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Waking Ashland

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promotion, the CD's first pressing of 1,000 copies (being only available through the band's website and at their concerts) sold out within a month. To date, the six-song CD managed to sell over 10,000 copies. Its success landed the band a booking agent and allowed them to drop out of college, to
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on their headlining tour. On September 5, 2005, a statement on the band's website announced that Grosse and Lee had left the band due to in-band conflicts. Temporary touring members included drummers Joe Greenetz from
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in the United States on June 13, 2006. The Japanese release had two bonus tracks, which were acoustic versions of "October Skies" and "I Am For You" from
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announced on their MySpace page that the band had broken up, citing irreconcilable differences. Jones is currently working with his newly formed band
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on their headlining US tour. Tooth & Nail signed Waking Ashland and released their first full-length album
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on their headlining tour. On February 8, 2006, Waking Ashland released a nine-song EP, titled
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and Lallier, a permanent rhythm section was finally announced in a blog on the band's
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former bandmate in their Christian accented high school band Formula316. Without
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In August 2010, the band got back together to play three reunion concerts.
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Logs Best First Week Sales in Tooth and Nail's History for a Debut Album"
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profile as Nate Harold and Tim Very. They played a few shows with
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Waking Ashland was formed in November 2003 by singer/keyboardist
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compilation, "Bands You Love, Have Heard of, and Should Know".
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Part of the band's success can be attributed to their pages on
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In early 2004, they self-recorded and released their debut EP
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throughout April 2006. On May 22, 2006, the band signed to
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and Lallier are also currently working on solo projects.
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Waking Ashland in 2005. From left to right: Lallier,
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Index

Waking Ashland in 2005. From left to right: Lallier, Jones, Grosse, Lee
Jones
San Diego
Alternative rock
indie rock
Immortal
Tooth and Nail
We Shot the Moon
Jonathan Jones
rock
San Diego
Tooth & Nail Records
Immortal Records
Jonathan Jones
Jonathan Jones
bass guitar
Ashland
Joe Jackson
Coldplay
The Pixies
Hüsker Dü
frontman
Jones'
record label
word of mouth
music industry
Warped Tour
Tooth & Nail Records
Further Seems Forever
Mae

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