Afternoon, there.  It's been a while since we've updated this section, so I decided to write something.  We haven't had the chance to play many shows lately, but want to thank all those who have been out to the most recent ones at The Hexagon and Cause Minneapolis.  Both were fantastic times.  As has been the case with us for years, we have been writing a lot of music.  We hope to add these bits to the playbook sooner than later, but they're still going through some reps on the practice field.  As we have mentioned many times over the past few months, our new vinyl LP "City of Champions" is available to the world via mail order thru our bandcamp site.  You can also pick it up at a few choice retailers in the Twin Cities area including: Hymie's Vintage Records, Cheapo and Eclipse Records.  We'll continue to update this list as we get the platters out there.  As always, thanks for finding us.  -Jeremy/ATWR
 
 

June 9th @ 331 Club, Minneapolis, MN w/ Torch the Spires.  More info soon...


 


 
 
 


  

City of Champions

Street Date: 01.31.11
Format: LP & Digital Download

  

After 2008's "The Eagle's Revenge," All the Way Rider lost guitarist and co-founder Bill Collins to a cross-country move. The band decided to forge on as a three piece. The change obviously created more space in the music, but also opened up room for them to fill with more rhythm and a greater emphasis on bass melody. Writing "City of Champions" was an 18-month process of songwriting, rewriting, rehearsing and reworking a two-guitar band into a classic power trio. The result is 11 songs with purpose, rhythm, tone and a message. Sonically, All the Way Rider is a mixture of their classic and '90s alt-rock heroes and contemporary indie brethren.

 
 

  

The Eagle's Revenge

Street Date: 05.06.08
Format: CD & Digital Download

  

All The Way Rider's second full-length release exudes a maturity in songwriting that was only hinted at in previous efforts.

 
 

  

Lahuna

Street Date: 01.23.2007
Format: CD & Digital Download

  

In writing and recording their debut full-length "Lahuna," All The Way Rider wanted to create something genuine.  They had grown tired of slick and overly-polished pop "rock" records and set out to make something that could engage the listener while staying true to their roots and ideals.

 
 

  

All The Way Rider

Street Date: 05.09.2006
Format: CD & Digital Download

  

4 guys who grew up listening to Led Zeppelin, Quicksand, Barkmarket, Samiam, Failure, Hum, Fugazi, and countless others that represent everything that's beautiful about rock music.

 
 
 
Scott Walters - Bass
Jeremy Jessen - Guitars / Vocals
Rocky DeVries - Drums

 

The biographical section, ey?  All the Way Rider is a rock n roll power trio from Minneapolis, MN.  When the band started in 2005, there were four of us.  At the beginning of 2008, we awoke to find there were three.  Continuing to forge ahead, we discovered that this made a lot more sense in terms of what we were trying to do.  We grew up listening to all sorts of music, from indie to arena, from punk to prog, heck, from country to hardcore.  Our sound is more naturally drawn from our alt-rock, indie and punk influences from the early 90's forward, but we try our best not to limit what we do.  Our names are Jeremy Jessen, Scott Walters and Rocky de Vries and we have been playing in bands over half of our lives.  We have put in time on stages around the U.S., but most often in the midwest, in the likes of Align, Dayfeed, One Second Silence, and many others prior, going back to our youths.  In All the Way Rider we've been able to meld those experiences and wisdom (or maybe cynicism) in order to create something organic, uncompromising and collaborative.  Individual priorities and philosophies may change, but hopefully those core roots of this band remain.  They're the most critical components, after all.

 
Are you about to read about our grand plans?  Not really.  We'll just say that this band is a vessel carrying a passion and everlasting drive for writing good, loud and honest rock music in spite of how much or how little fanfare it may produce.  We released our first full length vinyl LP in early 2011 and it was our 3rd full length record overall.  We continue to write music on an almost weekly basis and play as many shows as our lives allow.  Thanks for visiting and thanks for spending some time searching and seeking out your consumption of music rather than having it handed to you via commercial, billboard or banner ad.  Congratulations on that championship, whatever, wherever and whenever it finds you.