Although there was a period when Jeff Tucker, Kirk Huffman, and Danny "Extravaganza" played under the moniker "The Jeff Tucker Extravaganza", the initial incarnation of "Rock Kills Kid" consisted of Jeff Tucker (vocals, guitar, song-writing), Kirk Huffman (bass), Devin Kelly (guitar, b/g vocals, piano), and Chris Poulson (drums, b/g vocals). This version of Rock Kills Kid toured moderately across the United States in support of the debut self-titled 5-song EP released in early 2003 by Fearless Records.
During the end of the self-titled EP tour, the band also recorded two songs with producer/engineer Ariel Rechtshaid (formerly of "The Hippos"). The songs were titled "Still Standing" and "Farewell." The former track "Still Standing" appeared on a Fearless Records Promotional CD: 2003 And Beyond... and was remade later on the album Are You Nervous? and retitled the track, "Hope Song". The latter was included with a bonus disc inside select copies of the Fearless Records Punk Goes Acoustic compilation.
Following this period, with no money and no place to live, Tucker began sleeping at the recording studio Fearless was paying for in Los Angeles while writing songs for the first-coming full-length album. During this time, the group had a slight line-up change, and they regrouped with a newer line-up consisting of drummer Poulson, bassist Dailey, and guitarist Stopnik. The band shortly added keyboardist/guitar/bg-vox Reed Calhoun, to the line-up, while Poulson parted ways with the band in mid/late 2005. After the full-length album wrapped in the studio, the band added on drummer Sam Kearney for a fall 2005 tour with the band, Electric Six. Near the end of the tour the band parted with Kearney, and brought drummer Ian Hendrickson on board, and toured in 2006 with She Wants Revenge, which further boosted their profile, as did the use of "Hideaway" on an episode of Fox television drama The O.C..
They signed to Reprise Records and toured extensively in support of their debut album, Are You Nervous (with drums played by Kenny Livingston of Sugarcult and production/engineering tasks given to Mark Trombino) who recorded drums at Hollywood Recording and the rest at Doug Messenger's hard drive analog and digital in North Hollywood.
"Hideaway" was an iTunes free download in April 2006. "Paralyzed" is the first single off "Are You Nervous" and was sent to radio that same month. "Paralyzed" was played during the credits of the 2008 feature film Prom Night.
In the summer of 2006 the band entered the recording studio again and recorded an acoustic EP with producer Marc Jordan. The band also began recording songs for a sophomore record with Marc Jordan and additional tracks with Michael Beinhorn.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rock Kills Kid news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Rock Kills Kid was an American art punk alternative rock band from Los Angeles California that consisted of Jeff Tucker guitar and vocals Shawn Dailey bass Sean Stopnik guitar Reed Calhoun keyboards vocals and Mike Balboa drums Their music often drew comparisons to The Cure Echo amp the Bunnymen Duran Duran Modern English and U2 as well as new bands such as The Killers and Franz Ferdinand citation needed They were named one of Rolling Stone magazine s 10 Artists to Watch in 2006 citation needed The group disbanded in 2010 ending their short lived career Rock Kills KidOriginLos Angeles California U S GenresArt punkAlternative rockElectronic rockindie rockpop rockYears active2001 2010LabelsFearlessRepriseMembersJeff TuckerShawn DaileyMike BalboaSean StopnikReed CalhounPast membersSam KearneyIan HendricksonDevin KellyKirk HuffmanChris PoulsonDanny Extravaganza Contents 1 History 2 Albums 3 Singles 4 Further reading 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditAlthough there was a period when Jeff Tucker Kirk Huffman and Danny Extravaganza played under the moniker The Jeff Tucker Extravaganza the initial incarnation of Rock Kills Kid consisted of Jeff Tucker vocals guitar song writing Kirk Huffman bass Devin Kelly guitar b g vocals piano and Chris Poulson drums b g vocals This version of Rock Kills Kid toured moderately across the United States in support of the debut self titled 5 song EP released in early 2003 by Fearless Records During the end of the self titled EP tour the band also recorded two songs with producer engineer Ariel Rechtshaid formerly of The Hippos The songs were titled Still Standing and Farewell The former track Still Standing appeared on a Fearless Records Promotional CD 2003 And Beyond and was remade later on the album Are You Nervous and retitled the track Hope Song The latter was included with a bonus disc inside select copies of the Fearless Records Punk Goes Acoustic compilation Following this period with no money and no place to live Tucker began sleeping at the recording studio Fearless was paying for in Los Angeles while writing songs for the first coming full length album During this time the group had a slight line up change and they regrouped with a newer line up consisting of drummer Poulson bassist Dailey and guitarist Stopnik The band shortly added keyboardist guitar bg vox Reed Calhoun to the line up while Poulson parted ways with the band in mid late 2005 After the full length album wrapped in the studio the band added on drummer Sam Kearney for a fall 2005 tour with the band Electric Six Near the end of the tour the band parted with Kearney and brought drummer Ian Hendrickson on board and toured in 2006 with She Wants Revenge which further boosted their profile as did the use of Hideaway on an episode of Fox television drama The O C They signed to Reprise Records and toured extensively in support of their debut album Are You Nervous with drums played by Kenny Livingston of Sugarcult and production engineering tasks given to Mark Trombino who recorded drums at Hollywood Recording and the rest at Doug Messenger s hard drive analog and digital in North Hollywood Hideaway was an iTunes free download in April 2006 Paralyzed is the first single off Are You Nervous and was sent to radio that same month Paralyzed was played during the credits of the 2008 feature film Prom Night In the summer of 2006 the band entered the recording studio again and recorded an acoustic EP with producer Marc Jordan The band also began recording songs for a sophomore record with Marc Jordan and additional tracks with Michael Beinhorn Albums Edit 2003 Rock Kills Kid EP Fearless Records 2006 Are You Nervous Fearless Reprise Records US Heatseekers 10 1 Singles EditYear Single Peak chartpositions AlbumUS Adult 2 USAlt 3 2006 Paralyzed 35 12 Are You Nervous Hideaway denotes that a recording did not chart Further reading EditThoughtWorthy Media Interview with Reed Calhoun 01 03 32 References Edit Rock Kills Kid Chart History Billboard com Rock Kills Kid Album amp Song Chart History Adult Pop Songs Billboard Prometheus Global Media Retrieved June 6 2016 Rock Kills Kid Album amp Song Chart History Alternative Songs Billboard Prometheus Global Media Retrieved June 6 2016 External links EditRock Kills Kid on MySpace Rock Kills Kid on Purevolume Rock Kills Kid on Soundclick Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rock Kills Kid amp oldid 1125310746, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
