Powerspace
Origin Chicago, USA
Genres Power pop
Pop punk
Years active 2004–2010
Labels Fueled by Ramen
Associated acts Bad City
Website powerspacetheband.com
Members
Alec Cyganowski
Tom Schleiter
Kevin Kane
Max Perenchio
Jake Serek
Past members
Daniel McMahon

Powerspace was a five-piece power pop band from Chicago, Illinois. They are signed to Fueled by Ramen. The band released their debut album, The Kicks of Passion produced by Marc McClusky, on July 31, 2007. Drummer Kevin Kane announced the band's break up on February 17, 2010.

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History [link]

The band first began performing while students at Miami University. Chicago natives and high school friends Tom Schleiter and Daniel McMahon, who both attended St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois, began playing together at the university, and soon formed a trio with fellow Miami student and Green, Ohio drummer Kevin Kane. After a search for a vocalist, another Miami student and friend of Schleiter and McMahon's, Alec Cyganowski, joined the group.[1] The band began touring and developed a reputation for energetic live shows,[1][2] sparking a large amount of interest from record labels.[1] The band then moved back to Chicago and signed to Fueled By Ramen Records, who released their first full-length, The Kicks of Passion, on July 31, 2007. A spot playing at SXSW[3] and nationwide touring ensued in the US in 2007, opening for Hawthorne Heights, Amber Pacific, Monty Are I, Melee, From First to Last, and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.[2][4] Most recently, the band's single "Powerspace Snap Bracelet" was featured in SPIN,[5] who also reviewed their album,[6] and the band was profiled in Aquarian magazine.[7] The band has toured with The Classic Crime, Envy on the Coast, Kaddisfly, Madina Lake, Mayday Parade, Brighten, and We The Kings in support of the album. Recently, they added an additional guitarist named Max Perenchio, He was filling in while Tom was attending college.

Starting on April 16, 2008 and ending on the morning of April 17, several of the guys took part in an all night chat on the forum, absolutepunk.net. Along with fans that stayed all night, they broke the previous record, held by The Audition, for most posts in a news thread, with over 5100 replies over about 8 hours.

On May 20, 2008, Dan made the decision to leave Powerspace. He was replaced on tour by Jake Serek.

Powerspace was set to release a full length titled "American Machine" in early 2010.

On February 17, 2010, Powerspace officially broke up before releasing their new album.

The breakup letter was quoted as saying, "Powerspace as everyone knows it is 100% gone, and speaking about it in the past tense is still a very new thing for me, but for these guys to give up music entirely would be a crime. And they're not, and I'm not, and that's about all I can say. So keep tabs."

Members [link]

Former members
  • Alec Cyganowski - Lead Vocals
  • Tom Schleiter - Guitar
  • Kevin Kane - Drums
  • Max Perenchio - Guitar
  • Jake Serek - Bass
  • Daniel McMahon - Bass

Discography [link]

Albums [link]

Singles [link]

References [link]

  1. ^ a b c Biography, Allmusic.com.
  2. ^ a b Alyssa Vale, Concert Review. Buzz Weekly, June 21, 2007. Accessed June 27, 2007.
  3. ^ SXSW. Accessed July 1, 2007
  4. ^ William Dale, Powerspace ready to 'Kick Out' the Jams. Static Multimedia. Accessed June 26, 2007.
  5. ^ "Songs You Need To Download Now!". SPIN, July 2007, p. 26.
  6. ^ Review of The Kicks of Passion. SPIN, August 2007, p. 106.
  7. ^ Powerspace reveal the VIP Secret. Aquarian, July 18, 2007.

External links [link]


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The Kicks of Passion

by: Powerspace

If you could see me here this way
Looking backwards from today
Would you do it all again?
If I could roll it back to you
Just like lovers always do
I'm stoned in love, but not with you
Good luck
Cause we're not feeling stoned in love
It's how I am feeling now
I feel this love is made of stone
We're not feeling stoned in love [x2]
If we could wash the past away
Would we go our separate ways
Or do it all again?
As if I care
Is this the way it's meant to be
Stoned in love, but not with me?
You're stoned in love, but not with me
Good luck
Cause we're not feeling stoned in love
It's how I am feeling now
I feel this love is made of stone
We're not feeling stoned in love [x2]
Stoned in love
I'm stoned in love, but not with you
Good luck
Because we're not feeling stoned in love
It is how I am feeling now
I feel the love is made of stone
We're not feeling stoned in love
Good luck
Stoned in love [x6]
Stoned in love, but not with you
As if I care [x4]




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