October Fall

October Fall was a piano fueled pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. They came together in the summer of 2003, with Pat D'Andrea (vocals/guitar) and Clark Harrison (guitar) as the original members. These two were originally played together under the name Silver Lining. Soon after, the rest of the band was added: Nick Coleman (drums), Owen Toomey (piano), and Jack Marin (bass). Nick Coleman was replaced by Nick Scalise (drums), and Jack Marin was replaced by Greg Shanahan (bass).

In 2005, the band opened on a tour with Ashlee Simpson, and later that year toured with The Click Five.^[1] In the spring of 2006, they toured with Fall Out Boy and The All-American Rejects on the Black Clouds and Underdogs tour.

They were signed to Decaydance, a Fueled By Ramen imprint headed by Pete Wentz (bassist of Fall Out Boy). Their debut CD, A Season in Hell (named as an homage to the movie Eddie and the Cruisers), was released in February 2006.

On October 1st, 2007, the band announced that they had gone their separate ways.^{[citation needed]}

Rumors surfaced that the band had gotten back together but those rumors were proven false.

In the fall of 2007, Clark Harrison and Nick Foxer (formerly of the All American Rejects) formed a band called Phonocast, based in southern California where both musicians now live.^[2]

Pat D'Andrea (now going by Johnny D'Andrea) formed Archie Star, in which he shares lead vocals with his sister, Ria. The band released their album, Carry Me Home in November 2008.

Nick Scalise and Greg Shanahan are now part of the band Mathletes, who recently put their self-titled EP up for free download ^[3]

Discography

Albums

• A Season In Hell 2006

EPs

• Taking Shape EP 2005

Demos

• Original demos
  • "In Spite of Everything" - 4:54 [Re-recorded as "in spite pt II" on Taking Shape [2])
  • "The Movie Script" - 4:01
  • "Favorite Mistake" - 3:58
  • "Forget The Best" - 4:43
• Online demos
  • "Hey Hey" - 3:53 [Re-recorded on A Season In Hell [3]
  • "Falling" - 3:36
  • "Last To Admit It" 3:01

Acoustic

• "Promise Nothing" - 4:36
• "Midnight Apology" - 4:26
• "Better Luck Next Year" - 3:08
• "Yet Another Song About Jamie" - 3:27

Trivia

Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (May 2008)

• Guitarist Clark Harrison was a winning contestant on Fox Kids' Moolah Beach
• Jack Marin, original bassist, played bass in Cute Is What We Aim For for a short time after parting ways with October Fall.
• Drummer Nick Scalise has a solo project called Sexy Is My Middle Name
• Pat D'Andrea appeared in an episode of the TV series 'Switched'.

References

1. ^ Biography, Allmusic.com.
2. ^ [1] Phonocast page at MySpace.com
3. ^ http://blackgoldsociety.com/mathletes/

External links

• Official Website