Powerspace

Powerspace is a five-piece power pop band from Chicago, Illinois. They are signed to Fueled by Ramen. The band released their debut album, The Kicks of Passion produced by Marc McClusky, on July 31, 2007.

History

The band first began performing while students at Miami University. Chicago natives and high school friends Tom Schleiter and Daniel McMahon, who both attended St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois, began playing together at the university, and soon formed a trio with fellow Miami student and Green, Ohio drummer Kevin Kane. After a search for a vocalist, another Miami student and friend of Schleiter and McMahon's, Alec Cyganowski, joined the group.^[1] The band began touring and developed a reputation for energetic live shows,^[1][2] sparking a large amount of interest from record labels.^[1] The band then moved back to Chicago and signed to Fueled By Ramen Records, who released their first full-length, The Kicks of Passion, on July 31, 2007. A spot playing at SXSW^[3] and nationwide touring ensued in the US in 2007, opening for Hawthorne Heights, Amber Pacific, Monty Are I, Melee, From First to Last, and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.^[2][4] Most recently, the band's single "Powerspace Snap Bracelet" was featured in SPIN,^[5] who also reviewed their album,^[6] and the band was profiled in Aquarian magazine.^[7] The band has toured with The Classic Crime, Envy on the Coast, Kaddisfly, Madina Lake, Mayday Parade, Brighten, and We The Kings in support of the album. Recently, they added an additional guitarist named Max Perenchio, He was filling in while Tom was attending college. Max was invited to stay, and now is part of the band.

Starting on April 16, 2008 and ending on the morning of April 17, several of the guys took part in an all night chat on the forum, absolutepunk.net. Along with fans that stayed all night, they broke the previous record, held by The Audition, for most posts in a news thread, with over 5100 replies over about 8 hours.

On May 20, 2008, Dan made the decision to leave Powerspace. He has been replaced by Jake Serek.

Powerspace is set to release a full length titled "American Machine" in early 2010.

Solo Projects

In 2008, drummer, Kane, held an online contest which many teenage fans participated in to become a member of Kane's new indie band called Subway. Kane came up with the name himself. On several occasions online he has said that it is where he met long-time girlfriend, Lauren Borkowski. Rumors on a proposal to Borkowski have been heard. His girlfriend is also the supposed maraca player, though other members are still unknown. The self-titled record is set to release in Fall 2010.

Members

Current members

• Alec Cyganowski - Lead Vocals
• Tom Schleiter - Guitar
• Kevin Kane - Drums
• Max Perenchio - Guitar
• Jake Serek - Bass

Former members

• Daniel McMahon - Bass

Discography

Albums

• 2006: Houston, We Have a Party (EP)
• 2007: The Kicks of Passion (album)
• 2010: American Machine (album)

Singles

• Right On, Right Now 2007

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Biography, Allmusic.com.
2. ^ ^{a b} Alyssa Vale, Concert Review. Buzz Weekly, June 21, 2007. Accessed June 27, 2007.
3. ^ SXSW. Accessed July 1, 2007
4. ^ William Dale, Powerspace ready to 'Kick Out' the Jams. Static Multimedia. Accessed June 26, 2007.
5. ^ "Songs You Need To Download Now!". SPIN, July 2007, p. 26.
6. ^ Review of The Kicks of Passion. SPIN, August 2007, p. 106.
7. ^ Powerspace reveal the VIP Secret. Aquarian, July 18, 2007.

External links

• Official website
• Official MySpace
• Powerspace at Last.fm
• Official Purevolume