11/04/05
***URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT***
After a decade of rocking the underground punk scene, Jersey's own THE YOUTH
AHEAD have decided to go on hiatus. Singer, guitarist and songwriter Shawn
McGovern has decided to take more time to pursue other interests. In the
meantime, TYA members Chris "Loon" Leone (singer, guitarist & songwriter), Chris
"Rock" Sparta (bassist), Jay Monchik (drummer) and former SHORTLY AFTER
guitarist, Will Johnston have teamed up to form MATCHMAKER.
MATCHMAKER fuses the catchy hooks TYA was known for with heavier guitar riffs
and tougher vocals. MATCHMAKER strikes up a unique yet familiar sound . Sum 41
meets Story of the Year and sells crack to Rick Springfield. Show your support
and love , you won't be dissapointed. Check them out at
www.myspace.com/matchmakerrock and
www.purevolume.com/matchmaker
TYA would like to thank all of our family, friends,
sponsors and especially our fans for your support over the years... We could not
have come this far without you...Thank you so so much for everything.
Please note: The TYA myspace page will stay up, always feel free to leave
questions or comments... TYA merch is also still available for a limited time at
www.theyouthahead.com . if you've been meaning to pick up the EP please do it
before the supply runs out.
While this may be sad news for some please know that the journey continues and
we look forward to the future with high hopes.
CHECK OUT THESE PAGES FOR NOW AND SUPPORT MATCHMAKER!
www.myspace.com/matchmakerrock
www.purevolume.com/matchmaker
e-mail-matchmakerrock@hotmail.com
7/12/05
"For The Ones That Got Away" is now available in The
Youth Ahead Store.
7/12/05
This Sunday July 17th between the hours of 10pm and
12am The Youth Ahead will be interviewed by Dave Wetmore on 106.3 and will be
performing songs off their new E.P.!! They'll also be promoting the 106.3 Beach
Ball show on July 23rd at The Surf Club....They'll be performing at along with
Hot Hot Heat, Wakefield, Armor for Sleep, Spiraling, and more!!! Be sure to tune
in and check it out!!! also, call the 106.3 hotline all week and request
"Sorry...I Guess"!!
6/24/05
On sale Saturday at noon: G Rock Radio Beach Ball 2005, Starring Hot Hot Heat,
Armor For Sleep, Wakefield, Spiraling and The Youth Ahead An all-ages to enter,
21 to drink event. G Rock Radio's Beach Ball 2005 hits the Surf Club on
Saturday, July 23rd with Hot Hot Heat, Armor For Sleep, Wakefield and more. On
sale Saturday at noon. $10 advance, $15 day of show + applicable surcharges.
Doors 10am, Showtime 12:00PM
6/20/05
Rockers, the CD release show was incredible thank you to everyone who came out
and bought a cd. Also thank you to all the bands who played!!It was blast.
Pictures will be posted on
www.starlandballroom.com soon. "For The Ones That Got Away", the new EP, is
now available at all shows! It will be on the merch page shortly and in select
stores. Check out the tour page for upcoming events.
5/17/05
HUGE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!!! Saturday June 18th THE
YOUTH AHEAD EP RELEASE SHOW!!!! w/ Shortly After and more!! At The
Starlandballroom in Sayreville NJ!!! go to
www.starlandballroom.com, and
www.concertseast.com
for more info soon!!!
3/27/05
Happy Easter! MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: The Youth Ahead is proud to announce that they
have signed w/ Royal Crest Records. Based in Encinitas California, Royal Crest
Records was founded and is owned by Phil Sneed of Story Of The Year and Randy
Spencer of Pitch Music. The boys and the label had been talking for a few months
prior to this and since then have decided to join forces! Look for TYA on the
new Royal Crest site coming soon and stay tuned for plenty of tour and record
info! For now you can check out
www.royalcrestrecords.com and head over to their myspace page as well!
2/5/05
Rockers: More shows have been added to the tour page and check out
www.myspace.com/theyouthahead,
weekly for new songs and updates.
1/31/05
New shows on the tour page go check it out! Keep listening at
www.myspace.com/theyouthahead to hear a new song each week
off the upcoming record!!
