The Rocket Summer
_band | band_name =
The Rocket Summer| image =
| years_active =
2000–
present |
status = Active |
country =
USA | music_genre =
Alternative Rock| record_label =
Island Def Jam Records | current_members =
Bryce Avary}}::
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The Rocket Summer is an
alternative rock band from
Grapevine, Texas, comprised solely of
Bryce Avary who plays all instruments and sings. Stylistically, The Rocket Summer is characterised by Avary's high-pitched vocals as well as the generally optimistic nature of the songs.
He started performing local shows as a teenager in
Dallas and
Fort Worth. As Avary's local fan base grew, he released his first EP at the age of 16 in limited release during
2000. Distributing the EP himself under the name
The Rocket Summer to local stores to be sold on consignment, his music appeared on
The Adventure Club segment of the
KDGE radio station, and quickly became the most requested local band on the program that year.
With increased interest in the music from local, national and international magazines and the EP selling in 5 continents, in 2003 Avary recorded and released his debut album
Calendar Days with a $15,000 budget in
Kansas under the
The Militia Group label. The album was critically praised as being extremely uplifting, and included varied music (for example, a track including a grade 6 girls' choir from
Colleyville, Texas). The album sold well in the
United States and
Japan.
In
November 2004, he began working with producer
Tim O'Heir in
Brooklyn to record his sophomore album
Hello, Good Friend - the album title coming from the song "Never Knew". The Rocket Summer has toured with
Hellogoodbye,
Relient K and
Maxeen.
He has also signed with
Island Def Jam Records, a major label subsidiary, for his next record, which will not be produced until at least after the next tour.
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The Rocket Summer (EP) (
2000)
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Calendar Days (
2003)
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Hello, Good Friend (
2005)
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The Rocket Summer Official Site*
The Rocket Summer on Myspace*
The Rocket Summer on Purevolume*
TRSconfetti.com - A Fan Site*
Band of the Day's 10 Questions with The Rocket Summer
