Decibully

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Decibully
Origin
Polyvinyl, Listening Party
WebsiteMyspace page

Decibully was an

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
that formed in 2001 and played their final show early in 2011.

History

Since 1992, vocalist and guitarist William Seidel and guitarist Ryan Weber had been playing in the same band, which went through a variety of names, before settling on Camden. They released their debut studio album Reel Time Canvas (2000) through the label Grand Theft Autumn.

lapsteel guitar and drums, respectively.[3]

Justin Klug of the Etiquette then joined as their bassist; the band practiced and continued performing gigs between October 2001 and October 2002.

Polyvinyl Records to tell them about Decibully, and promptly sent the label a copy of what they were working on. After discussions and another stint in the studio, the band signed to Polyvinyl in July 2003, but was not made public until the following month.[7][8]

In September 2003, they released a three-track sampler with two songs from City of Festivals and one from their debut.

Onelinedrawing, Cardia, and Roy.[4][10] During this trek, they debuted new material.[11] They went on a two-month East Coast tour in April and May 2004; after its conclusion, the band continued writing and recording for their next album.[4][12] Following this, they embarked on a Midwestern tour in July 2004, and continued recording until August 2004.[4][13] They went on another cross-country tour in October and November 2004, with Kepler and Shearwater.[14] While in California, they shot a music video for "Penny, Look Down".[15] They released their second studio album Sing Out America! on March 8, 2005, which was promoted with tours of Europe and North America with the Snake the Cross the Crown and Codeseven.[16][17] Later in the year, they toured with Lucero and Blackpool Lights.[18]

Decibully's final two albums, World Travels Fast & "Self Titled" (Ta Da, Booyah, Chainsaw, Us) were released by Listening Party Records. Decibully successfully toured the US, Canada & Europe multiple times. Each record was recorded & produced in-house by Ryan Weber.

Discography

  • You Might Be a Winner. You Might Be a Loser — January, 2002
  • Decibully (3 Song EP) — September, 2003
  • City of Festivals
    Polyvinyl Records
    , October, 2003
  • Sing Out America! — Polyvinyl, March, 2005
  • "Tour EP '06" - August, 2006
  • World Travels Fast - [Listening Party], December, 2009
  • Self-Titled (Ta Da, Booyah, Chainsaw, Us)- [Listening Party] April, 2011

Members

Final line-up

Former members

  • Jason Gnewikow (drums), ex-The Promise Ring
  • Nick Westfahl (keyboards) - Original Member
  • Eric "Doc" Holliday (banjo, electric guitars, backing vocals, harmonica)
  • Justin Klug (bass)
  • Jim Neumyer (guitar, percussion)

References

Footnotes
  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Bio". Decibully. Archived from the original on December 17, 2003. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tours". Jade Tree. Archived from the original on April 9, 2001. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Heartbreaker & the Family". Decibully. Archived from the original on February 9, 2003. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Past Shows". Decibully. Archived from the original on August 21, 2004. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  5. Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link
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  6. ^ "Shows". Decibully. Archived from the original on June 7, 2003. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "News". Decibully. Archived from the original on August 3, 2003. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  8. ^ Heisel, Scott (August 4, 2003). "Polyvinyl signs Decibully". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Newsblog". Decibully. Archived from the original on October 15, 2003. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  10. ^ Heisel, Scott (March 12, 2004). "Decibully's Spring tour". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  11. ^ "Newsblog". Decibully. Archived from the original on April 17, 2004. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  12. ^ "Newsblog". Decibully. Archived from the original on June 5, 2004. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  13. ^ "Newsblog". Decibully. Archived from the original on October 11, 2004. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  14. ^ "Past Shows". Decibully. Archived from the original on October 14, 2004. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  15. ^ "Newsblog". Decibully. Archived from the original on February 8, 2005. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  16. ^ Paul, Aubin (January 16, 2005). "Decibully announce release date for new CD, shows". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  17. ^ Paul, Aubin (January 31, 2005). "Codeseven". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  18. ^ Paul, Aubin (September 9, 2005). "Lucero documentary to premiere at CMJ". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
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