In 2012, Modest Mouse underwent a significant lineup change, which included the departure of founding bassist Eric Judy and percussionist Joe Plummer, replaced by Russell Higbee (formerly of Man Man ) and Davey Brozowski, respectively. The lineup also included the additions of multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Lisa Molinaro, and percussionist Ben…
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uploaded it to the band’s YouTube channel later in that year.
Gin Blossoms joined Everclear , Sugar Ray , Lit , and Marcy Playground on the Summerland Tour 2012, a 31-date nationwide tour that began on June 28 in Saratoga, California and ended on August 11 in Laughlin, Nevada . In 2016, Johnson announced in an interview that the band was…
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After the tour, the band started recording in earnest and it was later announced that the album was in the mixing stage. They headlined the PunkSpring Festival in Japan on March 31, 2012, in Tokyo and on April 1, 2012, in Osaka with Sum 41 , New Found Glory ,…
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In early 2012, Kaiser Chiefs played a 20 date tour of the United Kingdom, followed by a tour of North America.
On January 24, 2012, Taylor, Dahlheimer, and Gracey announced that they were leading members in a project to renovate a four-story building at 210 York Street in York . The building housed a technology company, creating sixty new jobs. It also included a brand new recording studio.
Diviney has continued his music career, which he is enthusiastic about. He made a trip to Los Angeles in mid-2012 to write some more music for his solo career. Diviney also announced that Webb is likely to continue his career in producing music and that Clemmensen aims to pursue a…
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In January 2012, the band released their first live album Live from The Vic in Chicago , recorded during their 2011 tour
Beginning in January 2012, the band went on tour supporting Rise Against throughout the U.S., with the tour spreading over two legs and the band performing in Australia and New Zealand between two tour parts.
Mould spent the summer of 2012 touring and playing Copper Blue in its entirety.