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We sincerely apologize for the poor quality recordings we have posted, but, they are there to give you an idea of what we sound like. To get the full effect, come see us live!!! Seriously, yo!!!
After more than two years of playing as A Fistful Of Stars, and nearly half a year of trying to decide what to do as a band, original members Tim, Alex and Rocky have decided to push forward and find another guitarist.
A name change had also been in the works for a while. With the band changing direction, this would be a perfect time.
Not long after getting the word out, Joe Hanson (Splenetic) was taken in as guitarist, and the band was complete again.
With alterations being considered to original AFOS songs, and a handful of new songs being written, The Driven is bound to be a promising act.
FOR BOOKING CONTACT TIM @ 712-333-5982
Who have we played with?
The Dreaming, Remedy Drive, Children 18:3, The Thirty, The Benedict Affair, Pearl Achillea, Master Control Program, Funks G, Fall of the Day, Screaming For Silence, RETROtweed, Vinchie, and many others through battles and festivals.
We also placed 4th, winning $250, in a 12+ band battle at Western Iowa Tech. W00t!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 23/12/2005
Band Website: http://myspace.com/thedrivenusa
Band Members: BAND Tim Steele - Bass | Vocals Rocky Hoffman - Drums Joe Hanson - Guitar | Vocals Alex Kirts - Guitar | Vocals

Influences: Alkaline Trio, MxPX, Bouncing Souls, Bayside, The Good Life, Lagwaqon, DOB, Name Taken, Armor for Sleep, Taking Back Sunday, The Stryder, The Get Up Kids, Reggie and the Full Effect, The Ramones, AFI, The Anniversary, Brand New, Motion City Soundtrack, The Toadies, The Shins, Osker, Nerf Herder, The Living End, HelloGoodbye, Ozma, Face to Face, Catch 22, Streetlight Manifesto, Saves the Day (old), No Motiv, Blaster the Rocket Boy, Supernova, Ghoti Hook, My Pet Rock, Digger, The Movie Life, Samiam, Rx Bandits, Anti-Flag, Stretch Arm Strong, Refused, Invalid, Millencolin, Senses Fail, and many many more fantastic bands that we grew up listening to
Sounds Like: can someone tell us please?
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

4-15-09 Quick Update

This is just an update to let you know that we haven't disappeared again.  We had to cancel a show last weekend due to Tim's medical condition. He's had a hernia for two years, has made a few attempts...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:50:00 GMT

Old songs are down...new songs in progress!

We are writing new music.  Our sound has changed a bit from our older stuff, so it really makes no sense to have that stuff up anymore.We will still play the same songs, but not the same way.  They wi...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:07:00 GMT

We’re moving forward!

We have taken our time to evaluate lots of things and have decided to continue on our musical quest.  Our current goal is to find a guitarist. We have a person or two ready to jam out and see wha...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:16:00 GMT

WITStock Battle of the Bands

The turnout was not at all something to brag about.  We predicted as much, as it was held on a Thursday AND during the day when most people have school or work.  However, something that is w...
Posted by on Tue, 06 May 2008 05:43:00 GMT

Review of 3/30 show w/The Dreaming

Review copied from SiouxCityShows.com Review written by Charles Clark "ok, nobody else is reviewing it, maybe nobody else on here went to the show? A Fistful of Stars - not what we typically hear out ...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:46:00 GMT

Hatemail 1

This lovely piece of hatemail is from Jeffy. Jeffy is apparently 85 and from Tennessee, and doesn’t like to put a real image of who he is behind his words. Honestly, this seems more like a ...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:31:00 GMT

Introducing "Hatemail"

It’s nothing new that bands, good or bad, will receive negative responses as well as positive.  Sometimes these responses are said aloud, and sometimes they are written, but any b...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:17:00 GMT

New roster...

We have Alex back with us and it sounds amazing.  Jason left shortly after joining us. He knew he'd need to play punk, and he did for a while, but his hair band roots got the best of him.  ...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:40:00 GMT

To new beginnings!

A lot has been happening lately with AFOS. Not too long ago, Alex left the band to pursue a career in photography. He headed out to California for an internship. With Alex leaving the band, Rocky an...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:10:00 GMT

Mother's Day "review"

 wanted to tell you that i loved-ABSOLUTELY LOVED- your mom's day tribute.....i was singin it all night at work last night.....even got my friend Jen singing it over and over...and we both agreed...
Posted by on Tue, 16 May 2006 01:20:00 GMT