Athenaeum (band)
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Athenaeum was an alternative pop rock[1] four-piece band from Greensboro, North Carolina, US, formed in 1990 at an eighth grade dance by Nic Brown and Mark Kano.
Overview
Classmates
In 1996 the band was signed by
This new line-up played their first show March 31, 2001, at
Eventually dropped by Atlantic Records, the band toured independently for an additional three years and released their final record, Hourglass, a collection of rare outtakes & demos, before performing their last show December 28, 2004, at Ziggy's in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Kano and Garrigan subsequently formed the band mg4 with McKinney and Vogt, releasing an EP Gravity Affects Me in mid-2004. Garrigan has since stepped back into his solo career and production work.
Brown went on to record and perform with bands/artists such as Ben Lee, Longwave, Skeleton Key, Eszter Balint, and Claire Holley. He has also published three novels, 'In Every Way' (2015), 'Floodmarkers' (2009), and 'Doubles' (2010), and is now an English professor at Clemson University.
Brewster went on to form a local Greensboro, cover band, playing for several years before he finally settled in Charlotte, North Carolina, to begin work as a singer-songwriter and session musician.
In February 2009, Kano released a solo album, Walking on Broadway, produced and engineered by Garrigan. Gavin MacKillop, who also produced Athenaeum's releases on Atlantic Records, did the mixing for the album.
Discography
Studio albums
- Radiance (April 7, 1998) Billboard Heatseekers peak No. 46
- Athenaeum (September 18, 2001) (often referred to as "The Blue Album")
Extended plays
- Athenaeum (EP) (1995) (widely known as The Green Album and The Green CD)
Compilation albums
- Hourglass (July 30, 2002) (a collection of outtakes and rarities)
Singles
- "What I Didn't Know" (1998) from Radiance. Billboard Hot 100 peak No. 58
- "Flat Tire" from Radiance.
- "Unnoticed" from Radiance.
- "Comfort" from Athenaeum.
Guest contributions
- "Comfort" – Live in the X Lounge IV (2001)
- "Forever and Ever, Amen" (Randy Travis cover) – Songs for Sixty Five Roses (2006)
Personnel
- Nic Brown – drums 1990–2001
- Mark Kano – vocals, guitar, songwriting 1990–2010
- Grey Brewster – lead guitar 1996–2001
- Mike Garrigan – lead guitar 2001–2004
- Alex McKinney – bass 1990–2002
- Jeremy Vogt – drums 2001–2004
- Mike Mitschele – bass 2001–2004
- Cullen Strawn – lead guitar 1994–1996
References
- ^ a b c Rivers, Molly. 'Athenaeum brings own musical style', in-withdrawal.com (September 25, 2001). Retrieved October 28, 2004. As of July 30, 2005, this link is invalid. A copy can be found at The Internet Archive Wayback Machine
- ^ Ellis, Andrew. 'In conversation with Mark Kano of Athenaeum', Pop Matters (July 12, 2002). Retrieved July 19, 2005
- ^ a b Garrigan, Mike. 'On "October"', mikegarrigan.com (January 9, 2004) Archived March 18, 2005, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 19, 2005