Introducing “The Anniversary”.  I expect that many of you have yet to hear the awesome sounds of the Anniversary.  They were primarily a live band but recorded a couple of great albums.  “The Anniversary” is truly one of my favorite bands but I never had the opportunity to see them live as much of there touring encompassed the Mid and East Coast. Enjoy.

Band Bio:

The Anniversary was an American indie rock band. They formed in Lawrence, KS in 1997 when Josh Berwanger, James David, Christian Jankowski, Adrianne Verhoeven and Justin Roelofs solidified a line up that had been in flux for a year. After two years of playing shows across with the Midwest with bands like The Get Up Kids, Braid and Superchunk, The Anniversary signed to Vagrant Records.

Originally perceived as a poppy, keyboard-driven emo band with the release of their debut album Designing A Nervous Breakdown in 2000, they outgrew their roots and developed a stronger, classic rock influenced sound with the release of a split CD with Superdrag in 2001 and their second full length, 2002’s Your Majesty. After touring heavily throughout 2002 and 2003, The Anniversary began demo-ing tracks for what would be their third full length. But four years of constant touring and personal strains within the group led to the band’s demise in early 2004.