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The Promise Hero
Rob Ortenzi on 6/16/09 @ 2:30 PM
NOW PLAYING: Wait For The Sun (TDR; tdrrecords.net)
THE STORY SO FAR: Cleveland's the Promise Hero are proof that persistence pays off. "I would call up [vocalist/guitarist Bobby Vaughn] and beg him to sing in a band, and he'd always say, 'No,' and be kind of mean about it," explains TPH guitarist Daniel Weiss, laughing. "Eventually, I cajoled him into doing it." Last year, the pop-punks made their way to Tempe, Arizona, where they recorded their debut full-length with producer Jamie Woolford (the Stereo, Let Go) and newly added bassist Jeff DiLorenzo and drummer Frank Fini. "[Once we made it to Arizona,] we were there for the sake of making the album, so our entire focus was on that," says Weiss. "It was, like, nine hours a day for two weeks; it was crunch time."
WHY YOU SHOULD KNOW 'EM: The finished product, Wait For The Sun, has kept the four-piece busy promoting and playing shows-something that comes naturally to them. "We all grew up around music," explains Weiss. "Frank, our drummer, used to play in polka bands with his dad-he did that since he was, like, 6 years old, which is funny. My mother is a jazz singer, and my dad got me into every band that I like." The Promise Hero will tour this summer while honing their songwriting skills with some very specific goals in mind. "We don't set out to create something gimmicky," Weiss says. "It's classic songwriting with loud guitars." -Jennifer Grathwol
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I met these guys at a Fall Out Boy concert in Milwaukee, WI. They are one of the nicest bands I've ever met! "Wait For The Sun" is amazing. The Promise Hero is amazing.
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These guys are the coolest people ever. I met bobby at Warped Tour and he was really nice and sweet & he talks on AIM sometimes. haha. :)
I've met TPH four times, and they are always very sweet. Bobby remembered me a few times, and they always have time to stop and talk to fans outside of shows. I was so excited when I saw them in AP, they really deserved this.