Bands that went to your high school/college/town

[Deezlink]

Sorry for weird title wording.

But what I mean is bands that lived in your town, went to your high school, or college. Two members of The Hush Sound went to my high school (also two ex- The Audition Members) but besides that, no one else really. What about you all?

[ThisIsNotDan]

Paul from Boys Like Girls went to mine

[seconds]

Dudes from Chiodos live around here somewhere...

[Regards]

The dudes from Beatallica went to mine.

[sammyboy516]

I live in Warminster, PA. Circa Survive and The Starting Line are from wround here.

[himynameiszack]

Absolutely no credible musicians are from Cincinnati. Peter Frampton lives here if you count that...

[jessicalynn-xx]

Protest the Hero lives in my town.

[blissfulrain]

My Chemical Romance lives in my town. A friend of mine knows people from Senses Fail, Armor For Sleep, and Cobra Starship.

[bandrewes]

ermm quite a lot come from london. But more locally The Mystery Jets and Noah and The Whale.

[SophGod]

members of Ludo and Story Of The Year went to High Schools not too far from where i live.

[FueledByFrodo]

Zakk Wylde.

[troubledbyinsects]

Killswitch Engage is from where I live. Except they kind of suck..

[blissfulrain]

Killswitch Engage is from where I live. Except they kind of suck..

Omit the "kinda".

[troubledbyinsects]

Omit the "kinda".
yeah that'd be more correct

[Drow Swordsman]

The drummer of Passion Pit went to high my high school - graduate year of 07.

[And Hours Pass]

Absolutely no credible musicians are from Cincinnati. Peter Frampton lives here if you count that...

Frampton is fantastic. I absolutely count that.

[only the clouds]

Cassie went to my high school. She was a senior when I was in 7th grade.

I live in CT, not really many choices here

[IWasaCamera]

I believe I attended the same high school as half of Simple Plan's members.

[takeiteasy_]

Greenfront aka The Canon Logic went to my high school. Mewithoutyou went to my parents high school/what would've been mine if I didn't move in middle school.

[invincibleXL]

hootie and the blowfish went to my high school, wale is from a nearby high school, good charlotte are from a nearby city, and i know they're not musicians, but larry david and the creator of boondocks went to my college :-)

[WhitestKidUKnow]

some of the guys from the Wonder Years went to my high school.

[Illadelphia]

My mom went to the same high school as the guys from the Fray and my dad went to the same high school as Barry Sanders. Sadly nobody from mine.

[PaperLantern]

My mom went to the same high school as the guys from the Fray and my dad went to the same high school as Barry Sanders. Sadly nobody from mine.
My mom went to high school with Barry Sanders. North High in Wichita, KS?

John Nolan lives where I go to college.

[sleepyseanzzz]

the black guy (that isnt the drill instructor) on celebrity fit club was my stepmom's lab partner back in high school if that counts

[imahoodlum]

Norah Jones, My Brightest Diamond, Balance Problems, Bowling for Soup, Eli Young Band, Meatloaf, Artist vs. Poet and Midlake are either from my school or from Denton.

[i2ockbotm]

Lucky Boys Confusion. And Fall Out Boy started in a suburb not too far from the one I lived in. I remember seeing them play at a YMCA (or some community center) with like 20 people

[sir j kelso]

natalie merchant
and shaant (too bad he's not as cool as natalie)

[honkyg88]

Plain White T's and Spitalfield were from around my area.

[schenksta]

some of the guys from the Wonder Years went to my high school.

What high school did you go to? A friend of mine from school is from Allentown

[owiseone35]

Dudes from Good Charlotte, Metro Station and My Favorite Highway. Also if any one remember Race Against the Sun too.

[WhitestKidUKnow]

What high school did you go to? A friend of mine from school is from Allentown

well I go to college in allentown, but I went to high school at north penn in lansdale.

[imahoodlum]

Lucky Boys Confusion. And Fall Out Boy started in a suburb not too far from the one I lived in. I remember seeing them play at a YMCA (or some community center) with like 20 people
I bet the list of bands from Austin would go on for miles.

[SweetThye]

Almost all of the dudes in The Less graduated from my high school.

[HometownHero]

That one hit wonder chick that wrote that song 'Bitch' went to my high school.

