Halfwayhome

Formed in 2001 in Orange County (CA) by Chas, Chuck, Keith and John. Their debut release "Let's Start This Over" was released through fellow Orange County label, Criterion Records home of Big Blue Monkey (Story of the Year). Criterion helped to give Halfwayhome the running start they needed as the album was later picked up by Wynona Records. In the summer of 2002 Halfwayhome was able to hop on to two weeks of the Warped Tour. They were quickly building a stalwart fan base city by city. One of those fans was Angel Juarbe music industry dude and soon to be founder of his own label. The band spent most of 2003 shopping around for a new label and the next step in their career. The band continued touring and was able to share the stage with bands such as Finch, Story of the Year, Thursday, and Sugarcult. The need for a new label and new release was becoming more and more apparent. before long their good friend, fan, and confidante Angel Juarbe decided to start a label whose sole purpose was to release the full-length release for Halfwayhome, and so The Death Scene was born. Jump to March 2004 and HalfwayHome enters the studio and produces their newest release, “A Brand New Subdivision.” It is a fiery album filled with one hook-laden song after another. Their tales of growing pains, personal loss, and memories of better days will grab you and burrow their way into your heart. Taking Back Sunday advertised their album on their front page back then. They have been on several cross-country tours and even toured Europe for a month. In May 2005 tragedy appears on their drummer Keith, who fell awkwardly on his neck while trying to climb over a fence in an effort to assist a nearby traffic accident. The fence broke beneath him and the land caused him to break his 4th, 5th, 6th vertebrae and damage his spinal cord. Since the accident Keith has been paralyzed from the chest down. On a positive note, Keith does have limited mobility in his arms.