Interview with Honor By August The Trades January 30 2006 Accessed September 23 2007 Honor by August MMMBops to the Top Archived 2011 07 17 at the Wayback Machine On Tap Accessed September 23 2007 a b Album Review Ink19 May 2006 Accessed September 23 2007 Something to Believe Aquarian Weekly May 21 2013 a b Contact Support Jonny Lang delivers a lesson in soulful blues guitar and vocals at House of Blues Review 25 September 2013 http www therockboat com lineup The Rock Boat XIV Lineup Album Review Sound the Sirens April 10 2006 Accessed September 20 2007 Album Review Alternative Addiction April 24 2006 Accessed September 23 2007 Review of On Our Own Melodic net http events sfgate com fairfield ct events show 95712725 the ruse honor by august The Washington Post Review Washington Post January 10 2013 http www alternativeaddiction com musicnews article 3148 A Monumental Effort by Honor By August A Monumental Effort by Honor By August Sloat Lauren Local Boys Make Good Music DC Magazine January February 2013 p 68 http dcmusicdownload com 2013 06 27 rising artists honor by august Rising Artists Honor By August D C Music Download Win Tickets to See Honor By August Washington City Paper May 24 2013 On Tap Magazine August 1 2013External links EditHonor By August website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Honor By August amp oldid 1112436638, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