[billynukka]

Bear Vs. Shark.

[jonisthenewblac]

John Nolan lives in Lawrence, KS and comes into the bottleneck from time to time, which is where i work.

too bad he doesn't go to KU.

[wuduprod]

the original lineup of Cannibal Corpse all went to my high school.

[Smash Adams]

2 of the guys from Envy on the Coast went to mine, plus Natalie Portman and Judd Apatow

[wuduprod]

2 of the guys from Envy on the Coast went to mine, plus Natalie Portman and Judd Apatow

win. she's gorgeous.

[Neo Cassady]

High School: Attack Attack!
College: Nick Lachey, Kate Voegele, and Powerspace.

meh.

[jay_klinkhammer]

Absolutely no credible musicians are from Cincinnati. Peter Frampton lives here if you count that...

Foxy Shazam.

boom, roasted.

[Neo Cassady]

Absolutely no credible musicians are from Cincinnati. Peter Frampton lives here if you count that...

Unless you count Blessid Union of Souls and The National...

[signal to noise]

a band some of you might remember called With Honor came from my town.

as well as one member from Big D and the Kids Table.

[raptorz44]

The drummer from Senses Fail went to my high school.

[SicTransitIbiza]

Three members of Steel Train (Dan Silbert, Evan Winiker, and Matt Goldman), Ben from Armor For Sleep, and Gabe Saporta all went to my high school. Ben, Evan, Matt, and one other kid named Jeremiah all had a band called Random Task during high school, and put out two records that I have. Pretty good actually.

[ZzyzxScarecrow]

avett brothers, annuals, ben folds five. sullivan was from not too far away.

[Truman122]

Static Jacks? :shrug:

[cwhit412]

Hotspur went to the school in my Grandma's backyard. Actually seeing them tonight as well.
OAR came from my town as well.

[blotto]

craig from blessthefall/escape the fate went to my high school. and yea, he sucked back then too

[CircaKnives]

I think the guitarist from Maroon 5 went to the University of Nebraska. 311 did too I think.

Other than that, just the standard Nebraska bands like Bright Eyes, Cursive, and The Faint. Those are the most famous anyways.

[ghelms88]

One of the guitarists and/or the drummer from My Chemical Romance was walking around a Barnes & Noble in my town a few years ago. And the lead singer World Inferno Friendship Society went to my high school.

[theclap]

Bear Vs. Shark.

Did you go to Lakeland ?

[raptorz44]

One of the guitarists and/or the drummer from My Chemical Romance was walking around a Barnes & Noble in my town a few years ago.
I think it's their bassist who worked at the Barnes & Noble in Clifton

[Andy Young]

Absolutely no credible musicians are from Cincinnati. Peter Frampton lives here if you count that...

Come on man, we got The National, Foxy Shazam, Seabird and All the Day Holiday.

All great bands.

[Cøltøn]

Drummer of Comeback Kid went to my school I think, could be wrong though. Most of them are from around here. Sick City is from around here too.

[MattDennis]

Ken Susi of Unearth graduated from Danvers High School a good few years before I got there. He was actually on the hockey team with the older brother of the eventual guitarist in my own band.

[cirerelleum]

The Flaming Tsunami's are from my town.
These Green Eyes is from our rival town.

Edit: one of the dudes from American Hi-Fi is also from my town. How could anyone forget that band?

[i2ockbotm]

I bet the list of bands from Austin would go on for miles.

If you expanded beyond the punk genre, I'm sure it would. But as for the bands I mentioned, that was the Chicago suburbs, where I grew up

[pleasedontask]

Some Yellowcard members and Leonard Skinner actually refereed some of our games which was funny.

[im_FINK]

My roommate went to high school with Alex Gascarth... They were evidently lab partners and his sister was going to design a tatt for Alex's sister. Thought that was cool.

[WheresTheChorus]

a couple of the dudes from this providence

[Hannah95]

According to my brother/Wikipedia, members of Keane went to an extremely pretentious school in my town. Aside from that, I really can't think of any.

[Illadelphia]

My mom went to high school with Barry Sanders. North High in Wichita, KS?

John Nolan lives where I go to college.
Yeah I think it's North.

