Judas DePaolo - guitar
Ryan Kienle - bass
Aaron Stern - drums
Matchbook Romance started out in Poughkeepsie, NY in 1997 as 'Getaway'. All the band members were computer-savvy and used this to open their own website and promote themselves. The band gained solid exposure by submissions to unsigned band sites such as mp3.com. Thanks to this, the band started playing to growing audiences in the Northeast. Brad Gurewitz heard the Gateway's demo via punknews.org and got in touch with Jordan.
* I bought Stories and Alibis shortly after it's release. I had never heard of them before and wanted to try something new. I was on a good streak of finding good new groups (The Rasmus, Switchfoot, etc...) and wasn't let down with this choice. I am hopefully going to see them in tour in early 2005.
Stories and Alibis:
My Stories, Your Alibis//Playing For Keeps//My Eyes Burn//If All Else Fails
Voices:
Official
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