1/21/05
Thank you to everyone who came out to The Tsunami Benefit show, it was an
incredible night. Thanks to concerts east for putting on such a great event.
More shows are comin' up so keep checking in right here. Keep checking out
www.myspace.com/theyouthahead to hear a new song from the upcoming record
each week!
01/06/05
HUGE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT! 92.3 K-Rock / Starland Ballroom Concerts For Tsunami
Relief, Night #2 The Starting Line, Midtown, The Early November, Catch 22,
Underoath, The Youth Ahead + more Sunday, January 16, 2005 Doors 2:00PM $25 +
applicable Ticketmaster surcharges info:
www.starlandballroom.com or
www.concertseast.com
12/31/04
HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE!!! 2004 was an great year for us.....2005 will be
BETTER.....way better.... The Youth Ahead is on MYSPACE!!! Check in at
www.myspace.com/theyouthahead to hear new tracks from the upcoming record!!!
The songs change weekly so make sure you listen!!! Post comments on the songs
and the band, make friends w/ people, and view brand new pictures of the guys!
You can event create your own account! and keep checking in to
www.purevolume.com/theyouthahead as well!!!!
12/21/04
Here's a Christmas Gift to all of you from The Youth Ahead!!! Go to
www.myspace.com/theyouthahead to hear 2 brand new tracks from the upcoming
album!!! Post comments and tell us what you think!
12/15/04
Due to problems at the school out of our hands, the show scheduled for December
23rd at Colts Neck High School has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled in
January. Thank you and sorry for an inconvienience!
12/11/04
Well The X-Mas X-Travaganza was a hit once again, thanks to all who came out it
was SOLD OUT! Special thanks to Glen and The Burtnik's and all who performed.
See you all next year! The Youth Ahead's "Dad's Day Off" has been featured on a
brand new compilation record put together by Cozmo Buttons! Head over to
www.cozmobuttons.com
to learn how to get a copy! The boys are putting the final touches on the brand
new record due out in 2005, keep your eyes peeled for a new song!!! It's gonna
blow you away.........Tour plans are in the works once again, and more shows
have been booked! Check the tour page for all info!!
12/3/04
Hey guys we're really stoked to announce that we're playing Glen Burtnik's X-MAS
XTRAVAGANZA next Friday for the second year in a row!! This show is an amazing
event and we wanna thank Glen for inviting us back again. Details are on the
tour page so go check it out!!! We're playing The Saint tonight so we'll see you
all there! -Loondawg
11/26/04
~Happy Thanksgiving~
Rockers-sorry for the delays, we've been extremely busy w/ the new record, which
by the way is sounding phenomenal. I can't believe we're a month away from
Christmas already, time really flies....anywayz we're back in action and playing
shows and we're returning to the Saint in Asbury Park NJ on
December 3rd!! Check out the tour page for info on that. We have more kick ass
shows comin' up and they will all be posted on the tour page shortly.
Until then keep on rockin' and we'll see you all at the Saint. -Loon
11/01/04
Hey guys we just wanted to say we had a blast at the internet cafe and thanks to
Dan for putting on that show. More shows are in the works and we've been pretty
busy otherwise. Stay tuned for more info there will be some announcements coming
up! ~lates~ -Loon
10/16/04
Rockers- the show in the city on Thursday was great we had a lot of fun and we
got to see a lot of friends we toured with and a lot of great bands. We have
another show coming up next Friday the 22nd. It's at the Internet Cafe in Red
Bank NJ. This will be our first time playing there so make sure you all come
out! We're gonna be playing some brand new songs off our upcoming
record, it'll be awesome. All info is on the tour page. We're still in the
studio working on the record and damn does it sound good so stay tuned for more
info on that. ~lates~ -Loon
9/30/04
Wow September has gone by fast! We've been the studio for a long time now
working on our new record, it's gonna blow your minds when you hear it. We'll
have more news on that as time goes on. The Starland Ballroom show and The
O'Neil show went GREAT. Thanks to all the people who came out and helped us, it
was a blast. Anyway we have some new shows coming up in the next month make sure
you check them out on the Tour page. See you there!
