The four lads from STAND met and began playing together in southwest Dublin. After two discs on their indie label produced singles on Irish radio charts, the band took a trip to Austin's SXSW. STAND relocated to New York and spent the past few years playing on the limitless stages of the eastern U.S. where critics and college audiences alike took notice. Their near constant touring has earned them a fiercely loyal fan-base, developed by penning consistently intelligent, distinctive songs, and delivering them through a captivating live show. After one appearance before a massive summer festival crowd, Buffalo News rock critic Jeff Miers declared them a "a gimmickless band, able to generate feverish excitement both on the stage and in the studio."

In early 2006, STAND stood still in Buffalo, New York. Stuck in a February blizzard after a sold out show, the band took refuge at Chameleon West, home to that town's beloved Goo Goo Dolls, and commenced the recording of their latest workbook, Travel Light. Started in a Buffalo blizzard and completed in the late summer sun of Lexington, Kentucky, this is their most exploratory work to date and the early reviews are in. After a summer break in the homeland, the band returns to New York and will pick up the Travel Light tour where it last left off. The band played to a sold out room at Joe's Pub on May 29th and return here for two special September nights.

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