Kevin Says Bands 2009
Featured Band
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Band: Single File
Hometown: Denver, CO
Warped Tour Dates: Kevin Says Stage
- August 3rd - August 23rd on the Kevin Says Stage!
It's a classic example of the American Dream finally coming to fruition. You name it, these Denver boys have done it, and on their own terms. From self booking and promoting hundreds of shows over several U.S. tours, to independently releasing and distributing three self-produced EP's, it was only a matter of time before Reprise Records' took notice, inviting them aboard their elite roster of artists. Single File proudly accepted, inking a deal that is soon to change the lives of these three Denver kids.
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Kevin Says Bands 2009
This year, the stage will expand from its mostly-unsigned line-up to feature newly-signed and up-and-coming artists from all your favorite record labels! 2009 Kia Kevin Says Stage bands include:
The Blackout
Dommin
Jet Lag Gemini
Superman Is Dead
New Medicine (A Verse Unsung)
Mercy Mercedes
You Me at Six
Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
Single File
Broadway Calls
Alana Grace
Left Alone
Ivory Line
Orange
Passenger Action Rock
Emmure
Middle Finger Salute
You, Me and Everyone We Know
YB
Designer Drugs
After Midnight Project
The Scenic
The Truth
RAE
Echo Movement
Born to Lose
Authority Zero
These Green Eyes
The Set
Ice Nine Kills
Cheap Girls
Blackbox
We are the Union
Ultimate Power Duo
This Providence
Gator Face
Breathe Electric
Black Saints Cartel
Landmines
Walk Off the Earth
Inward Eye
Phathom
Staylefish
Death Punch
Disalto
Foundation
The Early Strike
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Sonicbids Bands:
A Love Like Pi
Alister M
Amely
Amplify This
And I've Landed
Another Option
Banderas
Caesura
Chelsea Automatic
Chrysalis
Comic Book Heroes
Detox Retox
Dreams of University
Drop Dead Julio
Falling Into Place
Glimpse
Heroes On Parade
Honey Claws
The Fast Track
I Fight Dragons
Indosurf
instrument
K Sera
Love You Long Time
low-fi
Midori/ audioclique
My Cardboard Spaceship Adventure
Nothing More
Nylon Pink
Peachcake
POSTCARD
Random Hero
Roslyn
Sarah's Redemption
Set It Off
Status Green
The Hours
The Mission Veo
The Ocean Buried
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Earn It Yourself Bands:
Fiasco!
The Perfect Trend
Aberdeen
Lost Deliveries
Vanity Theft
Saturday Night Shakedown
2 Tone Runts
Starlit Platoon
Zombie At Heart
A Cassandra Utterance
Regret Night
Sight vs. Sound
Plugin Stereo
A Current Affair
Undergone
Push Push Pull
One Hot Minute
Select Start
The Thrifters
Call To Attraction
With These Words
Otenki
Furthest From the Star
Fate Kills the Hero
Rosy Likes Red
Karrigan
On My Honor
Sam's The Hero
Say When
Me Talk Pretty
The Victory Drive
Picture Me Broken
For Glory and Empire
Kinch
Rosy Likes Red
Surprise Surprise
Miranda Burning
Mohr Ave.
Just Left
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FAQs
Q. What bands are on the Kia Kevin Says Stage in 2009?
A. This year, the stage will expand from its mostly-unsigned line-up to feature newly-signed and up-and-coming artists from all your favorite record labels!
Q. Can unsigned bands still get on the Kia Kevin Says Stage in 2009?
A. Fear not unsigned bands, Sarah Saturday (booking manager for KSS since 2004) has secured one spot per day for you! It's the "Earn It Yourself Spot" and she'll be hand-picking bands for that spot through her website. Band are encourage to visit the site and review the guidelines for applying for a spot.
Q. Why do unsigned bands have to sign-up for a KSS spot?
A. The reason we have a sign-up process for bands to try to get on the Kia Kevin Says Stage, rather than having a battle of the bands or just booking the stage with bands we know personally or like, is that we want to represent the local music scene in each region we visit with the tour. Having an online application process is a way for us to give all bands a fair chance. Instead of letting people vote, we pick bands based on very specific criteria and we look for bands who not only impress us musically, but also impress us with their work ethic and values as a band. By choosing bands through the application, we can rest assured that we are picking the most deserving bands from each region, and hopefully contributing to each region's scene by doing so.
Q. How long does the sign-up process stay open?
A. The sign-up process usually ends around May 1st, but sometimes we close it down earlier if we think we've already found our bands for each city.
Q. Does it matter if we sign-up right away?
A. No. It is not a race. Just because so-and-so band go their application in one hour after it went up does not mean that band has a better chance of getting picked. It's all about your band and the research we do into each and every applicant.
Q. When are the chosen bands announced?
A. We start announcing bands at random. All the bands are announced before the tour starts.
Q. How will we know if we got picked?
A. You will get an email from the tour. We will also post news on the Earn It Yourself site letting everyone know when the application is closed, and when we have started contacting bands. Unfortunately, we don't have enough time to email every single applicant to let them know whether or not they were picked, so we only contact the chosen bands.
Q. What is the most important factor you consider when you are choosing bands?
A. Honestly, it changes from band to band. Sometimes it's based only on music, sometimes it's based only on work ethic, but mostly it's a combination of both.
