The Alternate Routes
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The Alternate Routes are a rock band out of Bridgeport, Connecticut formed by Tim Warren and Eric Donnelly in 2002 while studying at Fairfield University.[1] The band recorded their debut album entitled Good and Reckless and True in Nashville in 2005.
The next two years were spent touring, and honing their live sound.
In 2006, the band won an Independent Music Award for the song "Ordinary."[2] Later that year, the band signed with Vanguard Records on Thanksgiving morning, 30 years to the day after The Last Waltz was filmed, a documentary about The Band that the Routes often cite as being very influential to them.
In 2007, the band re-released Good and Reckless and True on Vanguard Records. On April 10, 2007, the Alternate Routes performed "Time is a Runaway" on Late Night With Conan O'Brien. And on December 21, 2007, the band released a limited edition acoustic CD only available at shows called The Brooklawn Sessions.
In 2008, the band recorded their follow up LP, Sucker's Dream, again with producer Jay Joyce in Nashville. While waiting for its release in February of '09, the band recorded five songs at Tarquin Studios in their hometown of Bridgeport, Connecticut, just a block away from Tim & Chip's place, a house referred to as "Brooklawn." This collection was released as "The Watershed EP."
Drummer David Grant joined the band for a fall tour covering the Northeast, Midwest, Deep South and Rocky Mountains. A video was filmed for the song "Future's Nothing New," the first single off of Sucker's Dream.
In 2010, Longtime band member, bassist Chip Johnson, decided to leave the band to pursue his home studio AlpineRed.com.
The Alternate Routes also parted ways with Vanguard Records in 2010 and shortly after Tim and Eric headed back to Nashville to begin work on their 3 studio album which they plan to release independently. The album was produced by Teddy Morgan at the Barrio East in Nashville over the course of 6 weeks. The album is called "Lately" and is set to be released on Oct 12th, 2010. The band is planning a headlining tour to support "Lately."
Members
- Tim Warren - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Eric Donnelly - lead guitar, lap steel guitar, backing vocals
- Chip Johnson - bass, keys, backing vocals, drums
- Mike Sembos - rhythm guitar, keys, backing vocals
- Stephen Chopek - drums (2005-2007)
- Kurt Leon - drums (Late 2007-Summer 2008)
- David Grant - drums (Late 2008-Late 2008)
- Mike Stavitz - drums Current
Discography
- This is When EP (2003)
- Over Your Shoulder EP (2004)
- Good and Reckless and True (2005)
- Good and Reckless and True (2007) re-released on Vanguard Records
- The Watershed EP (2008)
- Sucker's Dream (2009)
- Live... in Seattle (2010)
Singles
- The Future's Nothing New (2009)
Songs Featured On Video Games
- "The Future's Nothing New" can be downloaded for the game "Tap Tap Revenge 2" for the iPhone and iPod Touch.