Household Names

American alternative rock band

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Household Names was a 4-piece American alternative rock band based in Austin, Texas, active from 2000 to 2010.

Household Names

Origin| Austin, Texas
Genres| Alternative rock
Indie rock
Years active| 2000–present
Members| Jason Garcia
Chris Peters
Eric Roberts
Joey Spivey
Past members| CJ Barker

## History

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### The Trouble With Being Nice (2000)

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Household Names formed in Austin, Texas in 2000 when songwriter/guitarist Jason Garcia released the debut LP The Trouble With Being Nice, co-produced with Lars Goransson (Blondie, The Cardigans), playing most of the instruments himself. The album received positive reviews.[1] The album played on the occasional college radio station(#67 on CMJ Top 200). The track "Bright Spot" was available for download on MTV.com.[2] Additionally, "Secrecy" reached #1 on what was at the time a contest site for unsigned bands called Garageband.com [3] gaining mild internet exposure and a review from producer Steve Lillywhite.

In August 2002 the album was selected to be included on computer company Hewlett-Packard's Experience Music Project mobile tour.

### Picture In My Head (2006)

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The live band had a rotating cast of Austin musicians until 2003, when Chris Peters (bass) and CJ Barker (drums) solidified Household Names into a trio. With Lars Goransson producing, the band released their second full-length album, Picture In My Head on May 6, 2006 to continued positive reviews [4] On March 12, 2007, Household Names made their national debut on primetime television when their track "Only One" was used in an episode of ABC's "What About Brian?".

### Stories, No Names (2010)

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CJ Barker left the band in 2007 and was replaced by Joey Spivey; the band also added Eric Roberts on guitar. In 2008 this lineup began recording material for their third album, titled "Stories, No Names", which was released on January 1, 2010.

## References

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1. ^ "Austin News, Events, Restaurants, Music - The Austin Chronicle". austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
2. ^ "New Music Videos, Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News, Pop Culture - MTV". mtv.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
3. ^ Garageband.com
4. ^ "Austin News, Events, Restaurants, Music - The Austin Chronicle". austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

## Further reading

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* Johnny Loftus. "Household Names - Biography - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
* Erik Hage. "The Trouble With Being Nice - Household Names - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
* "Household Names: Stories, No Names". The Aquarian Weekly. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
* "Preview: Household Names CD Release at Ghost Room Friday". Austinist. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
* "They Got the Beat". austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
* "TCB". austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
* "Review: Household Names". austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
* "Review: Household Names". austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
* "Review: Household Names The Trouble With Being Nice (Top 40)". austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

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