9/29/04
Hey guys!....We've been in the studio for awhile now, so sorry for lack of
updates....We just have to tell you how excited we are about the new songs, and
can't wait for you guys to hear them!!....We also wanted to let you know we're
playing the CMJ fest in NYC with Sponge on October 14th!...check out the show
page for more info...Later!
8/26/04
Tickets for the September 10th show at the Starland Ballroom are currently
available for ordering directly from the Merch Page.
Tokyo Rose and Dibs join TYA for this amazing show!
8/16/04
THE YOUTH AHEAD SET TO PLAY STARLAND BALLROOM!! The Youth Ahead has just added a
show on September 10th at The Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ. Details on
Tour page!!!!!!
8/16/04
Last nights show in Montclair was amazing!!! Thanks to everyone who came out it
was a blast! Thanks to Ashley and Jersey Detour and all the bands.
8/14/04
Hey guys we're in the studio right now working on our new record, and the songs
are the best they have ever sounded. We're never been this proud before. We
can't wait for you guys to hear these, they're gonna blow your minds! We'll keep
updating you guys on how things go as time goes on. We have some great people
helping us out on this record and it really has opened our eyes to expand our
ideas and show what we're capable of. Don't forget about tomorrow's show at
Bloomfield Ave. Cafe in NJ info is on the tour page, get there early this show
is gonna rock! -Loondawg
8/10/04
New Pictures are up at
Webshots.com of
the acoustic show that was at Coffee Blue in NJ last month. Go check them out.
Congratulations to Allie Sax for sending in the first picture of The Airplane
that carried a banner reading "www.THEYOUTHAHEAD.com" at the 2004 Vans Warped
Tour Raceway Park NJ. TYA begins working on their new record again tomorrow, the
songs are sounding great stay tuned for info on that.
8/8/04
Yesterdays show in Maryland was a lot of fun, thanks to Mike and Bands For
Benefit! ATTENTION ALL KIDS GOING TO TODAY'S WARPED TOUR!!! **Keep you eyes
peeled to the sky around 3:00pm today at The Vans Warped Tour in NJ at Raceway
Park. There will be something in the sky that has to do w/ The Youth Ahead!!!
-Get a picture of what this object is and send it in to us at
theyouthahead@hotmail.com, first
person to do so will receive a prize from The Youth Ahead.
8/3/04
The acoustic show was a blast once again!-Thanks to Rich and Coffee Blue, and
everyone who came out or helped out w/ the show. It was video taped and
will be on the DVD. Thanks again! The Guns 'n' Roses tribute record featuring
The Youth Ahead's cover of "Paradise City" is being released on August 9th on
Main Man Records! There will be a cd release show that night in New York City at
Don Hill's Nite Club, TYA is set to perform and details will be on the tour page
shortly. The Youth Ahead will be in Westminster MD on August 7th to play a
COMPLETELY FREE SHOW along w/ a few other cool bands, its a benefit show so go
check out the tour page for more info. More shows are coming up!!!
7/29/04
Hey guys we have a bunch of awesome shows coming up on the tour page plus a few
we're not ready to announce yet but they're gonna be great. So stay tuned and
don't forget this Saturday at Coffee Blue in Belmar NJ we're doing an acoustic
show! Details on Tour page. Also if you haven't heard we just recorded 2 brand
new songs titled "Kiss Your Ass Goodbye" and "Dear Whoever" they sound amazing
and we can't wait for all of you to hear them. We're going back into the studio
in 2 weeks to do 4 more new ones as well, these songs are called "Victory For A
Smile", "Crimson & Blue", "Dear God Make Me A Bird So I Can
Fly Far Far Away" and "Mr. Not Good Enough". Its gonna be great so keep checking
back here for an update. And please keep heading over to
www.purevolume.com/theyouthahead to listen to our stuff! -Loon
7/25/04
NEW MERCH: Check out the Merch page for new t-shirts, hats, combs, posters and
the TYA Beach Bag!!
7/23/04
NEXT SATURDAY JULY 31ST THE YOUTH AHEAD RARE ACOUSTIC SHOW at COFFEE BLUE IN
BELMAR, NJ SEE YOU THERE!!!!!! DETAILS ON TOUR PAGE. *this show is being taped for a
future DVD release so please please be there!!!!
