The City Drive
was a Los Angeles-based pop rock band fronted by actor Danny Smith (vocals, guitar). The band also featured Chris Perry (lead guitar, backing vocals), Marc Precilla (drums), and Scott Waldman (bass) who was later replaced by Jake Rodenhouse (bass). They recorded with producers such as Mike Green (Yellowcard, Rufio) and Chris Fudurich (Jimmy Eat World, RX Bandits).
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Career
In March 2004, The City Drive (TCD) performed on the opening night of the
South by Southwest in
Austin, Texas. In June, they joined the Nokia Core Tour.
[1]
In December 2004, The City Drive signed a record deal with We The People/
Sony Records. They spent 2005 spent touring and recording their debut, full-length CD,
Always Moving Never Stopping
, with
Chris Fudurich which features backing vocals by
Rachel Haden.
The City Drive played dates on the
Vans Warped Tour for the first time in the summer of 2006, not long after opening for multi-platinum-selling artist
Hoobastank. Later that same year, TCD toured the east coast with
Allister and
Self Against City, and embarked on a national tour with Las Vegas band Fletch. The album
Always Moving Never Stopping
was released on
June 27,
2006.
The band's music has been heard on television (
Celebrity Poker Showdown
,
Runaway
) in major motion pictures (
Yours, Mine and Ours
,
[2] American Pie Presents: Band Camp
[3]) and appeared in the music publication
Alternative Press
magazine.
In 2007, bassist
Scott Waldman left the band and went on to pursue his own music, forming a band called Lido Beach. He was replaced by
Jake Rodenhouse.
On January 28, 2009, Danny Smith officially announced the band's break-up on The City Drive's MySpace page, stating that they had parted ways shortly after being dropped from Sony Records.
Discography
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Always Moving Never Stopping
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June 27,
2006
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Egocentral EP
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May 15,
2007