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July for Kings

JFK Reunited for New Album release in 2008!

About Me


Hey there. Joe Hedges here. Thanks for finding us! July For Kings is an Ohio-based melodic rock group featuring yours truly, Dan McQuinn, T Miller, and Drew Phillips.

We are currently doing pre-production for a new full length album featuring new and previously unreleased material. Please keep in touch.
www.julyforkings.net
HISTORY
July For Kings (JFK for short) is a rock band from the Cincinnati Ohio area comprised of singer/songwriter Joe Hedges, cellist and guitarist T Miller, and drummer Dan McQuinn. In 2002 July For Kings released their debut album SWIM on MCA Records. The first single "Normal Life" received airplay on stations all of the US including 1 most requested on Las Vegas KMBX.


In 2005 July For Kings released the seven-song follow-up Nostalgia showcasing Hedges' unique songwriting and T Miller's cello work. In its first week Nostalgia was the 1 most purchased album at CDbaby.com, the largest online retailer of independent music in the world. This album is still for sale at CDbaby. Please click the Nostalgia CD to get your copy now or post a review:
In 2007 Joe Hedges released his solo debut Curvature, "a cross between Sting's atmospheric Jazz/Rock, The Samples' Folk/Jam/Pop vibe and Radiohead's sonic texturalism." (CityBeat Magazine, Cincinnati). Visit myspace.com/joehedges or joehedges.com to learn more.
* please note we can't put songs from our SWIM album on myspace. sorry! every time we do, we get flagged by Universal (our former parent label) for copyright infringement. even though we own most of the rights to the songs, they own those recordings. yeah, suck-o.
We have some friends.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/26/2004
Band Website: julyforkings.net
Band Members:
July For Kings:
Joe Hedges - vocals, guitar
T Miller - guitar, cello
Dan McQuinn - Drums
Drew Phillips - bass
Sounds Like: "Possibly one of the most promising new bands...this Middletown, Ohio quintet brings a little bit of everything. Intense vocals...inspired lyrics that are empowering, and a big modern rock sound that will have you addicted after just one listen. July For Kings are ready for the main spotlight, make no mistake about it." -AlternativeAddiction.com

"[Nostalgia] is a reminder of why national labels would be attracted to these guys. It features the band's driving, hard-edged melodic rock with Hedges lyrics that again sparkle'" -Rick Bird, Cincinnati Post

"Leader Joe Hedges is without a doubt a passionate singer...with a gift for memorable hooks and anthemic, arena-rock-ready choruses." -Don Thrasher, The Dayton Daily News Dayton, OH

Notes:
* Nostalgia CD reached number 1 seller on CDBaby.com .

* National press and publicity including Billboard Magazine, Rolling Stone, and Instyle.

* Five songs featured on MTVs The Real World

* single from SWIM album Normal life generated airplay at hundreds of stations in the U.S. and elsewhere.

* number 1 Most requested on Mix 94.1 Las Vegas

* Participated in National You Saw it first college tour and countless small club tours.

* Won two Cammys (Cincinnati Music Awards) including Favorite Band.

* Five songs in the top 3 on AlternativeAddiction.com s charts, two at number 1.

Toured/played with:
Dishwalla, SR-71, Collective Soul, Vertical Horizon, The Calling, Counting Crows, Saliva, Trapt, Local H, Nine Days, Tonic, Greenwheel, Muse, Days of the New, many others...
Record Label: Machines & Dreams
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

w.o. wrights photos

photos by Shaythis show kicked ass.  thank you smalltown sleeper and everyone who came.  good crowd.  so i spent a week on the road in philly, dc. and new york.  i am still kind of...
Posted by July for Kings on Mon, 19 May 2008 07:03:00 PST

mad frog

i have become quite obsessed with taking pictures.  sorry not a lot of time to write blogs lately.  this summer i will return to my regular rambling.  for now, more pictures.  trai...
Posted by July for Kings on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:08:00 PST

cleveland

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Posted by July for Kings on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:57:00 PST

fifteen thousand words about a night in columbus

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Posted by July for Kings on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:50:00 PST

greenville ohio

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Posted by July for Kings on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:49:00 PST

"Say It Now" available online

"Say It Now" is available online at crocsbattleofthebands.com.  You can listen to the song for free as much as you like.  All we are asking is that if you listen to the song, you also cast a...
Posted by July for Kings on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:24:00 PST

sleep number

do you like samba?  i do.  i am listening to samba and studying american history. my sister amy and i went to Millenium Music Conference in Harrisburg, PA over the weekend.  it was n...
Posted by July for Kings on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:29:00 PST

close

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Posted by July for Kings on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:10:00 PST

stretch out

well we are finishing the drums now.  he is leaving in a couple hours.  today we have cut "tarantula", "100 pianos" and we're about to do "blue".  this is ballad day or something. ...
Posted by July for Kings on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 03:12:00 PST

Frank Charlton

is here at my house for a week to record dan mcquinn playing drums in my basement. a short history of Frank: i first met Frank when he was in the seventh grade at a Latin convention in Massachusetts....
Posted by July for Kings on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:11:00 PST