Wake Up

Ashbury Keys is a Texas-based alternative rock band centered around brothers David Keys, the band's principal songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist, and Darwin Keys, drummer and vocalist. Bassist and vocalist Bill Walter rounds out the band's core lineup. With a premium placed on strong melodies, Ashbury Keys has assimilated the sounds of such influences as the Beatles, Radiohead, Coldplay and the Smiths to produce it's own brand of rock that has garnered critical comparisons to bands ranging from the Foo Fighters and Weezer to the Cure. ?Originally formed in the late nineties, the band's catalog contains three full-length CD releases: Ashbury Keys, Dancers and Growing Up. The releases resulted in multiple nominations for Best Alternative Rock Band by the Houston Press, performances on nationally syndicated television shows, featured tracks on industry websites such as kings of a&r and notlame.com, significant airplay on college and internet radio, and live showcase and conference performances in venues from Los Angeles to Chicago to Austin, and shows supporting acts such as Oleander, Evan Dando, Deftones, Splendor, Blue October, Bob Schneider, and the Subways. ?Currently returning from a brief hiatus, Ashbury Keys just completed a new EP for release this year titled Wake Up. Engineered and produced by Louie Lino of Nada Surf and Matt Pond PA acclaim, the new recording looks to provide yet another sample of the superb melodic rock of Ashbury Keys. The band will be kicking off dates in support of the EP release, including shows in Austin during South by Southwest, and in Liverpool, England as part of the 2012 International Pop Overthrow Festival.