San Diego Reader

John Moreaux: Guitar (acoustic), Guitar (electric) | Colleen D'Agostino: Vocals | Roi Elam: Guitar (acoustic), Guitar (electric) | Kevin Pintado: Drums | Dustin Sherron: Bass guitar

Genre: Rock

RIYL: Paramore, Halifax, Taking Back Sunday, Yellowcard, Thursday, Flyleaf, Evanescence, Hey Monday, VersaEmerge, Jimmy Eat World, Foo Fighters, Circa Survive, Death Cab for Cutie

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• Unforgivable

Discography

Related Links:

• http://www.wearethematerial.com/

• Blurt · Dec. 6, 2007

• MySpace page

Synoposis

Inception: San Diego, 2006

Influences: Jimmy Eat World, Flyleaf, Foo Fighters, Circa Survive, Death Cab for Cutie, 30 Seconds to Mars, Anbeliln, Breaking Benjamin

Background:

“We’re still building our name,” says guitarist John Moreaux of the Material, a band often compared to emo groups like Paramore because of female lead singer Colleen D’Agostino.

In late 2007, clips of the Material were airing regularly on MTV2 to promote a contest; the band appeared on the cable channel as one of three finalists in the Dew Circuit Breakout competition.
Moreaux says a panel of judges selected the top 12 finalists from 4000 entries. An MTV2 website popularity poll narrowed the list to six; then the Material was named as one of the top three (along with the Myriad from Seattle and the Terribles from Santa Barbara).

Their song "Moving to Seattle" from their first EP is featured on the video game Rock Band, they have had songs appear in MTV's The Hills, and the WB's Sorority Forever. In March 2010, the Material released a new single titled "What Happens Next," which became the opening theme song to the Australian Reality TV show Freshwater Blue.

Based in North Park, their EP Tomorrow was released in 2009, followed by a full-length debut album What We Are in 2010. What We Are was recorded in Portland and L.A.

They played several 2010 Warped Tour dates, as well as landing music in the Rock Band video game. Taylor Guitars chose them as one of ten bands to perform for a Taylor/Hello Music Artist to Watch showcase at the March 2011 SXSW music fest in Austin.

Colleen D’Agostino also paints artwork that fans frequently commission from her.