[dani1292]

Some of the Marleys have gone/go to my high school.

[ModusPwnens]

August Burns Red came from my town. They were a few years above me though, so I wasn't in the scene while they were doing their thing.

[BigG1392]

I live like, 15 min from the origin of Paramore. And I was born in Chattanooga, where Usher comes from. so yeah

[recall reality]

Chad Hugo of The Neptunes/N.E.R.D went to my high school. Pharrell is probably the most notable musician from here.

[A Jaggy Snake]

Noddy Holder used to live a couple houses away from me (albeit somewhat sporadically)

[rj reynolds]

Some friends that I have in the punk scene grew up with anti-flag.

[tommyishere]

Boys Like Girls went to our middle school

[KatastrophiE]

Dan Keyes from recover/young love used to baby sit me, haha, he also went to my elementary school.

[fly_guy]

Guitar player for Maroon 5 went to my school

[MSIndulgence]

I See Stars. Gross.

[himynameiszack]

Come on man, we got The National, Foxy Shazam, Seabird and All the Day Holiday.

All great bands.
Wow! I never knew all those were from Cincy. I did know about The National, but I always considered them more Brooklyn. I know Beneath the Sky was from here too, but they only have one decent song, therefore, don't deem them to be "credible."

[inVINCEable1008]

I had a class with Disco Curtis, and the bassist in Stereo Skyline was in my graduating class.

[In2deep]

Billy Talent is from my area. As well as Sum 41 and Drake ( even though he's not a in a band). Edit: Moneen, illScarlett, Our Lady Peace, Metric.

[Rationalist]

Well, the only band that came out of my town specifically are Shuvlhed and Funkyluv. Terrible bands.

Out of Chicago... a lot.

[pnkhrdwndr]

I live in the town where the used came from

[the cinema]

east 146! :D

[MDizzy]

A Wilhelm Scream is from a town over.

[amped513]

Absolutely no credible musicians are from Cincinnati. Peter Frampton lives here if you count that...

are you for real? i can name alot of credible bands from cincy...

[Alex DiVincenzo]

No one really significant is from my town/went to my schools, outside of local bands who aren't really known outside of here (Fake ID/The Drive, Closer Than Kin, etc.). But screenwriter Brian Helgeland (Mystic River, LA Confidential, Taking of Pelham 123) and comic Jimmy Tingle (Boondock Saints) went to my college. Boys Like Girls started out in the town next door.

[apsterling]

The original lineup of Blessthefall came from my school, and surprisingly managed to only spawn two semi-hardcore bands on campus since they left. (Both of which I was somehow at one point or another a part of)

[AlinA82688]

Copeland's from my town...oh & Andrew Reynolds (/skate brag)

[MyWorldEntire]

Matt Skiba is from the town over from mine, and his mom was my fifth grade teacher.

[weaz45]

The Jonbonet

[Genuma]

I live like 10 minutes from where Spitalfield was formed and I live near where a shit ton of midwest emo bands were formed. I'm sure there's a bunch more I don't care to remember.

[Andy Young]

Wow! I never knew all those were from Cincy. I did know about The National, but I always considered them more Brooklyn. I know Beneath the Sky was from here too, but they only have one decent song, therefore, don't deem them to be "credible."

Haha yeah, I left them out for a reason.

[IntoTheSun]

I believe I attended the same high school as half of Simple Plan's members.

Oh gosh that's terrible. This made me laugh so hard.

[DejaNew]

I wish there were better bands from around here.

[pollen]

Andrew and I think one of the other guys from Ten Second Epic went to my High School.

[VeryWittyName]

I'm in the same college as the sister of the Searle brothers of Architects UK.

[jco3]

Adrianne Verhoeven, Josh Berwanger, and Justin Roelof, all members of The Anniversary went to my HS. During my senior year, Josh Berwanger was a para for some disabled students, I even joked around with him a bit. Cool guy.

Lawrence, of course has The Get Up Kids...

a school in our district, no more than 5-10 mins away held members of Josephine Collective, they were signed to Warner Bros. and recorded with ole' John Feldmann... but were dropped a year ago for poor sales. Anyways, they were like the local scene kings/rockstars for a good while. It's fading now, though. Thank god.