7/1/04
The Youth Ahead is proud to announce that "The New Album" as well as "The Oneder
Years" are going to be re-released and pressed on GIG RECORDS/WEMAKE RECORDS
late summer 2004. "The New Album", originally released in 2003 will now
feature a brand new bonus track when it comes out again at the end of the
summer. Look for both records in stores and other places as well soon. TYA is
also going into the studio on July 12th to record a brand new song titled "Kiss
Your Ass Goodbye"-more details will be given when the song is completed. The
boys also have a ton of new songs that will be on a future release in the works
and have been playing some of them live-check out all the upcoming shows on the
shows page. At the end of July TYA will be performing a live acoustic show and
its going to be taped! Make sure you're there.-Details will be posted shortly.
Tour will also be wrapped up and posted soon. Thank You.
6/16/04
Hey guys, this past weekend was a lot of fun. We did 3 great shows and we had a
blast. It's always good to play NJ especially after a tour.....it makes you feel
at home. I wanna thank everyone who came out to the shows, and also a big thanks
to the people who put them together. But anyway... summer's just beginning and
we have a lot of plans so far. You guys will know all the details shortly. We're
gonna be touring a lot but that's all I can say. You should all check out our
online photo album over at
Webshots to see
pics from this past weekend. They should be up soon. um....that's all I have to
say right now, I'm kinda sick I guess I caught a cold so I'm gonna rest up,
later! -Loondawg
5/27/04
Hey! just some quick updates....Jay just received a drum sponsorship from BIB
Drums! Jays kit is being customized for him personally and you should see him
rocking it in a couple of months!...in the meantime, check out
www.bibdrums.com to see
what they're all about...also, be sure to check out the show page for upcoming
June shows. We would also like to wish all a happy and safe Memorial Day, and
thanks to all in the past, present, and future who gave up their tomorrow so we
can have ours....
5/24/04
Hey! Check out the media page, new Skate and Surf 2004
photos are now up!
5/11/04
A photo album has been put together!
CLICK
HERE and you can now view pictures from The Youth Ahead's last 2 tours.
Please keep listening to "Sensitive Girl" at
Purevolume.com.
More news to come....
5/10/04
Happy mothers day to all the moms out there!!! Well it's about 2:00 am Monday
morning and I'm home from tour. I have to say I really had an awesome time.
There's not too much to say from the last letter.....but we did have a great
time at the Conerstone Fest in
Orlando Florida this past Friday and we got to see our good friends Relient K.
Thank you soooo much to those guys for showing us a great time and taking care
of us. After that we played a KICK ASS show in Miami FL w/ our friends in Bum
Ruckus and it was off the hook. We also played a fun show w/ a cool band called
Fang Shooey in St. Petersburg FL. But to sum it all up it was great. Thank you
to the following people for making this "Made to Break Tour" worth it all: Andy
White, StickBoy, SEV, Gig Records, Jay's Grandpa and Vin for the hospitality,
all the clubs, Bum Ruckus, Fang Shooey, the boys from West Palm once again,
Relient K, Deak and anyone else who took part in this. Well I gotta get some
rest, there's some awesome NJ shows comin' up that we're doing and then right
after that its back on the road again and again and again! Later Rockers -Loondawg
5/6/04
Hello people! It's Loon and I just stopped at a Library in Holiday, FL so I
could jump on a computer and e-mail you guys about The "Made to Break Tour".
It's been AWESOME. It's sooo nice down here in Florida and we've been having a
blast. Stickboy and SEV were amazing and we had so much fun w/ them.
