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- All The Stars And Boulevards
- Released 2005
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- Can't Love, Can't Hurt
- Released 2008
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- Boston (Single)
- Released 2007
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- Stars And Boulevards
- Released 2005
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biography
Augustana are a heartland equivalent of Coldplay and Keane, with a touch of mid-'90s adult alternative throwback (think Counting Crows or the Wallflowers) also peppering their mellow, piano-based music. Although based in California, the band formed in southern Illinois in 2002, while singer/keyboardist Dan Layus and guitarist Josiah Rosen were studying contemporary Christian music at Greenville College. The band's original lineup also included bassist Simeon Lohrmann, second keyboardist David Lamoureaux, and drummer Kyle Baker. This lineup released a pair of self-distributed CDs -- the full-length Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays and the EP Mayfield -- in 2003, but the conservative climate of Greenville College proved to be too confining for the band's founders. Choosing music over academia, Layus and Rosen left Greenville for Los Angeles in 2004, jettisoning the rest of the band and reforming with a new lineup that included keyboardist John Vincent, bassist Jared Palomar, and drummer Justin South.
The reformulated Augustana signed with Epic Records in 2005 and released their major-label debut, All the Stars and Boulevards, in September of that year. A slow starter, the album gradually rose to national attention on the strength of "Boston," a heartfelt ballad that was featured on an episode of Scrubs in early 2006. To encourage the accompanying increase in Augustana's popularity, a limited-edition reissue of the album (with extra songs and video content) was released in September 2006. By the following year, All the Stars and Boulevards had finally made its way into the Billboard Top 40 -- a whopping 19 months after its initial release. Augustana then returned in 2008 with a new lineup (Josiah Rosen had left the band for a solo career in early 2006, only to be replaced by guitarist/mandolin player Chris Sachtleben) and a new album, Can't Love, Can't Hurt. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide
The reformulated Augustana signed with Epic Records in 2005 and released their major-label debut, All the Stars and Boulevards, in September of that year. A slow starter, the album gradually rose to national attention on the strength of "Boston," a heartfelt ballad that was featured on an episode of Scrubs in early 2006. To encourage the accompanying increase in Augustana's popularity, a limited-edition reissue of the album (with extra songs and video content) was released in September 2006. By the following year, All the Stars and Boulevards had finally made its way into the Billboard Top 40 -- a whopping 19 months after its initial release. Augustana then returned in 2008 with a new lineup (Josiah Rosen had left the band for a solo career in early 2006, only to be replaced by guitarist/mandolin player Chris Sachtleben) and a new album, Can't Love, Can't Hurt. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide
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Augustana In The Studio!
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- 11/11/2009
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- The Official Augustana Site: News
- Stop by Augustana's Tour Blog for more photos and to read an update about their recording process!
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Augustana Tour Blog
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- 11/3/2009
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- The Official Augustana Site: News
- For fantastic photos from Augustana's summer tour and an update from the band as they prepare to record a new album, visit AugustanaTour.Tumblr.com. …
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Augustana on SPIN Earth and Brooklyn Vegan
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- 9/30/2009
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- The Official Augustana Site: News
- Augustana has made some fantastic new fans while out on the road. Check out these SPIN Earth photos from one of the first stops on their tour with Co…
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Feel Free on 9/23
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- 9/22/2009
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- The Official Augustana Site: News
- central park on september 23rd. we are fortunate to be a part of this bill. see you there.
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TRAVELING CIRCUS AND MEDICINE SHOW
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- 7/15/2009
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- The Official Augustana Site: News
- Go check out the official tour site and community here: http://www.travelingcircusshow.com/ Free downloads, ticket links and more...
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- By CTPRINCESS
- 1/10/2009 22:17:14
- Boston is my fav song:)
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- By King Edward V
- 12/1/2008 01:30:53
- Fire, it has to be on of my favorite song. The lyrics are so beautiful with the simple piano to accompany. I'm really disappointed that Stars and Boulevard hasn't gotten more attention. It is was the first song I heard by Augustana and one of my favorite by them!
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