John Nolan currently lives in Lawrence, he's originally from Long Island, I believe.

Also, the band Shooting Star were the first american act signed to Virgin Records. I thought that was pretty badass. They are from the city where I reside.

That's all I can think of now... I'm pretty sure there is more, though.

[SophGod]

almost forgot, Sheryl Crow taught choir at the elementary school i went to before i went there.

[marky2468]

bane went to my high school. rules.

[Kurt Retenauer]

Punchline went to Belle Vernon High School, which isn't too far from me. Transition, and some members of The Morning Light (both now defunct) went to North Allegheny.

[Larsfan]

Win and Régine (and probably some other members) from Arcade Fire live around here. Met Win in two different stores. I win! haha

[saveferris]

The drummer and guitar player of Mercy Mercedes went to my high school. So did the new-ish guitar player for The Cab

[Big_Guy]

Chad Hugo of The Neptunes/N.E.R.D went to my high school. Pharrell is probably the most notable musician from here.

what about Clipse?

[Chrisj182]

No bands or musicians ever came from here.

[blebbio]

Sonic Youth, Winterpills, and Maps are all from a few towns over.

[KidRobot]

Gone Baby Gone and The Consequence (who later became Cash Cash)

They were Meh...

Since you're from Mahopac, NY and Gone Baby Gone came from Massachusetts I can safely assume you did not go to high school with Cash Cash.


They went to West Essex in New Jersey.

[Ari Christos]

All Time Low went to my high school (Dulaney High)

[alliegator16]

Mae :D

The only musician I know of from my hometown is Missy Elliot. But there's a handful of others from my area.

[recall reality]

what about Clipse?

plus Clipse is from VA beach

Also, Clipse.

Mae :D

Jacob Marshall went to my current school, the band name is based on a work he did there. Not sure about the other members.

[PirateSkater182]

My dad went to high school with Janis Joplin and former Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson.
We got ZZ Top and The Big Bopper though.

As far as actors go, John Ritter from Three's Company, rip.

[thatonecrazykid]

My Morning Jacket. That's it though.

[PirateSkater182]

I bet the list of bands from Austin would go on for miles.

Oh, holy shit, yeahhh dude...

Live Music Capital of the World. +10

[xJesusFreakx]

I live in Beaver County, PA. Nothing exciting ever happens here. I guess Christina Aguilera lived around here for a while, which is kinda cool. The only other band I can think of from this area is ApologetiX, which I'm actually kind of ashamed of.

[Theseventhson]

Nobody.

[Thomas Nassiff]

i live in pembroke pines. not so many from right here, but i good amount from south florida and then florida in general. i go to school at UF in gainesville though. reel big fish and hot water music i think are from there.

[Thomas Nassiff]

but my dad went to school with Lomas Brown. pro bowl offensive tackle. also a lot of famous people live around here. like the rock and matt damon and quite a few pro athletes like daunte culpepper and eddie house. like within 10 or 15 minutes of my mom's house.

one of my best friend's parents went to high school with johnny depp, which is really cool, but he dropped out.

[Theseventhson]

i live in pembroke pines. not so many from right here, but i good amount from south florida and then florida in general. i go to school at UF in gainesville though. reel big fish and hot water music i think are from there.
Against Me! is from Gainesville.

[Laur3l]

COHEED AND CAMBRIA went to my high school

[Lirr168]

Lady Gaga was in a few of my high school plays, only one that I was on the crew for though.

[Chop[chop]]

The Jam.

[Laur3l]

Lady Gaga was in a few of my high school plays, only one that I was on the crew for though.

hahahahaha that is the greatest thing i've EVER heard

[funployee]

Alkaline Trio

[gr33ndayfr3ak]

No notable musicians, but Stephen King, Jenna Fischer (Pam from The Office), and a chick that was in Playboy are all from my town.

[Thomas Nassiff]

Against Me! is from Gainesville.

oh i didnt know. dont listen to them anyways.

[SophGod]

Jenna Fischer (Pam from The Office)

and she moved to a town near me. and Phyllis from the office is my 3rd cousin.

[fishingthe_sky]

I went to high school with the drummer from Melee.

