Avail is an American

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band from

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, the band formed in 1987, its members including Joe Banks, Doug Crosby, Brien Stewart, and Mikey Warstler. The only original remaining member, guitar player Joe Banks, teamed up with rival band LDK's (Learning Disabled Kids) Tim Barry. They moved to Richmond in 1990, and soon, after numerous line up changes, put together a solid lineup to release their first album '' Satiate'' in 1992. Many of their lyrics center on Richmond. The band released six studio albums. The band has never officially disbanded, but has not released any new material since 2002 and stopped playing live shows in 2007. On March 26, 2019, the band announced a reunion show at The National in Richmond, Virginia, scheduled for July 19. Since then, they have played multiple shows and continue to tour. There are currently no plans to release any new material. Hastily

Members

;Current *

Tim Barry Tim Barry is an American musician and the lead singer of the Richmond, Virginia-based punk rock band Avail. In addition to performing with Avail, he was the bass guitarist in the Richmond-based folk punk band (Young) Pioneers from 1994 to ...

- vocals *Joe Banks -

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*Justin "Gwomper" Burdick -

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*Erik Larson -

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*Beau Beau Butler -

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;Former members *Brien Stewart - vocals *Chuck McCauley - bass *Robert Kelshian - bass *DJ Grimes - bass *Doug Crosby - drums *Mikey Warstler - bass *Ed Trask- drums

Label change

Avail self-released their first LP, ''Satiate'' on Catheter-Assembly Records. It was later re-released by Lookout! Records. They released several studio releases on Lookout! and then went on to Fat Wreck Chords for ''One Wrench'' and ''Front Porch Stories.'' Most recently, they have signed on with

Jade Tree Records Jade Tree International, Inc. is an independent record label formed by Darren Walters and Tim Owen in 1990 in Wilmington, Delaware. History Origin (1987–1990) In 1987, Tim Owen and Darren Walters were introduced during a punk show in Washin ...

who has recently re-released the Avail albums ''Dixie'', ''4am Friday'', and ''Over the James''.

Legacy in Richmond

Tim Barry is currently writing and performing solo music. Joe Banks, Chuck McCauley and Erik Larson have teamed up in the band Freeman.

Discography

Albums

* '' Satiate'' - 1992 - Lookout! Records * '' Dixie'' - 1994 - Lookout! Records * '' 4am Friday'' - 1996 - Lookout! Records * '' Over the James'' - 1998 - Lookout! Records * '' One Wrench'' - 2000 - Fat Wreck Chords * '' Front Porch Stories'' - 2002 - Fat Wreck Chords

Live albums

* '' Live at the Kings Head Inn'' - 1993 - Old Glory Records * '' Live at the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco'' - 1998 - Lookout! Records * '' V.M. Live Presents...Avail'' - 1999 -

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Demo albums

* ''Each Other'' - 1988 * ''Reaching Out'' - 1989

EPs

* '' Who's to Say What Stays the Same'' - 1991 -

Sunspot Records Sunspot Records was a small independent record label in Arlington, Virginia that existed in the early nineties. The Sunspot roster included bands primarily from the east coast of the U.S. Several of these bands such as Avail, Shades Apart, 1.6 ...

* ''Attempt to Regress'' - 1993 - Catheter Assembly * ''The Fall of Richmond'' - 1997 - Lookout! Records - split EP with

(Young) Pioneers (Young) Pioneers (alternately stylized as Young Pioneers or The (Young) Pioneers) was an American folk punk band from Richmond, Virginia, active from 1993 to 1999. Composed of members of Born Against, Avail, and Universal Order of Armagedd ...

* ''100 Times'' - 1999 - Fat Wreck Chords

Music videos

* "Simple Song" (1996) * "West Wye" (2002)

References

External links

*
Full Live Set from The Fest 6

Welcome to Flavor Country interview with Tim

Chuck McCauley's page
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