River City High is an American
rock
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band from
Richmond, Virginia
(Thus do we reach the stars)
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, United States. Like many Richmond
punk
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bands, they incorporate other influences into their music, specifically
classic rock
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. They formed out of the bands
Fun Size
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and
Inquisition
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, the latter also including members who would form
Strike Anywhere
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and
Ann Beretta
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.
They released their debut EP in 2000 on
Big Wheel Recreation
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, and quickly signed to
Doghouse Records
Doghouse Records is an American record label currently based in New York City.Alan O'Connor, ''Punk Record Labels and the Struggle for Autonomy''. Lexington Books, 2008, p. 41Google Books/ref> The company was founded by Dirk Hemsath in late 1987 ...
thereafter. For the next three years the group toured the United States, playing over 200 shows a year.
River City High
River City High is an American Rock music, rock band from Richmond, Virginia, United States. Like many Richmond Punk rock, punk bands, they incorporate other influences into their music, specifically classic rock. They formed out of the bands Fun ...
at AllMusic
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They signed a contract with
MCA Records
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Pre-history
MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 wit ...
but the company folded in 2003 before they could release the material they had recorded for the label.
[ Following some lineup changes, the group returned to Doghouse, and won the 2004 ]MTV
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Dew Circuit Breakout contest.[
]
Members
;Current
* James Menefee - bass and lead vocals
* Mark Avery - guitar
* Chip Cosby - guitar
* Gregg Brooks - drums
;Former
* Pedro Aida
* Greg Butler
* Johnathan Sullivan
* Cam DiNunzio
* Bobby Raw
* Jay McMillan
* Curtis Patton
* Allen Skillman
Discography
* ''Richmond Motel'' PCD (Big Wheel Recreation
Big Wheel Recreation was an independent record label based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was formed in the fall of 1994 by Rama Mayo and Dickie Cummings. Started as a hobby, Big Wheel became a fully functioning record label in 199 ...
, 2000)
* ''Forgets Their Manners'' EP CD (Doghouse Records
Doghouse Records is an American record label currently based in New York City.Alan O'Connor, ''Punk Record Labels and the Struggle for Autonomy''. Lexington Books, 2008, p. 41Google Books/ref> The company was founded by Dirk Hemsath in late 1987 ...
, 2001)
* ''Won't Turn Down'' CD (Doghouse Records/Big Wheel Recreation, 2001)
* ''Extended Play'' EP CD (Doghouse Records, 2004)
* ''Not Enough Saturday Nights'' CD (Takeover Records
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Artists Current
* Bracket
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, 2006)
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- Cam DiNunzio
* Fun Size
* Grip - Cam DiNunzio
* Inquisition
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- Bobby Raw, Jay McMillan
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References
External links
Official Website
River City High - BandToBand.com
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Rock music groups from Virginia
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Doghouse Records artists
Defiance Records artists