[ndoleman]

Silverstein, Finger Eleven (lol), Boys Night Out, Dead and Divine all live within close proximity of me

[cuzimlefthanded]

Thrice (Dustin and Teppei) and Young the Giant (formerly The Jakes)

Edit: Jason Lezak also went to my school (not a musician, but still awesome)

[krystofer]

The bass player and singer from The Flatliners grew up on my street, used to hang with them when I was younger

[signal to noise]

Chad Hugo of The Neptunes/N.E.R.D went to my high school. Pharrell is probably the most notable musician from here.
oh shit if you went to the same high school as Chad, then its the same one that Kenna went to as well. awesome singer.

Dan Keyes from recover/young love used to baby sit me, haha, he also went to my elementary school.
haha this was like the best post in this thread. it must be weird to think of now.

[mmc09]

Some of the guys in Manchester Orchestra grew up right around me. Andy Hull went to the private school in my district, but I went to public school. Andy also did competitive swimming at the same place as me.

[cory-182]

The dudes from LBC went to the public high school that I would have went to.

[eclipsegts1]

Eve 6 are from my hometown and went to my high school. Thats about it for my town haha.

EDIT** Oh yeah I forgot, Most of the original members of Confide went to my HS. Now there's only one original member in Confide now, how sad...

[NoNameHere]

Megan Fox went to a high school around here. Not a band member but hey, it's pretty cool.

[UnderMyDreams]

Pull the Pin went to Penn State... If anyone knows them haha.

[adamat3]

Steve Gutenberg..wait...but yeah we have a street named after him

[ManchesterOrch8]

Quite a few. The Format happened about 5 minutes away from me and I worked with a guy that knew them all and told me stories about them and why they broke up and such (Nate Ruess is a complete asshole, by the way), Jimmy Eat World happened about 20 minutes away, a friend of mine's mom works with Jim's brother, she got his older brother signed Bleed American stuff when it was coming out and all that jazz.

Jaryd Bayless (I believe that's the spelling) was going to go to my high school when I was in 7th grade, and he was going to be a Freshmen I believe or something like that, but our coach left JUST before the season happened, so, no go.

My dad and Alice Cooper grew up together.

Blessthefall/eyes set to kill/Word Alive all came from around here, and no one ever liked them, ever. lol

[ManchesterOrch8]

A sorta cool story, a girl I knew, her brother threw a house party here back in like 92 or something like that, and Green Day played their kitchen haha

[krystofer]

Quite a few. The Format happened about 5 minutes away from me and I worked with a guy that knew them all and told me stories about them and why they broke up and such (Nate Ruess is a complete asshole, by the way), Jimmy Eat World happened about 20 minutes away, a friend of mine's mom works with Jim's brother, she got his older brother signed Bleed American stuff when it was coming out and all that jazz.

Jaryd Bayless (I believe that's the spelling) was going to go to my high school when I was in 7th grade, and he was going to be a Freshmen I believe or something like that, but our coach left JUST before the season happened, so, no go.

My dad and Alice Cooper grew up together.

Blessthefall/eyes set to kill/Word Alive all came from around here, and no one ever liked them, ever. lol
anything you could say online, I'm quite curious

[ManchesterOrch8]

anything you could say online, I'm quite curious

Well, I in no way doubt this guy, one of the most legit dudes I ever knew.


Nate disrespected a lot of people, all the time. Something leading up to their break up went something to the extent of one of the guitarists for The Format (NOT SAM) was getting annoyed with a guy in Steel Train and didn't like him. He told Sam about it, and Sam relayed it to Nate, and when they stopped at a truck stop in the middle of no where, to get food and fill up the bus and whatever, Nate either left the guy there and told the driver to take off or they legit kicked him out of the bus, and Sam had to convince him to go back and get him. I guess that was a final straw of sorts.


He told me a bunch of stuff. He went to school with all of them and he knew every person they ever talked about in the songs. I wish I still knew that guy, he knew so many people around here and had so many sick stories.

[krystofer]

Well, I in no way doubt this guy, one of the most legit dudes I ever knew.