Q. Do KSS bands get paid?
A. We usually don't offer guarantees, but we do let bands keep 100% of their merch sales, and we usually feed them. (This varies from year to year.)
Q. Do KSS bands get to hang out backstage?
A. No. KSS bands get a limited-access pass that allows them to get in and out of the venue, and back to the production office and catering. Because there are already hundreds of people backstage, we have to limit the number of people wandering around.
Q. Our band has applied for the last X number of years and hasn't gotten picked. Why?
A. There is no rhyme or reason to who gets picked. It's all about your work ethic and music. The best thing we can tell you is to keep working hard year-round, building up a following in your area, touring, and getting your name out there. The application should be the last thing on your list of "Things To Do To Get Your Band On Warped" -- you should have started working on this back in August.
Still have questions? Ask Sarah LIVE every Monday night on EIY TALK RADIO
Show Dates
 | Fri | 06/26/09 | Pomona Fairplex | Pomona, CA | Buy Tickets | | Sat | 06/27/09 | Pier 30/32 | San Francisco, CA | Buy Tickets | | Sun | 06/28/09 | Seaside Park | Ventura, CA | Buy Tickets | | Tue | 06/30/09 | Cricket Pavilion | Phoenix, AZ | Buy Tickets | | Wed | 07/01/09 | NMSU Pan American Center | Las Cruces, NM | Buy Tickets | | Thu | 07/02/09 | AT&T Center | San Antonio, TX | Buy Tickets | | Fri | 07/03/09 | The Showgrounds At Sam Houston Race Park | Houston, TX | Buy Tickets | | Sun | 07/05/09 | Superpages.com Center | Dallas, TX | Buy Tickets | | Tue | 07/07/09 | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | Indianapolis, IN | Buy Tickets | | Wed | 07/08/09 | Post Gazette Pavilion At Star Lake | Pittsburgh, PA | Buy Tickets | | Thu | 07/09/09 | Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre | Cleveland, OH | Buy Tickets | | Fri | 07/10/09 | Arrow Hall | Toronto, ON | Buy Tickets | | Sat | 07/11/09 | Parc Jean Drapeau | Montreal, QC | Buy Tickets | | Sun | 07/12/09 | Meadows Music Theatre | Hartford, CT | Buy Tickets | | Tue | 07/14/09 | Merriweather Post Pavilion | Columbia, MD | Buy Tickets | | Wed | 07/15/09 | Toyota Pavilion | Scranton, PA | Buy Tickets | | Thu | 07/16/09 | Darien Lake P.A.C. | Buffalo, NY | Buy Tickets | | Fri | 07/17/09 | Susquehanna Bank Center | Camden, NJ | Buy Tickets | | Sat | 07/18/09 | Nassau Coliseum | Uniondale, NY | Buy Tickets | | Sun | 07/19/09 | Monmouth Park Racetrack | Oceanport, NJ | Buy Tickets | | Tue | 07/21/09 | Comcast Center | Boston, MA | Buy Tickets | | Wed | 07/22/09 | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | Virginia Beach, VA | Buy Tickets | | Thu | 07/23/09 | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | Charlotte, NC | Buy Tickets | | Fri | 07/24/09 | Central Florida Fairgrounds | Orlando, FL | Buy Tickets | | Sat | 07/25/09 | Cruzan Amphitheatre | Miami, FL | Buy Tickets | | Sun | 07/26/09 | Vinoy Park | St.Petersburg, FL | Buy Tickets | | Tue | 07/28/09 | Lakewood Amphitheatre | Atlanta, GA | Buy Tickets | | Wed | 07/29/09 | Riverbend Amphitheatre | Cincinnati, OH | Buy Tickets | | Thu | 07/30/09 | Marcus Amphitheater | Milwaukee, WI | Buy Tickets | | Fri | 07/31/09 | Comerica Park | Detroit, MI | Buy Tickets | | Sat | 08/01/09 | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre | Chicago, IL | Buy Tickets | | Sun | 08/02/09 | Canterbury Park | Minneapolis, MN | Buy Tickets | | Mon | 08/03/09 | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | St.Louis, MO | Buy Tickets | | Tue | 08/04/09 | Capitol Federal Park At Sandstone | Kansas City, KS | Buy Tickets | | Fri | 08/07/09 | Idaho Center Amphitheatre | Boise, ID | Buy Tickets | | Sat | 08/08/09 | Utah State Fairgrounds | Salt Lake City, UT | Buy Tickets | | Sun | 08/09/09 | Invesco Field | Denver, CO | Buy Tickets | | Wed | 08/12/09 | Race City Speedway | Calgary, AB | Buy Tickets | | Fri | 08/14/09 | Thunderbird Stadium | Vancouver, BC | Buy Tickets | | Sat | 08/15/09 | The Gorge Amphitheater | Seattle, WA | Buy Tickets | | Sun | 08/16/09 | Washington County Fairgrounds | Portland, OR | Buy Tickets | | Wed | 08/19/09 | Save Mart Center | Fresno, CA | Buy Tickets | | Thu | 08/20/09 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, CA | Buy Tickets | | Fri | 08/21/09 | Sleep Train Amphitheatre | Sacramento, CA | Buy Tickets | | Sat | 08/22/09 | Cricket Amphitheatre | San Diego, CA | Buy Tickets | | Sun | 08/23/09 | Home Depot Center | Los Angeles, CA | Buy Tickets |
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