Survay Says! was an American independent
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pop punk
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band from
Blairstown, New Jersey
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Reel Big Fish
Reel Big Fish is an American ska punk band from Orange County, California. The band gained mainstream recognition in the mid-to-late 1990s during the third wave of ska with the release of the gold-certified album ''Turn the Radio Off''. Soon af ...
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Less Than Jake
Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida, formed in 1992. The band consists of Chris DeMakes (guitars, vocals), Roger Lima (bass, vocals), Matt Yonker (drums), Buddy Schaub (trombone), and Peter "JR" Wasilewski (saxoph ...
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Red City Radio
Red City Radio is an American punk rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formed in 2007. The band's lineup consists of Garrett Dale, Ryan Donovan, Derik Envy and Dallas Tidwell.
History
The band has released an EP, ''To the Sons and Daugh ...
, and
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. They also played dates among the
Vans Warped Tour
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The Fest
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, as well as the
Chicago
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Riot Fest
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2014.
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Members
Final line-up
*Henry Menzel – guitar
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, backing vocals
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(2008–2012), guitar, lead vocals
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(2013–2016)
*Dennis "D. Jay" Menzel – trombone
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, bass, guitar, backing vocals (2008–2012), trombone, guitar, lead vocals (2013–2016)
*Michael Fenton – saxophone
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, backing vocals (2008–2016), bass (2008–2012)
*Ricky Coates – trumpet, backing vocals (2013–2016)
*Michael Coulson - bass (2015-2016)
*Peter Vriones - drums
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(2011-2016)
Past members
*Kevin Danilowski – lead vocals (2008–2012)
*Charlie Yankowski – lead vocals, keyboards
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(2008–2010)
*Eddie Lippincott - tenor saxophone
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(2008–2010)
*Dan Schuster - trumpet
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(2008–2010)
*Evan Hughes - trumpet (2008–2011)
*Greg Lane – bass (2008–2012)
*Colin Keebler – bass (2012–2013, 2014)
*Ryan Fenton – drums (2008–2010)
*Christopher Slater - drums (2010–2012)
*Alex Vazquez - drums (2012–2013)
*Don Muir - drums (2013)
*Brent Lawrence Friedman - drums (2014–2016)
Touring members
*Louis Pratt- bass (2011)
*Peter Vriones - drums (2011-2016)
*John Dzwonek - drums (2013)
* Scott Boyce - drums (2013)
*Elio Vezza- bass (2014)
*JT Turret- bass (2014)
*Zack Genis- bass (2014)
*Collin Fiol - bass (2015)
* Matthew Koerner - bass (2015)
*Jeff Cummings - trombone (2015)
*Bobby Vaughn - bass (2015)
Timeline
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Discography
Studio albums
*''It's Self Titled!'' (2009)
*''Well... Here It Is!'' (2010)
*''Where We Exist'' (2012)
*''Observations Of The Human Condition'' (2014)
EPs
*''The Good Answer EP'' (2010)
*''Things I Need To Say'' (2013)
References
External links
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Musical groups established in 2008
American ska punk musical groups
Pop punk groups from New Jersey
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