Unfortunately they're last date on the tour was this past Sunday so now we're on
our own for the rest of the tour. But either way it's still great. It was good to
see SEV again and we haven't seen them since we played
Spring Break in Jamaica a while ago. And we made great friends w/ the guys in
Stickboy. We'll miss them. Anyways we've been staying at Jay's Grandpa's house
here in FL for like 2 days since we had off. He's been really kool to us and we
owe it to him for showing us a good time. Last night we went to the movies and
let me just say DO NOT see the movie "ENVY"........it was one of the worst
movies I have ever seen. I'm probably the biggest Jack Black fan not to mention
I love Ben Stiller....but damn......it sucked......I'll
never get those 2 hours of my life back......or the $6.75 I spent on it.....But
getting past that the last few shows have been kick ass, Panama City Beach at
Club La Vela was off the hook, and I've been taking a ton of pictures so when I
get back I'll make an online photo album for all of you to see. Shawn's been
video taping a lot of dumb things we do as well, so that should be funny. We're
also getting to see a lot of friends we haven't seen in a while....our merch guy
Deak has been doing the funniest things and getting himself hurt...it
rocks......well I gotta run we have a show in St. Petersburg tonight, then
tomorrow its off to Orlando to hang out w/ our friends in Relient K..........that's
it!!!! see you when we get back. Love, peace, and chicken Grease -Loon & the
boys
4/28/04
Hey guys just wanted to give you all a little update on the band. We're leaving
for our Spring Tour tomorrow night! Its called "The Made To Break" Tour and it's
w/ 3 great bands, SEV, Stickboy and The Dead 50's. We'll be heading down south
again to play some kick ass places and have a great time. We'll back in Jersey
around Mid-May, and then we have a couple other cool shows for you to all check
out. So that's about it, it's great to get back on the road again and see some
friends and bands, but we'll be back soon enough. Until then please please
please keep listening to "Sensitive Girl" and our other songs at
purevolume.com, watch the
"23 Days" music video, keep checking back right here for more news.
Peace out Rockers. -Loondawg and The Boys.
4/25/04
We are sorry to inform all of you that the show tonight in Warren NJ has been
CANCELLED. Due to unforeseen problems that the venue experienced, the show will
not be happening. We as well as the rest of the bands are very sorry for any
inconvenience this may have caused any of you. This show will be rescheduled as
soon as TYA returns from their Spring Tour. The venue may be different but it
will still happen. Thank you to everyone who came out to the 2 Pennsylvania
shows this weekend, they were alot of fun, we had a great time....see you on the
road!
4/17/04
Hey guys its Loon....Yesterday was the best Skate and Surf Fest we've played to
date. This time last year we played on the Arcade Stage and thanks to all of you
we got to play the Main Stage this year and I can't explain how it felt to be up
there having a complete blast w/ all of you. It was awesome. I couldn't have
asked for anything more yesterday, thank you soooo much to all of you and
concerts east and everyone else who made this event possible. Thanks again. We
were on the front page of the local section of today's Asbury Park Press in the
Skate and Surf Fest article they gave us a great review go read it !! Head over
to www.skateandsurffest.com and
check out the news section to see what they wrote about us! Oh and please please
keep listening to "Sensitive Girl" at
www.purevolume.com/theyouthahead!!! Hope you all liked the new merch! -Lates-
~Loondawg
4/15/04
Last night The Youth Ahead was mentioned on FUSE TV during IMX when they talked
about Skate and Surf 2004!-cool stuff! Tomorrows the start of an amazing
weekend-The Youth Ahead MAIN STAGE 4:20pm- doors are at 2:00pm SEE YOU ALL
THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4/11/04
-Happy Easter- Less than one week until Skate and Surf 2004-Get your tickets
now! The Youth Ahead is playing the MAIN STAGE at 4:20pm on April 16th, day one.
Times are subject to change. All new merch will be available at the merch table.
Head over to
pure volume and go listen to "Sensitive Girl" the brand new song. Don't
forget about the show this Thursday April 15th in New York City at CBGBS,
details in Tour section. Spring Tour is still being Booked but it will be from
April 30th to May 9th, confirmed dates are in Tour section as well. You can now
watch the "23 Days" music video in the media section and go sign up for the
Street Team and fill out the survey in the fans section. ~enjoy~
4/5/04
Hey! Well, as you may notice, we finally finished our new site!!...its still
being tweaked so you may notice changes along the way and if you run into any
problems please contact the
webmaster!....We
have many new things, including pics, the fan page, and most importantly the
debut of our NEW VIDEO FOR "23 DAYS"!!! available on the media page....also
coming in the next weeks will be a new bio, and desktop pics!....many new shows
are being posted as well....also don't forget we'll be playing Skate and Surf on
Friday April 16th!....see you guys there!