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Happy 16th Birthday, Ashton
Sep 9, 2012
Today is Ashton Drake's 16th birthday. Our drummer is celebrating by getting a new car! He's been helping us with a lot of new material during practices lately, and it won't be long before we get him in the studio again to lay down some drum tracks. And we have that long awaited interview video planned with him too! We are really excited about all of our upcoming projects, and we have more…
AMS Album Download Available for $4, Physical CDs $6
Aug 21, 2012
Last week's offer is now over so unfortunately the digital booklet is no longer available as a free download on the website. However, the booklet will always be available with all purchases of No Morals. Remember, the album is available for immediate download in several high-quality file formats at our Bandcamp store for only $4. Get your digital copy at…
New Projects in the Works, No Morals Still Available for Purchase
Aug 13, 2012
Now that Ian is back in town, American Music Standard is back into the usual grind of practicing. However, we've also been working on some new material and we've been doing a lot of planning for upcoming projects. It's only a matter of time before we will announce a big surprise related to that...but we can't get your hopes up too much yet because it still needs some work. To hold you off until…
Ian's International Trip Comes to an End with a Performance at the SGAE
Jul 25, 2012
My trip in Spain is coming to an end and I'll be back in Memphis (and back working on band stuff) on Saturday. But before I talk about that, here's a few things about what I did since the last update. First of all, I celebrated my birthday on the 21st of July. Thanks to everyone for their happy birthday wishes on Facebook and elsewhere. Needless to say, being in Spain was a great opportunity to…
Ian Gives an Update on his International Travels
Jul 16, 2012
It's been a few weeks since our last update and a lot has happened, so I'll do my best to summarize everything: First of all, I'm having a great time and learning a lot while traveling through Spain and studying Spanish music. I've been studying some of the most noteworthy Spanish composers throughout history (such as Manuel de Falla) and listening to samples of their work. It's always fun to…
Ian Travels Abroad to Study International Music
Jun 24, 2012
Hey everyone, how's life been going since our last update? In case you're wondering what took us so long to do another post, don't worry: We have a good excuse! The band is taking a break from the usual practice and song writing because Ian is traveling to several different countries in Europe. After spending a week in London, Ian just arrived in Spain. Although he will be spending most of the…
Missed Our Show on May 19th? Watch the Footage Online!
Jun 9, 2012
Several videos from the May 19th show have been uploaded to our YouTube channel. Check out this playlist to see them all in one place, pick and choose which ones you wanna watch, or watch them all continuously. If you couldn't make it to the show, watching the footage is…
Merch Store Now Up and Running. Give Us Your Money! (please)
Jun 7, 2012
As we mentioned in the previous update, one of the biggest things we've been working on lately is setting up the new merch store on our website. Not only did we update the logo to reflect our new band name, but we took this opportunity to make a bunch of other small improvements to the products and the store. So after putting a lot of work into it, we're happy to announce that it's finally…
Congratulations Maddie B., Fan of the Month
May 31, 2012
Today is the last day in May, which means it's the perfect time to announce May's fan of the month. Maddie B. from Germantown, TN has won a free t-shirt! Wanna win some sweet band merch too? Make sure you watch for June's fan of the month in a few weeks. Oh, and speaking of merch, we've been working on setting up the new online store at our official website. If you've been to the store page…
Photos from 1884 Lounge Posted Online, and Happy Memorial Day 2012
May 29, 2012
Hopefully everyone had a good Memorial Day yesterday. In case you haven't seen them yet, pictures from the show are being posted to this album on the LiveImage Facebook page as they get edited. We still have a video on the way too. The video captures some of the most memorable moments from the show…
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