Blue October

File:Justin and Jeremy Furstenfeld of Blue October.jpg

L to R: Justin Furstenfeld (mic), Jeremy Furstenfeld (drums)

Blue October is a Texas indie rock band originally from Houston. The group has developed a rather large following in the Southwest.

History

Blue October was dropped by Universal Records after the release of Consent to Treatment in 2000 and was re-signed by the same label in 2003. Ironically, the band's third album History for Sale — which was re-released on Universal — is largely a response to the control the label placed on the group during the Consent to Treatment production process.

The History for Sale single "Calling You", featured on the American Wedding movie soundtrack, was the group's largest mainstream success until their 2006 single "Hate Me", which is currently at #5 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.

The band's latest album, entitled Foiled, was released on April 4, 2006. The band has scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show on April 14, 2006 in support of the album.

Band members

Current line-up

• Justin Furstenfeld, founding member of the band, Jeremy's brother — vocals, guitar
• Ryan Delahoussaye, founding member — violin, viola, mandolin, keyboard, backup vocals
• Jeremy Furstenfeld, founding member, Justin's brother — drums
• C.B. Hudson — guitar
• Matt Noveskey — bass guitar

Past members

• Liz Mullally, founding member — bass guitar
• Dwayne Casey — bass guitar
• Piper Skih — bass guitar
• Brant Coulter — guitar

Discography

Studio albums

• The Answers (1998)
• Consent to Treatment (2000)
• History for Sale (2003)
• Argue with a Tree - Double Live CD (2004)
• Foiled (2006)

Singles

• "Breakfast After 10"
• "HRSA"
• "James"
• "Calling You"
• "Razorblade"
• "Hate Me"
• "What If We Could?"

Videography

• "Calling You", a music video first shown in 2003 on MTV2's Subterranean
• Argue With a Tree, recorded live on June 4, 2004 at Lakewood Theater (Dallas, Texas)
• "Hate Me", a music video that premiered March 23, 2006 on Yahoo! and entered rotation on VH1 March 27, 2006

See also

• List of bands from Texas

External links

Official sites

• Blue October
• Template:MySpace

News and media

• The Austin Chronicle: Draw the Line

Fansites

• Argue With a Tree
• Blue October Lyrics site
• BWD: Blue October Photogallery
• HenryHank: Blue October Photo Gallery