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2002 News Archives
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December 1, 2002
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A big stage, hot lights, booming sound and a drum riser... making it even harder for Kyle
to hoist himself up during the finale of Audiac Arrest! Promo West was a lot of fun and we
thank you all for coming out. We got to see a lot of friends and also make some new ones.
Hopefully we'll see you all very soon.
Over the course of the next month, we'll be taking some time off from the stage. We'll
spend this time writing and demoing new songs. Hopefully all the hard work will pay off
with some more crowd pleasers and new directions for us to explore and enjoy. We'll keep
you informed.
Our first video, courtesy of Breaking Waves Productions should be completed and released
by the first of the year. So as we said before, check back often for a deeper look into a
Broken Hearted Valentine!
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November 1, 2002
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Thanks to all of you who celebrated Halloween with us. It was fun, although next year we
won't pick costumes that are so hot up there under the lights.
We're proud to announce a few upcoming gigs...
On November 8th, we'll be playing Bernie's with Twin Cam, the Patsy's and Johnny Nobody
from Buffalo, NY! The show starts at ten so enjoy your Friday night Happy Hour then join
us in the black basement punk club.
We're also very proud to announce that we will be playing our first show at Promo West
Pavilion on November 14th at 8pm. It's one of the top venues for larger touring acts and
multiband local bills. It has one of the best sound systems in the city and holds nearly
1,500 people! Following us on the bill will be Outrageous Orange and the Johnson Brothers.
It should be a great night of rock 'n' roll, so gather your friends and join us... we'll
do our best to rock the rafters!
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October 15, 2002
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Happy Halloween. Yes, we know it's a little early but we just couldn't wait.
Halloween is truly a rock 'n' roll holiday. No dressing up in your Sunday best, no
Hallmark greetings... just a night of costumes, debauchery and unbridled revelry!
To celebrate this event, we'll be having our first annual Halloween Bash! Ha, first
annual, yes, we're already planning next year's event! On Saturday, October 26th we'll
play at the Scarlet & Grey Cafe with our friends Rookie. Make sure you wear a costume
and be prepared to have a good time... and if you make a fool of yourself, make sure your
costume can conceal your true identity.
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October 1, 2002
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We're back from the road. After a weekend's worth of rocking, drinking, seeing some great
bands and meeting some exciting people, it's back to the daily grind. Although, some
good news has come out of it... we're making a video.
In the coming months we will be planning and shooting a music video for our song, Broken
Hearted Valentine. Thanks to Breaking Waves Productions for offering us another medium to
try and express the glory and frustration of a broken heart.
Stay in touch, it should be completed shortly and available right here!
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September 15, 2002
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The Everyday Heroes are heading to "Nash-Vegas!" We feel fortunate to be
selected to showcase our music at the Nashville New Music Conference. In our opinion this
is the top industry event in our region. Several record labels informed us that they would
be attending our show because we were one of only two Ohio bands to be selected by the top
three conferences in our region.
We were also asked by 2NMC if we would like to have our song "Broken Hearted
Valentine" included on the conference compilation. We feel lucky to be one of only 20
bands selected to be on this CD out of the 400 showcased artists!
We will be playing at the Slow Bar in Nashville, Tennessee on October 10th, 2002. For more
information on this event, please click on the icon to the left. If you will be in
Nashville, let us know or just stop by and say hello. Please go to our Show Page for times and directions to this event.
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September 1, 2002
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Music Rebellion, Springbound
Music and Gold Record Music
have selected our band as one of only fifteen bands that they will be promoting to three
hundred university radio stations on college campuses in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia.
This radio promotion CD, called Cheap and Easy, will be mailed out in the early
part of October, 2002. We will be touring and giving away free Music Rebellion t-shirts,
mugs, bottle openers and pens to help promote the project. Please check out Music Rebellion today to find out how you can
get great music cheap and easy.
Please click on the Cheap and Easy, CD cover to the left to join our Rock Army and to find out how you can get a FREE
CD and other merchandise.
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August 15, 2002
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Music industry showcases are the perfect place for bands to meet new fans and to network
with other bands, booking agents, managers, A&R staff, and other music industry
professionals. Unfortunately some very good bands have toiled for several years without
ever getting accepted to play in one. We feel fortunate because we have just been informed
that we have been selected to play in not one, but two of these music industry
showcases.
Our band's first official showcase will be at the Third Annual Midwest Music Conference
& Film Festival in Lexington, KY on August 23, 2002.
On September 26, 2002, we will be performing in a showcase with bands, from all over the
world; for fans, industry professionals and media alike. An estimated 9,000+ attendees
will pack the venues in downtown Cincinnati, OH.
For more information on these events, please click on the icons to the left. If you will
be in one of these areas, stop by and say hello. Please go to our Show Page for times and directions to these events.
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August 1, 2002
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Tell the world about it! Now you can finally be hip by being the first person to own an
Everyday Heroes t-shirt! We are currently running a contest for the month of August and
will be giving away all sorts of band memorabilia, such as buttons, CDs & our brand
new t-shirts.
No purchase is necessary. All you need to do to win is to tell someone about the band and
have them sign up for our band mailing list. We will randomly select new members, and
their referrers, then award all sorts of prizes. And the more people you refer, the more
chances you have to win.
Click on the snazzy shirt to the left for the link to our mailing list, send that link to
your friends and have them sign up for our mailing list!