Nate disrespected a lot of people, all the time. Something leading up to their break up went something to the extent of one of the guitarists for The Format (NOT SAM) was getting annoyed with a guy in Steel Train and didn't like him. He told Sam about it, and Sam relayed it to Nate, and when they stopped at a truck stop in the middle of no where, to get food and fill up the bus and whatever, Nate either left the guy there and told the driver to take off or they legit kicked him out of the bus, and Sam had to convince him to go back and get him. I guess that was a final straw of sorts.


He told me a bunch of stuff. He went to school with all of them and he knew every person they ever talked about in the songs. I wish I still knew that guy, he knew so many people around here and had so many sick stories.
wow crazy ha thanks, always kind of pictured him as sort of a douche but wow, still love the band though

[ManchesterOrch8]

That guy also told me about meeting James Dewees in the bathroom of a venue around here, and he was in the stall next to his snorting coke and James was just talking like it was no big deal, and eventually gave my friend his number, and I guess they kept talking for awhile after that.

[MorningStar10]

Enter Shikari went to my school, and i see them and also Your Demise in the pub whenever they're not on tour.

[koohyuko]

Not much. I went to high school with the drummer from akissforjersey, and they played at our school my junior year. College wise, all of the He is Legend guys live and work around here.

[Whimsikill]

I grew up in the town right next to New Brunswick NJ. So Bouncing Souls, Thursday, Gaslight Anthem, etc.

[tkw15]

rage against the machines and thrice (well different high school but right near the highschool i went to)

[uglystar03]

All I have is Built To Spill.

[dizzleforizzle]

As far as hometown, Justin Timberlake and Three 6 Mafia. haha

Oh, and Backseat Goodbye went to my college.

[introduction]

i believe one of the guitarists in the academy is went to a highschool where i live. that's it? not very good, right?

[KatastrophiE]

oh shit if you went to the same high school as Chad, then its the same one that Kenna went to as well. awesome singer.


haha this was like the best post in this thread. it must be weird to think of now.

sorta, saw him a few years ago, when he was in austin and recover was taking its babysteps, then a couple years back he visited. really chill dude always

[guitarpickheart]

I grew up in the town right next to New Brunswick NJ. So Bouncing Souls, Thursday, Gaslight Anthem, etc.
So lucky.

Hmm. Bon Iver is from (sort of) around where I live. So is The Promise Ring and I believe Patrick Stump, although I'm not too sure about that one.

Edit: Somehow I forgot about Les Paul, also sort of near me.

[Bruised26]

Manchester Orchestra dudes live about 15 minutes away from me, T.I lives about 10 minutes away (along with almost every rapper alive).

[jco3]

Almost forgot. The Drummer and guitarist in Mutemath are from here.

[themadsilentist]

Nate disrespected a lot of people, all the time. Something leading up to their break up went something to the extent of one of the guitarists for The Format (NOT SAM) was getting annoyed with a guy in Steel Train and didn't like him. He told Sam about it, and Sam relayed it to Nate, and when they stopped at a truck stop in the middle of no where, to get food and fill up the bus and whatever, Nate either left the guy there and told the driver to take off or they legit kicked him out of the bus, and Sam had to convince him to go back and get him. I guess that was a final straw of sorts.


I heard it was more because Nate was such a perfectionist/kinda anal (this from a band that toured with the Format at the end of their run). But I suppose no one who wasn't actually involved really knows everything that went down.

Anyway, AFI's from here (where I grew up)...there are too many bands from the Bay proper to list, though. Brian Posehn went to my high school :shrug:

[runningohfive]

Since you're from Mahopac, NY and Gone Baby Gone came from Massachusetts I can safely assume you did not go to high school with Cash Cash.


They went to West Essex in New Jersey.

No but they played a show at my school home coming game. I seem to have made a mistake

[11:11]

The Starting Line are from around here. Valencia too I think.

[bestofmoss]

pixies

[TWYmorg]

the wonder years<3

[Zachals]

allman brothers and otis redding

[BozzBlonde]

Lucky Boys Confusion. And Fall Out Boy started in a suburb not too far from the one I lived in. I remember seeing them play at a YMCA (or some community center) with like 20 people

That would have been cool to see. Were they good back then?

[shimmyshakes]

My dad went to high school with Janis Joplin and former Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson.
We got ZZ Top and The Big Bopper though.

As far as actors go, John Ritter from Three's Company, rip.
Wow. Does he have any stories of her?

