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The Downtown Fiction is an American〔(Artist of the Week: The Downtown Fiction. ) Quadnews.〕 pop punk/power pop band from Fairfax, the band consist of guitarist and lead vocalist, Cameron Leahy, bassist and backing vocalist, David Pavluk, guitarist and backing vocalist, Wes Dimond and drummer Kyle Rodgers. ==Music career== Lead singer and guitar player Cameron Leahy met drummer Eric Jones (past member) at Westfield High School, where they became friends. They had a mutual interest in music, and formed The Downtown Fiction in the summer of 2008. They began to post demos on the band's MySpace〔(April 20, 2011) Dani Tauber, (Interview with Cameron Leahy from The Downtown Fiction: In The Moment ). The Aquarian.〕 page, where their fan base initialized. Needing a bassist, Cameron and Eric added David Pavluk to the band, who also is responsible for background vocals. "The Downtown Fiction" is inspired by the film ''Pulp Fiction'', a favorite film of the band. The Downtown Fiction toured for a year, and were soon signed to Photo Finish Records, an independent New York record label. They were a part of the Bamboozle Road Show 2010 and the Warped Tour 2010, and the “100 Bands You Need To Know” issue of Alternative Press Magazine. A self-titled EP by the band was released in March 2009, featuring a few of their rising hit songs, including "Is Anybody Out There?" and "Living Proof." This EP was succeeded by an additional EP a year later in March 2010 called ''Best I Never Had''. In August 2010, the band premiered their first music video for the single "I Just Wanna Run". It is their most popular song, and is the first radio single for their first album ''Let's Be Animals''. The Downtown Fiction released their third EP entitled ''The Double E.P'', which incorporates all of their preceding EP's tracks, and a rough demo song called "Keep On Moving". In late February 2011, the band began The Glamour Kills Tour which featured The Ready Set as the headliner, along with Allstar Weekend, We Are The In Crowd, and briefly Marianas Trench. In early April, the band's second single for their debut album premiered, entitled "Thanks For Nothing".〔(April 28, 2011) (The Downtown Fiction Explain New Single ). Alternative Addiction.〕 In late April 2011, "Let's Be Animals,"〔(April 28, 2011) (Disc Break: The Downtown Fiction ). The Daily Herald (Utah)〕 the band's first full-length studio album was released. The Downtown Fiction will also embark on their first headlining nationwide tour with the same album name. The Let's Be Animals Tour will also have Amely, Cady Groves, and He Is We.〔(April 21st, 2011) Sean Derrick, (The Downtown Fiction kicked off their tour in St. Louis at the Firebird Tuesday ) Missouri State News〕 This summer they will also be on the Friday is Forever Tour with We the Kings, The Summer Set, Hot Chelle Rae, and Action Item. On September 15, 2011, the band announced on their website that drummer Eric Jones was leaving the band to work in the industry side of music and live guitarist Wes Dimond is now an official band member. The Downtown Fiction released their fourth EP, ''Pineapple EP'', on December 20, 2011. The band has stated that they will be doing heavy touring in 2012 as well as recording new material. The band announced in December through Twitter that Kyle Rodgers will be their new drummer, replacing Eric Jones who left the band in September. On December 31, 2011, they opened for The Ready Set and The Romantics at the HOTFM 2011-2012 HOT New Year's Eve Party in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Downtown Fiction announced in April 2012 that they have begun working on their sophomore full-length effort in Los Angeles, CA. The band was also scheduled to tour South America in September 2012. In the fall of 2014, The Downtown Fiction toured with fellow musicians Against the Current, The Ready Set, and Metro Station on "The Outsider's Tour." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Downtown Fiction」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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