Years active 2006–present | Past members Daniel Pawlovich | |
Associated acts Eastern Conference Champions Website www.illinoistheband.com Members Chris ArchibaldMartin HoegerJohn-Paul KuyperJason BuzolitsMatt ThieroffAndrew Lee Albums The Adventures of Kid Catastrophe, Shine Genres Indie rock, Indie folk, Alternative rock, Folk rock Similar Marching Illini, Champaign, Band Day, Chicago | ||
Illinois is an American indie rock band from Bucks County, Pennsylvania fronted by singer/guitarist/banjoist/keyboardist Chris Archibald. The other members of the band are Martin Hoeger (bass, vocals), John Paul Kuyper (drums), Jason Buzolits (keyboard, synthesizer, guitar), Andrew Lee (guitar), and Matt Thieroff (guitar, percussion). The band is occasionally accompanied on stage by Dee Jay Skipmode (turntables). To date, the band has released five albums, the most recent a 2015 release entitled Shine.
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History
Illinois self-released their first EP, Revenge of Some Kid in 2006. In early 2007, Ace Fu Records signed the group after hearing their debut EP. Illinois released What the Hell Do I Know? on Ace Fu later that year, garnering comparisons to The White Stripes, The Arcade Fire, Coconut Records, The Morning Benders and Wilco. The group toured and played SXSW following the release of the EP. Following this, the group toured with The Kooks. After signing with +1 Records in 2009, Illinois released The Adventures of Kid Catastrophe and subsequently embarked on nationwide tours alongside Menomena and The Builders and the Butchers.
In July 2011, a new album titled Lemonade Stand was released and has been made available to stream on SoundCloud and the band's official website. Sometime in 2011, the band left +1 Records and created Rockhampton Records with fellow band Eastern Conference Champions.
Illinois released their fifth album Shine, which was originally due out in October 2012, early in 2015.
The group's song "Nosebleed" was featured in the season three episode of Weeds, called, "The Brick Dance." "Hang On" was featured on the soundtrack for the video game, NBA 2K10. "Mama-a-Mine" is featured in the closing credits for the Comedy Central web series, Delco Proper, which debuted in July 2015.
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Discography
Songs
Mama-a-MineShine · 2015
NosebleedRevenge of Some Kid · 2006
ScreendoorRevenge of Some Kid · 2006