[shimmyshakes]

The only band that came from my school district is Last Conservative. I don't even know if they're still making music but they played at my middle school like 5 years ago and signed autographs in the lunchroom. They were every kids favorite band for like 2 days.. Then no one cared.

[xjustinz]

emmure is from 20 minutes from me.
hahahaha

[muttley]

Absolutely no credible musicians are from Cincinnati. Peter Frampton lives here if you count that...

I believe Why? has ties with Cincinnati.

[AlexEnglish]

Lucky Boys Confusion. And Fall Out Boy started in a suburb not too far from the one I lived in. I remember seeing them play at a YMCA (or some community center) with like 20 people


That's pretty incredible about FOB.

[PengusNiugnep]

I think Conditions is from my city, but that's it. How do you all find out about this? haha

[mattplayscheap]

This Condition's Steve and Nick are from my high school... Their tour manager Dob who was on room raiders and was in the getaway drive went to college with me. I also went to college with members of Envy On The Coast and their tour manager Larry.

[marchofmarty]

Dan from Alkaline Trio went to high school in Elgin which is where I am going to school right now, and the town that Matt is from is only about 30 minutes away from me.

edit: should also mention that Matt's dad is my friend's dentist. haha

[i2ockbotm]

That would have been cool to see. Were they good back then?
They were pretty raw. I remember commenting to my friend that Pete looked so uncomfortable at bass. At this show he stared at the fretboard and his fingers exclusively like a beginner would to make sure they try and hit all the right notes. During each song, I don't think he looked up once

That's pretty incredible about FOB.
Each band has to start somewhere, I was lucky to see them at such an intimate venue

[Whimsikill]

So lucky.

Hmm. Bon Iver is from (sort of) around where I live. So is The Promise Ring and I believe Patrick Stump, although I'm not too sure about that one.

Edit: Somehow I forgot about Les Paul, also sort of near me.

Eh. They're so much older than me that the only benefit is bragging rights anyway.

[BozzBlonde]

They were pretty raw. I remember commenting to my friend that Pete looked so uncomfortable at bass. At this show he stared at the fretboard and his fingers exclusively like a beginner would to make sure they try and hit all the right notes. During each song, I don't think he looked up once


Each band has to start somewhere, I was lucky to see them at such an intimate venue

I guess I can understand that. Before I get up on stage, my worst fear is hitting a wrong note. I play lead guitar not bass though, so my mistakes would be more noticeable. It's funny because he's still like that now when he plays. He's pretty focused on hitting all the right notes when he plays.

[PirateSkater182]

Wow. Does he have any stories of her?

Only thing he has really told me is she was a "freak" and she ate by herself at lunch.

[guccimaneburrrr]

Reel Big Fish, Rx Bandits, the drummer for Bad Religion and the bassist for the Vandals

[thatonecrazykid]

Jim James, singer of My Morning Jacket, grew up in my neighborhood


VHS or Beta, Young Widows, and Slint, and are also from Louisville

Oh. Well, I've never heard of any of those bands. Haha, sorry.

[heyzombiehitler]

i went to high school with Scary Kids Scaring Kids.

[JustAGirl01]

Timbaland went to my high school. Pharrell went to Princess Anne which is near my high school. Mae is from VB as well

[Burn That Shit]

i went to high school with Scary Kids Scaring Kids.

that must've been pretty painful

[Hannah95]

i believe one of the guitarists in the academy is went to a highschool where i live. that's it? not very good, right?

Michael Guy Chislett right? (Apologies if I spelt that wrong) As a TAI fan I think that's pretty cool.

[boysandbulletsx]

I went to HS with some of the guys in Between the Trees. And I think Stephen from Anberlin went to my college.

[JustAGirl01]

hootie and the blowfish went to my high school, wale is from a nearby high school, good charlotte are from a nearby city, and i know they're not musicians, but larry david and the creator of boondocks went to my college :-)
I family that lives in Germantown. I didnt know Aaron McGruder went to school there!

[drunklove]

the drummer from Every Avenue went to my high school's rival school. we discussed it at their last show haha

[AlexEnglish]

Sparks Will Fly went to my catholic high school haha. im pretty good friends with them, they are good guys

[calvaxox]

Kenny from The Starting Line grew up where I live in Horsham and graduated from the same high school I went to.. I thought that was pretty cool. I didn't go to high school with him but my oldest brother did.

