News

Meet Ian Drake, Lead Guitarist

Jan 24, 2011

In case you guys are interested in learning more about the band members, we've updated the "Meet the Band" section of the info page. To go along with this update, we've released a special video on our media page and YouTube channel. In this interview, Ian introduces himself and shares a little bit about his guitar playing experience, song writing style, and passion for music. An…

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New Website Progress Update

Jan 15, 2011

Just checking in to let everyone know that we are trying to update the site on a regular basis to keep the content fresh. Today we made several minor changes to the site, mostly to fix bugs and improve appearance/performance. You'll notice that we added an "eco-friendly" badge to the bottom of the home page. That's because this website is powered 100% by wind power, which we thought…

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from AMS

Dec 25, 2010

Merry Christmas from American Music Standard! We hope everyone had a good holiday! The New Year is coming soon, and 2011 should be a great year for the band. Make sure you subscribe to the newsletter and stay up-to-date with our progress!

New Members, New Music, New Website... Oh My!

Dec 12, 2010

Tyler and Ian are practicing hard and actively searching for new band members. We are going to start recording soon, so be watching for more music! We hope everyone is enjoying the new website too. It is still under construction, so please be patient as we make changes. Our fans can expect us to update the media player, merchandise store, and forum sometime in the near future. If you like the…

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AMS Awarded 2nd place in Ticket Sales and 3rd Place in Crowd Response

Nov 14, 2010

After an awesome show at the Battle of the Bands, the band got 2nd place in ticket sales and 3rd place in crowd response (out of 7 bands). Everyone should check out the pictures from the show! A special thanks to all of our friends that came and cheered us on. We are already working on getting another show, and it should be even bigger and better than the last one! We'd also like to thank…

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AMS Playing Battle of the Bands at the New Daisy November 13th

Nov 5, 2010

Come rock out with the American Music Standard as they compete in the battle of the bands at the New Daisy in Memphis! The show is on November 13th and the first band starts playing at 4 o'clock. Save $2 by getting your ticket ahead of time; just talk to Tyler Hopgood, Ian Drake, or any of the other band members. It should be an awesome show with a lot of other great local bands so we are…

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