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The Album Leaf officially began in 1998 as the solo project of Jimmy LaValle, guitarist for San Diego, California-based post-rock band Tristeza. LaValle has also performed in several other San Diego-area bands, including Swing Kids, The Locust, GoGoGo Airheart, and The Black Heart Procession. An Orchestrated Rise to Fall Jimmy LaValle had been playing an ocarina in the post-rock instrumental band Tristeza. Being a multi-instrumentalist, during downtime in the fall of 1998, he began playing drums for San Diego band GoGoGo Airheart. The singer and guitarist for the group, Mike Vermillion (which later inspired the song name "Vermillion" on One...

The Dry Leaf Project was a Christian indie rock band from Westland, Michigan. The band featured Ryan Graham, Matt Suchan, Rich Rich, and Jamie Dear. The band began as a solo project of Ryan's in early 2005. He recorded acoustic demos but never had an actual release. In late 2005, bassist Matt Suchan and drummer Josh Pettovello joined. They released The Days That Lie Ahead & The Nights in Which We Collide in mid 2006 and PwN @11 n00bz in late 2006. Josh quit the band shortly after PwN @11 n00bz was released. The band added Jamie Dear on drums...

Silverleaf is a moniker that, as of 2009, several bands hold as their title. The most popular version of Silverleaf is a San Diego band, founded by lead singer Ian Owen, in 2007. Their sound floats somewhere between airy vocalizations and tightly coiled guitar licks. They released their self-titled EP in 2009. www.myspace.com/silverleafband For another band with the same pen name, visit www.myspace.com/silverleaf .

Some bands insist on dragging listeners into their world, but Richmond, VA's Carbon Leaf works towards a more admirable and considerably more difficult goal – that of letting perfect strangers feel that the band understands their world. Since 1992, the band has succeeded in doing just that -- and on its third Vanguard release, Nothing Rhymes With Woman, has created a soundtrack suitable for multiple worlds. “For me, this is an album that’s focused on growth and maturity, but it’s not deadly serious,” says front man Barry Privett. “I wanted to examine my life and the lives of my family...