[billynukka]

Did you go to Lakeland ?

No, I went to Milford, but a couple of them lived on the same street as me.

[Wake Up]

Oh Yea!

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[just.Starla.]

I think the drummer from Mayday Parade went to my high school.

[bentleyj98]

Drummer from Journey is from my town and Nick Conway from View from an Airplane is from my high school

[Deadbolt23]

Elvis Presley is in my Maths.

[onelastdisaster]

Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails is from my town (Mercer, PA) and went to my high school. I met him my freshman or sophomore year when he was inducted into our academic hall of fame. too bad he spent most of his career badmouthing everything about this place.
But his family basically owns our town.

[Under The Knife]

The singer for Kenotia lives nearby to me.

[MattArkin]

Bruce Springsteen went to my high school and grew up in my town. Beat that. hahaha

[mratner18]

Sal and Jeremy of Envy on the Coast, Idina Menzel and Adam Pascal from Rent, and a side note Natalie Portman!!

[Kurt Retenauer]

The bassist of the band that played "Play That Funky Music White Boy" went to my high school.

[cirerelleum]

One of the guitarists from American Hi-Fi
The Flaming Tsunami's
These Green Eyes are from the town next door to me

[rising_tied]

no one cool has come out of Hillside Illinois..... and I dont plan on being the first

[Stavie Steelo]

Went to high school with Flowers For Dorian and Dr. Manhattan. Alkaline Trio, The Academy Is..., and Tom Morello is from a town over. There are a bunch more like Fall Out Boy, Lucky Boys Confusion that grew up close to here too.

[Alex Martin]

A bunch of legit musicians are from my area. I went to the same HS as Green Day, then transferred to the HS some members of Metallica went to, oh and the bassist from Primus, I forget his name.

[imjake]

barely blind lives like 5 mins away from where i lived

[Sharkboyyy!]

Sullivan, Beloved, To Speak of Wolves, just to name a few. Fun facts: Spencer Chamberlain from Underoath went to my best friend's high school and Adam Lazzara used to live fairly nearby before his Taking Back Sunday days.

[cshadows2887]

The bassist of the band that played "Play That Funky Music White Boy" went to my high school.

Wild Cherry. And that's awesome.

[Kurt Retenauer]

Wild Cherry. And that's awesome.

Haha yeah, I had no idea until my dad told me one day when it came on the radio. He was like, "You know, the bassist of this band graduated 2 years ahead of me.."

As far as modernity, not many bands to come from my high school. It's a small, private school in Pittsburgh. A Week In July's drummer went there, though. They were really good, but never played much outside of city limits. They're long over, too.

[Alex1410]

I'm pretty sure at least 1 person from Hawkwind lives in my home town. Its a small english town so thats as good as it gets!

[kimba]

Parkway Drive live around a half hour away. They play local shows all the time.
A fun fact about them is that their band name comes from the street they live in. I know where that is =P

[cavanaughpark09]

I don't think there's anyone who graduated from my high school but apparently Aerosmith used to play in our gymnasium a lot back ten years or so before I was born. Townie teachers talked about it all the time.

Not a musician but Andy Hallett(RIP) who played Lorne/the green dude on Angel went to my college.

[f00te]

Absolutely no credible musicians are from Cincinnati. Peter Frampton lives here if you count that...

i think the Junior Varsity was from Cincy
i am not sure tho

[f00te]

my brother worked with the drummer from Haste the Day
i am not a fan of them tho

[f00te]

No notable musicians, but Stephen King, Jenna Fischer (Pam from The Office), and a chick that was in Playboy are all from my town.

the ready set is from Ft. Wayne but he sucks

[Nick860]

Cassie went to my high school. She was a senior when I was in 7th grade.

I live in CT, not really many choices here
Umm i can name some bands from CT right now, MGMT, The Flaming Tsunamis, and Weezer.

[MADSTA]

Joel Plaskett grew up in my city and also went to my high school. I always loved passing his picture on the graduates wall.

[richfoster84]

Darrall and john oates where in my class