Avail
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Avail | |
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Origin | Virginia |
Country | USA |
Years active | 1987 - present |
Genres | Punk |
Labels | Jade Tree Lookout! Records |
Members | Tim Barry Joe Banks Gwomper Ed Trask |
Website(s) | http://www.availavail.com |
Avail is a punk rock/hardcore punk band from Richmond, Virginia. Originally from Northern Virginia, the band formed in the eighties. They moved together to Richmond in 1990. They play punk music, with heartfelt lyrics and melodic breakdowns. Many of their lyrics are about Richmond.
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[edit] History
Avail has five members.
- Tim Barry - vocals
- Joe Banks - guitar
- Gwomper - bass
- Ed Trask - drums
- Beau Beau, the manager/roadie/driver/beer guy/cheerleader.
[edit] Label Change
Avail was on Lookout Records for the first four releases. They then went onto Fat Wreck Chords to record One Wrench and Front Porch Stories. Most recently, they have signed on with Jade Tree who has recently re-released the Avail albums "Dixie", "4am Friday", and "Over the James."
[edit] Discography
- Satiate - 1992 - Lookout! Records
- Live at the Kings Head Inn - 1993 - Lookout! Records
- Dixie - 1994 - Lookout! Records
- 4am Friday - 1996 - Lookout! Records
- The Fall of Richmond - 1997 - Lookout! Records - split EP with (Young) Pioneers
- Live at the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco - 1998 - Lookout! Records
- Over the James - 1998 - Lookout! Records
- V.M. Live Presents...Avail - 1999 - Liberation Records
- 100 Times - 1999 - Fat Wreck Chords
- One Wrench - 2000 - Fat Wreck Chords
- Front Porch Stories - 2002 - Fat Wreck Chords