In late 2006, Pandav, along with Chicago DJ’s JJ Flores and Steve Smooth , recorded an EP under the name Shock Stars. The album was released on March 6, 2007, in CD and digital formats. Shock Stars played their first live show at Double Door . Shock Stars broke up…
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While Hause was working as a roadie for The Bouncing Souls , the band was given the opportunity to do a tour with The Bouncing Souls, and would also tour with NOFX . Impressed by the band, NOFX frontman Fat Mike signed them to his label Fat Wreck Chords .…
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The band released How to Get Out Alive on June 13, 2006. It contained four new songs and a cover of Dramarama ‘s “Anything, Anything”.
The band continued, re-releasing their debut album Chroma under Epic Records . The new release is packaged with a live EP Live Dudes . After the re-release, “Say Anything (Else)” was featured in Madden 07 and their single “Honestly” became a hit when it was played on New York City’s…
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On September 20, 2006, the band announced via its Myspace page that they were going on hiatus and quelled rumors of a breakup in a message the following day that it was only a “short break” and that fans shouldn’t worry. At their final show before the hiatus in Iowa…
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In the wake of the band’s multiplatinum success, the “especially extroverted” Wentz became the most publicly visible member of the band. He confided to the press about his suicide attempt and his nude photos appeared on the Internet in 2006. He gained additional exposure through his clothing line, his Decaydance…
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The Automatics albums released through Base Records in Japan were produced by Jim Wirt ( Incubus , Hoobastank , Fiona Apple , No Doubt and Jack’s Mannequin ). In 2006, bassist Wirt (formerly of Fool’s Face) became a regular member of the band and brought on drummer Paul Crowder (formerly…
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In January 2006, the band took part in the Winter Go West tour, where they played alongside Seattle bands Amber Pacific and the Lashes .
On December 29, 2006, at Songs from a Scene, the band released Live and Acoustic (Recorded at the Beat Kitchen) . It is the band’s first live album .
In spring of 2006, Paramore was an opening act on tours for both Bayside and the Rocket Summer .