Avail
| Avail | |
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| Origin | Richmond, Virginia, USA |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 1987–2008 |
| Labels | Jade Tree Records Fat Wreck Lookout! Records |
| Website | www.availavail.com |
| Members | |
| Tim Barry Joe Banks Gwomper Ed Trask Beau Beau |
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| Past members | |
| Erik Larsen Chuck McCauley |
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Avail was a punk rock band from Richmond, Virginia. Originally from Northern Virginia, the band formed in 1987, its members including Joe Banks, Doug Crosby, Brian 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 in 1992. Many of their lyrics center around Richmond.
Avail is on 'permanent standby' as per Tim Barry's interview on Dope Sick Radio #40. Tim mentions in the interview "let's just say it's a thing of the past."[1]
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[edit] Members
Avail has five members.
- Tim Barry - Vocals (Drums on first EP)
- Joe Banks - Guitar
- Gwomper - Bass
- Ed Trask - Drums
- Beau Beau Butler - Cheerleader
Former members:
- Chuck McCauley - Bass
- DJ Grimes - Bass
- Erik Larson - Drums
- Doug Crosby - Drums
[edit] 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 who has recently re-released the Avail albums Dixie, 4am Friday, and Over the James.
[edit] Legacy in Richmond
Tim Barry is currently writing and performing solo music. Joe Banks, along with former members Erik Larson and Chuck McCauley, formed The Ghost Run in 2009. Joe Banks, Chuck McCauley and Erik Larson have also teamed up in the band Freeman. Avail is still something of a legend in the punk and hardcore scene in Richmond. Tattoos, graffiti, and sidewalk impressions bearing the "dixie" image are quite common.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Full-length 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
[edit] Demo albums
- Each Other - 1988
- Reaching Out - 1989
[edit] EP's
- Who's to Say What Stays the Same - 1989 - Sunspot Records
- Attempt to Regress - 1993 - Catheter Assembly
- The Fall of Richmond - 1997 - Lookout! Records - split EP with (Young) Pioneers
- 100 Times - 1999 - Fat Wreck Chords
[edit] Live
- 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 - Liberation Records
[edit] References
- ^ Swordplay interview, August, 2000
[edit] External links
- Avail's Myspace page
- Full Live Set from The Fest 6
- Scanner Zine interview with Beau
- Tim Barry's interview on DPR
- The Ghost Run page Joe Banks, Chuck McCauley and Erik Larson's new band
- FREEMAN Joe Banks, Chuck McCauley and Erik Larson's band
- Chuck McCauley's page
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