The Maine (band)

The Maine

The Maine is an American rock band from Tempe, Arizona, formed in 2007. The band's name originates from a song titled "The Coast of Maine" by Ivory.

History

The Maine was founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 2007 while most of the band members were still attending high school. The Maine features singer John O'Callaghan V, guitarists Kennedy Brock and Jared Monaco, bassist Garrett Nickelsen, and drummer Pat Kirch. O'Callaghan was asked to join the group after Kirch's brother heard him singing while at a party. The band gets their name from one of their biggest influences, Ivory. The band has a song called "Coast of Maine," hence "The Maine."

After gathering a huge following through websites such as MySpace, The Maine played their first show in front of over 600 fans, acquired solely through word of mouth and MySpace. The Maine's live performances caught the eye of Fearless Records and booking agent Matt Galle. On May 8, 2007, the band released a digital EP called Stay Up, Get Down. Among the songs on the EP are "Count 'Em One, Two, Three," which was later re-recorded for their first full-length album, Can't Stop, Won't Stop, and "Daisy."

The Maine signed to Fearless Records and released a five-song concept EP, The Way We Talk, in 2007. After performing on the 2008 Vans Warped Tour, the band released their debut album Can't Stop, Won't Stop, which was produced by Matt Squire.

They released a holiday EP in December 2008 titled ...And A Happy New Year; it included a cover of Wham!'s song "Last Christmas" and three original songs. The Maine released a deluxe version of their debut album, Can't Stop, Won't Stop, along with a digital documentary called In Person in July 2009.

On May 3rd, The Maine released their first single, "Inside Of You," from their July 2010 album Black & White. On May 18th, they released their second single, "Growing Up."

Tours

• The Maine first started touring during the summer of 2007, a small tour featuring themselves, Brighten, and A Rocket to the Moon (with Brighten headlining). In the spring of 2008, the band was featured at The Bamboozle music festival in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The band played both days of the festival, and on the second day played on one of the two mainstages.

• The Maine spent the summer of 2008 opening on the Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour, alongside Boys Like Girls, Good Charlotte, and Metro Station.

• The Maine embarked on a UK tour in September 2008 opening for The Academy Is... and We The Kings.

• They spent two weeks performing on the Vans Warped Tour 2008 on the Smartpunk stage, then toured with All Time Low, Mayday Parade, and Every Avenue. In the spring of 2009, The Maine Played on The AP Tour, and in the fall of 2009 on The OP Presents Tour.

• The Maine will be embarking on their first headlining tour summer of 2010 called "An Evening with The Maine" along with This Century. The nationwide tour will run from July through August.

• The Maine will be touring Australia for the first time in February & March 2011 as part of Soundwave Festival playing alongside well known bands such as Iron Maiden, Slash, Mayday Parade, All Time Low and Nevershoutnever.

Career

• The Maine is represented by Tim Kirch through his firm Eighty One Twenty Three Management. Other musical artists on the Eighty One Twenty Three roster include; This Century, Brighten, Austin Gibbs and Colby Wedgeworth.

• In December 2009, The Maine released This Is Real Life, their first published book. It consists of written memoirs from the band as well as exclusive photography by Dirk Mai.

• The December/January issue of Cliché Magazine's December/January featured The Maine as their cover story. The article features a band interview by editor-in-chief Jeremy Fall and exclusive photos taken from their book by Dirk Mai.

• The Maine's song "Into Your Arms" is featured on the iPhone app - Tap Tap Revenge 3.

• Blackberrys purchased from T-Mobile are preloaded with The Maine's music video for "Into Your Arms".

• The Maine were awarded a Libby Award from Peta for their ad "Animal Testing Breaks Hearts".

• The Maine is featured in the March 2010 issue of Vanity Fair.

• The Maine released their second full-length album titled Black & White on July 13th, 2010.

• The Maine have released their promotional single off the album Black and White entitled "Inside Of You". It is now available on iTunes.

Band members

Current members

• John O'Callaghan - lead vocals (2007–Present)
• Kennedy Brock – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2007–Present)
• Jared Monaco – lead guitar (2007–Present)
• Garrett Nickelsen - bass (2007–Present)
• Pat Kirch – drums (2007–Present)

Former members

• Ryan Osterman – guitar (2007)
• Alex Ross – guitar (2007)

Discography

Studio albums

• Can't Stop Won't Stop (Fearless Records, July 8, 2008) U.S. #40
• Can't Stop Won't Stop (Deluxe Edition) (Fearless Records, 2009)
• Black & White (Warner Bros. Records, July 13, 2010)

EPs

• Stay Up, Get Down EP, (May 8, 2007)
• The Way We Talk EP (Fearless Records, December 11, 2007)
• ...And A Happy New Year EP (Fearless Records, December 9, 2008)

External links

• Official website