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July 15, 2002
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Since our web site opened on May 1, over 3,800 new and unique visitors from over 25
countries from all over the world who have visited our site. From far-off lands such as
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Spain and the Netherlands.
Also a very special thanks to the 185+ fans from the UK who have visited our site.
In keeping with our thankful theme, we'd like to show our gratitude to the radio stations
and magazines overseas who have requested press kits and CDs from us. We thank all of you
for helping us expose our music to people all over the world!
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July 1, 2002
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For those of you that missed it, Comfest was a blast. We all had a lot of fun and made
some new friends. We also gave away a free sampler CD including two of our songs, Broken
Hearted Valentine and Po-Go, along with one song each from Fenster, Outrageous Orange, The
Plaster Saints and the Woosley Band.
Lady Veliquette, a reporter from City-Pulse.org, came down to
review a certain band that played Comfest for her East Lansing music publication. Instead
she wrote about three kids playing rock'n'roll on the jazz stage. We feel fortunate that
she liked our music enough to scrap her plans and feature us in the article.
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June 15, 2002
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It's a little early but the Everyday Heroes would like to wish all of you a safe and happy
Fourth of July. To celebrate this event the boys will be playing July 4th at Oldfield's on High with the Stepford Five and
"Hap" from Howlin' Maggie. The heroes will be closing out the night with some
old fashioned rock'n'roll.
We would also like to announce that on July 7th, the boys will be playing the Freedom
Festival, in Akron, Ohio...opening for the Godz! Check back soon and often, things are
getting busy.
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June 1, 2002
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Every summer in Columbus, Ohio brings fun, sun and rock'n'roll to Goodale Park... courtesy
of Comfest. A three day festival of community cooperation that showcases some of the best
local artists and musicians. The Everyday Heroes have been fortunate enough to be chosen
to play Comfest 2002.
They will be appearing on the Jazz stage on Friday June 28th at 2:30 PM. Round up your
friends, come on out and enjoy a great day of music.
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May 15, 2002
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Recently we've received a few new reviews of our EP, Different, Like Everyone Else.
In the Press section you will find ten more written by
magazines and web-zines from all over the world.
We're pretty grateful for all the nice things people have written... hopefully it'll help
us make some new friends. Click on the newsboy to the left to view our Press page.
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May 1, 2002
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LongIslandMusicScene.com has selected our band as their 'National Spotlight' band for two
weeks effective the first week in May. This music portal has a monthly readership of
nearly one half million music fans.
Long Island Music Scene keeps fans and bands updated on what is happening at bars, venues,
shows, concerts, etc. in their local music scene. They also promote shows and bands in the
Long Island, New York area. Please check out this Internet site by clicking on the banner
to the left.
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April 15, 2002
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In early April, we sent out thirty CDs to our favorite radio stations for hopeful radio
airplay of our new EP, Different, Like Everyone Else. By April 15th, we were
informed that over twenty-four of these stations had played songs from our new EP. We are
on heavy rotation on three of these stations.
Please click on the 'Radio Tower' to the left to go to our Radio
page and view a list of all the stations that received our music. If you live in a city
near one of these stations, please give them a call to request one of our songs.
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April 1, 2002
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For the week ending March 31, 2002, the Everyday Heroes' song, Broken Hearted Valentine,
finished #1 out of 298 songs on the mPulse.com pop charts and #5 out of 5,622 songs on the
all-genre charts. Go here to download the song and find out more about the band.
At mPulse they have two priorities. "One is showcasing independent artists. The other
is providing music fans with an honest, unbiased chart of the most popular music websites,
artists, and songs on the Internet. mPulse was created for anyone with a passion and
curiosity for music, who's looking for the online buzz concerning new talent."
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March 1, 2002
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The Everyday Heroes debut EP: Different, Like Everyone Else is out now! We played a show
on February 28th at Bernie's to unceremoniously commemorate the event. For all you
audiophiles, the actual release date was February 26th. We're really excited and proud of
the record. If you get a chance check one out.
Last but not least, thanks to all our friends, family and Gold Record Music for making one
of our dreams come true!
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February 1, 2002
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January has been a busy month for us. We're very thankful for Mike Johnson's time and
support in the studio. We finished up the last song on the record, Audiac Arrest;
recorded in the friendly confines of the Dream Depot. It was then promptly and
professionally mixed and mastered by Cal Moore of Immortal Productions, also in Akron,
Ohio. It sounds amazing, better than we ever imagined! It's great to finally hear ideas
become music.
Soon you'll be able to hear it too. We finished the artwork, with the help of Heather
Mitchell, and will be producing millions for the world to hear... well, maybe not
millions, but enough. Check back soon and we'll inform you of the release date. Until
then, realize that rock'n'roll is a state of mind.
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December 1, 2001
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It's the holiday season and we've just received the best possible Christmas gift... a
chance to make our own record! Mike Johnson, of West Akron Recorders, will be recording a
few of our songs in his studio. We chose Mike to record our first EP from several
candidates from as close as right here in Columbus, OH, to as far away as Nashville, TN.
He has formerly worked with the Twist-Offs and The Raspberries ("Forget about Eric
Carmen singing Hungry Eyes in Dirty Dancing... this is when he was rock'n'roll!"
-Zac).
Keep checking back... we'll have news soon of a release date and any other exciting news!
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