Eastern Conference Champions is tagged as: indie, indie rock, alternative, rock, folk rock Eastern Conference Champions are an indie rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania formed in 2005. The band consists of Josh Ostrander (guitar, vocals), Greg Lyons (drums) and Melissa Dougherty (guitar - not bass). Ostrander and Lyons were former members of Laguardia. Bassist Vern Zaborwoski (formerly of CKY) left the band in 2009 and was replaced by Dougherty. The band gained great notoriety when it was announced that they would be featured on the The Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack in May, 2010. Eastern Conference Champions hails from just outside of Philadelphia in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Longtime friends Greg and Josh had already worked together recording with the band Laguardia. Their full-length Welcome To The Middle (2003) was a critical success, but big-label politics kept the record on ice and left the band high and dry. It was a frustrating experience for Greg and Josh, and the two left their friends and band mates to go back to work on their own terms. The summer of 2004 was a character-building experience for the two. Just a few months earlier they’d been a nationally-touring, major label act, and now they found themselves back where they started: doing manual labor, digging holes under the glaring sun. Not a couple of guys to bitch and moan about t... Read More About Eastern Conference Champions Biography... Send Eastern Conference Champions ringtones to your cell |
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