Yellowcard is an American pop punk/alternative rock band formed in 1997 and based in Los Angeles since 2000.
They in Jacksonville, Florida after meeting at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts.
-Wikipedia
Members:
Sean Mackin - violin, mandolin, backing and occasional lead vocals (1997-2017, 2022-present)
Ryan Key - lead vocals (1999-2017, 2022-present), rhythm guitar (2000-2017, 2022-present), piano (2002-2017), bass (2002-2003; 2004-2010)
Ryan Mendez - lead guitar, backing vocals (2005-2017, 2022-present), bass (2005-2010)
Josh Portman - bass, backing vocals (2012-2017, 2022-present; touring 2007-2010)
Former members:
Ben Dobson - lead vocals (1997-1999)
Todd Clary - rhythm guitar (1997-2000)
Warren Cooke - bass, backing vocals (1997-2002)
Ben Harper - lead guitar (1997-2005)
Longineu W. Parsons III - drums, percussion (1997-2014)
Alex Lewis - bass, backing vocals (2003-2004)
Peter Mosely - bass, piano, backing vocals (2004-2007; touring 2002-2003)
Sean O'Donnell - bass, backing vocals (2010-2012)
Name Origin:
They got their name from a phrase they used in high school. Whenever somebody did something stupid at a party, such as spill a beer on the carpet, they enforced soccer rules and gave them a 'yellow card' for committing a 'party foul'.
From: Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Genre(s):
Pop punk,
alternative rock,
hardcore punk
Active From: 1997-present (hiatus 2008-2010)
Associated Acts:
Reeve Oliver,
Craig's Brother,
HeyMike!,
Inspection 12,
Big If
Trademark: utilize violins which makes them unique in their respective genre
Awards:
2004
MTV Music Awards - MTV2 Video, Ocean Avenue
Quotes:
Um. Definitely. Absolutely. You can get a lot out of the record but, um, I don't know if you get the full experience but you definitely get a new perspective. It's kinda hard for me to give you that perspective, but you'd have to ask a fan. [Laughs]
-Ben
We wouldn't be where we are at now if it wasn't for file sharing. That is how kids found out about us. It's hard to have a negative view on it, obviously.
-Alex
It was used as like a party thing. When we were at a party and someone spilled thier drink, we just said that they got a yellowcard. It basically was just thought of 5 days before one of our shows. (on naming the band)
-Alex
Ben Fold's Five. They're from the states, a really, really big influence. There's a drummer, a piano player and then a bass player. It's just amazing music, it's great.
-Ben
Good. It's really cool, because they asked us to do an original song. We just wrote it and it's a really focused kind of a song which added to the fact that you can just produce something like that on command. It turned out really, really good. It's a five minute long song. It's like a pretty up-to-date statement of what Yellowcard can write. It's kind of like, it shows our progression from the last record. (on spideman 2 soundtrack)
-Ben