Eudora is an American rock band from Orange County, California, signed to Power Slave Records in Japan. They have released two albums, the first one called ... And it Rained Machines in 2006 and the second one in 2008 titled The Silent Years.
History
The beginning
Eudora was formed in Orange County in 2005 by Robby Friend and Kevin Connor. They met Tim Markel soon afterwards through the social networking site MySpace and started rehearsing. It was evident that the three of them "clicked" and they began to write original songs. Through a friendship with the band National Product they were introduced to actor and singer David Tom. With the addition of David as the lead singer and Peter Coranza as drummer, the band started playing shows in and around Southern California. The venue Chain Reaction in Anaheim became a home base of operation as they played there on regular basis while honing their original sound. In early 2006 the band began work on their first CD ... And it Rained Machines. A music video for the song "Breakfast of a Killer" was directed by Justin Janowitz. Eudora's CD ... And it Rained Machines received a distribution deal with World Artist Records, which made the CD available to a much larger audience by putting it on the shelves in Hot Topic, Amazon.com and iTunes. The CD earned the band enough attention that they were rewarded with their first spot on the annual Vans Warped Tour, playing both the Los Angeles and the Pomona dates of the 2006 tour on the DIY stage. All the while Eudora was having what would become a regular occurrence with a number of different musicians sitting on the drummers throne with Mike Crisis (also known as Mr. Pink Jacket) lasting the longest. About a year after ...And It Rained Machines hit shelves, the band went into the studio to demo some new songs for a potential Japanese record label that had interest in the band. Around December 2006 after the record deal talk dissipated, Eudora released those demos onto their Myspace. Those 2 songs ("Addiction" and "Ruining a Movie You've Never Seen For a Group Of People You Dont Really Know") slowly worked their way into the band's live set, as songs like "Gold in the Storm" and "Mishaps and Circumstances" were the first (off the band's debut CD) that were retired from the live show. In October of that same year the band won a contest for a coveted opening slot for A Static Lullaby at The Troubadour in Hollywood. A small tour was planned for January 2007, but due to personal, professional and musical differences it was decided that David Tom would leave the band after one last December show at Chain Reaction.
Scarves & Barfs
The tour of the southwest happened as planned, with Tim and Mike sharing the vocal duties. The tour supporting fellow band, "Victory Within" started in Southern California and followed through Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada giving the band their first taste of life on the road. Soon afterwards drummer Mike Crisis was asked to leave the band and they were was once again without a drummer and still without a lead singer. As luck would have it by early May 2007 they had played an acoustic show in Ridgecrest, California, with Brandon Ball as their front man and soon afterwards, Michael Stahl of the band "Four Alarm Fire" was found and agreed to join the band. The first show with the new line-up was at the Bunkhouse Saloon in Las Vegas on May 28, 2007. Once again Eudora earned a spot on the 2007 Pomona Vans Warped Tour date playing on the Ernie Ball Stage.