The Ataris

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Biography

The Ataris are an American pop punk band from Anderson, Indiana. They have released five studio albums, and their most recent E.P. was released on November 25, 2010 on the Gainesville, Florida based label, Paper + Plastick. It contained two new tracks entitled "All Souls' Day" and "The Graveyard of The Atlantic". The band has said they are going to release a new album titled The Graveyard of the Atlantic, however the release date and status of the album is unknown, as it has been delayed since 2009.

Details

Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 1994
Number of Albums 13
Record Label Kung Fu Records
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Genres

Pop Punk Punk

Trivia

When was The Ataris formed?

1995

...The Ataris are a punk rock band from Anderson, Indiana formed in 1995 . The band originally consisted of singersongwriterguitarist Kris Roe and guitari...
Where did the band write and record demos using a 4Track?

in Kris's bedroom

...rist Jasin Thomason. Using a 4Track, they wrote and recorded demos in Kris's bedroom , with a drum machine as the drummer. At this point in time the ba...
What was the band searching for?

a fulltime drummer

... as the drummer. At this point in time the band was searching for a fulltime drummer . A few weeks later, Kris received a call from Kung Fu Records, wh...
What label did the band sign to?

Kung Fu Records

...hey were initially just searching for a drummer, the band signed to Kung Fu Records anyway. The label sent the tape to various drummers, and eventuall...
What was the name of the drummer that the band eventually settled on?

Derrick Plourde

...nt the tape to various drummers, and eventually the band settled on Derrick Plourde . The band then proceeded to record their debut album Anywhere But ...
How long did it take for the band to record their debut album Anywhere But Here?

less than a week

...d their debut album Anywhere But Here, tracking the whole thing in less than a week . Shortly afterward, Marko 72 joined the band on bass. Jasin Thomas...
Who joined the band on bass?

Marko 72

...Here, tracking the whole thing in less than a week. Shortly afterward, Marko 72 joined the band on bass. Jasin Thomason left the band to go back to In...
How many studio albums has the band released?

five

...They have released five studio albums, and their most recent, Welcome the Night, was released on February 20, 2007. Using a 4track, they wrote and rec...
When was the band's most recent studio release?

Welcome the Night

...They have released five studio albums, and their most recent, Welcome the Night , was released on February 20, 2007. Using a 4track, they wrote and rec...
Where was the club Bogart's located?

Cincinnati

... break came in 1996 when Kris attended a show at the club Bogart's in Cincinnati , where he passed one of the band's demo tapes to a roadie from the ba...
Who was the bassist for The Vandals?

Joe Escalante

...'s demo tapes to a roadie from the band. The roadie gave the tape to Joe Escalante , bassist from the band The Vandals who owned their own label, Kung ...
What was the name of the band's debut album?

Anywhere but Here

...rrick Plourde. The band then proceeded to record their debut album Anywhere but Here , tracking the whole thing in less than a week. Shortly afterward,...
Who joined the band on bass for a short time?

Marko Desantis

...e, tracking the whole thing in less than a week. Shortly afterward, Marko Desantis joined the band on bass for a short time. Jasin Thomason decided to...
What are the Atari's lead singer and songwriter?

Kris Roe

... label. With band members coming and going, lead singer and songwriter Kris Roe has been The Ataris's only constant. As a teenager in Anderson, Indian...
What style of music did boys in their late teens form in the late 1990s?

poppunkpunkpop

...980s with emotional and catchy pop choruses, forming a style called poppunkpunkpop . In 1997 Roe handed a selfrecorded demo tape to the Vandals's drumm...
How many tracks did Kung Fu release?

20

...app. Dubbing his new band The Ataris, Kung Fu released Anywhere But Here, 20 tracks of exuberant poppunk produced by the Vandals' guitarist Warren Fit...
Who produced Anywhere But Here?

Warren Fitzgerald

... 20 tracks of exuberant poppunk produced by the Vandals' guitarist Warren Fitzgerald . Fat Wreck Chords, another independent label capitalizing on the ...
What was the name of the Vandals' six song EP?

Look Forward to Failure

...reck Chords, another independent label capitalizing on the burgeoning poppunk scene, released the band's sixsong EP, Look Forward to Failure , in 1998....
When did the Ataris gain independent chart success?

2001's End Is Forever

...a series of albums before gaining independent chart success with 2001's End Is Forever . Despite lineup changes, Roe continues to lead the group, touri...
What is Roe's knack for?

altrock hooks

...tinues to lead the group, touring often and showcasing his knack for altrock hooks on albums like 2007's Welcome the Night and 2016's October in This ...
When was the Ataris formed?

1996 in Anderson, Indiana

...the Night and 2016's October in This Railroad Earth. Formed in 1996 in Anderson, Indiana , the Ataris originally began as the home demorecording projec...
What was Roe's label?

KungFu Records

...nte asked Roe to put together a full band and record for his label, KungFu Records . Roe then picked up and moved to California in search of bandmates ...
Where did Roe move to in search of bandmates?

California

...record for his label, KungFu Records. Roe then picked up and moved to California in search of bandmates (Thomason decided to stay in Indiana), and eve...
Who was the bassist for the band?

Mike Davenport

...tay in Indiana), and eventually added guitarist Marco Peña, bassist Mike Davenport , and former Lagwagon drummer Derrick Plourde. Plourde was later rep...
What was the name of the first Atari record?

Anywhere But Here

...mmer Chris Knapp. The newly formed Ataris made their first record, Anywhere But Here , for KungFu and soon came to the notice of Fat Wreck Chords owner...
Who was the owner of Fat Wreck Chords?

Fat Mike

...Here, for KungFu and soon came to the notice of Fat Wreck Chords owner Fat Mike . Realizing the opportunity to move to a stronger, more wellgrounded la...
What label did the Ataris sign to?

Fat Wreck Chords

...cord, Anywhere But Here, for KungFu and soon came to the notice of Fat Wreck Chords owner Fat Mike. Realizing the opportunity to move to a stronger, m...
Who produced Look Forward to Failure?

several members of the Descendents

...uickly issued an EP, Look Forward to Failure, produced by several members of the Descendents . After the album's release, they toured with MxPx, blink1...
What was Joe Escalante's band name?

The Vandals

...and. The roadie gave the tape to Joe Escalante, bassist from the band The Vandals who owned their own label, Kung Fu Records. A few weeks later, Roe r...