June was an American
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
band from
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
, image_map =
, map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago
, coordinates =
, coordinates_footnotes =
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name ...
,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
.
History
The band formed in 2002 under the name Drive Like June for the purpose of playing local shows in Chicago, and they later changed their name to June for legal reasons and self-released a demo
EP in 2004. They embarked on a tour of the Southern US states in July and August 2004. Their self-titled EP was made available for streaming through their website on July 28, 2004. They signed to
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several record labels. It has featured many prominent artists including Thur ...
in October 2004. In 2005, Victory Records released ''
If You Speak Any Faster'' with hit single "Patrick" in August of that year and touring widely across the United States.
The group's second album for Victory was released on August 7, 2007, entitled ''
Make It Blur''. On February 3, 2008, June went on an indefinite hiatus. They explained that "we just all feel we need to change something." The band's last show was on April 12, 2008 at
Metro Chicago
Metro (formerly the Stages Music Hall and Cabaret Metro) is a concert hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States, that plays host to a variety of local, regional and national emerging bands and musicians. The Metro was first opened in 1982. The ...
with
Powerspace
Powerspace was a four-piece power pop band from Chicago, Illinois. They were signed to Fueled by Ramen. The band released their debut album, '' The Kicks of Passion'' produced by Marc McClusky, on July 31, 2007.
History
The band first began perfor ...
and Halos.
Members
*Tim Brennan - vocals, guitar
*AJ Brown - vocals, bass
*Mark Palacz - guitar
*Mark Sutor - drums
Discography
*''This Side of Your Room'' EP, performed as Drive Like June
*''The June EP'' (2004)
*''
If You Speak Any Faster'' (2005)
Billboard
A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertise ...
Top Heatseekers peak No. 38, Top Independent Albums peak No. 49
[ ]
*''
Make It Blur'' (2007)
Singles
*"Patrick" (2005)
*"My Side of the Story" (2005)
*"I'd Lose Myself" (2007)
References
External links
*
{{Authority control
Musical groups from Chicago
American emo musical groups
Musical groups established in 2003
Pop punk groups from Illinois
Victory Records artists
Musical groups disestablished in 2008