American rock band
Cheap Girls
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Origin
| Lansing
,
Michigan
, United States
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Genres
| Power pop
,
indie rock
,
punk rock
,
pop punk
,
heartland rock
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Years active
| 2007?2017
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Labels
| All in Vinyl, Art of the Underground,
Asian Man Records
, Bermuda Mohawk,
Rise Records
, Paper + Plastick,
No Idea Records
,
Quote Unquote Records
, Business Casual,
Suburban Home Records
,
Xtra Mile
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Past members
| Ian Graham
Ben Graham
Adam Aymor
Jason Draper
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Cheap Girls
were an American rock band from
Lansing
,
Michigan
. The band consisted of brothers Ian Graham (guitar, lead vocals) and Ben Graham (drums, back-up vocals), Jason Draper (Bass) and Adam Aymor (guitar). Formed in 2007, the band quickly began recording and touring, releasing their first album,
Find Me a Drink Home
in 2008. Together, they released four full-length studio albums. The band toured with bands such as
Against Me!
,
The Gaslight Anthem
,
The Hold Steady
, and
The Bouncing Souls
across the
US
and
Europe
. Their sound was often compared to
The Replacements
,
The Lemonheads
, and early
Smoking Popes
.
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History
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Beginnings
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Brothers Ian and Ben Graham began playing in bands when they were 11 and 13, respectively. Playing local shows and small venues in the Lansing, MI region is how they met Adam, who was playing in a different band at the time. In 2007, after their previous groups disbanded, the three formed
Cheap Girls
with the idea of creating back-to-basics rock.
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The band began playing shows and writing the music that would become their first album,
Find Me a Drink Home
.
Debut album:
Find Me a Drink Home
(2007?2009)
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Their first full-length album,
Find Me a Drink Home
, was released on April 22, 2008, through
Quote Unquote Records
.
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On August 2, 2012, it was announced that future pressings of
Find Me a Drink Home
and
My Roaring 20's
would be released by
Asian Man Records
.
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My Roaring 20's
(2009?2011)
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They toured the US extensively in support of
Find Me a Drink Home
, which led to the release of their sophomore album
My Roaring 20's
via Paper + Plastick on October 9, 2009.
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Again, their album was followed with tours of the US, as well as Europe, including the United Kingdom.
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They also played
Chicago
's
Riot Fest
and
Gainesville
's
The Fest
. The exposure landed the band an opening slot with Against Me! when they played a one-off show in Lansing, MI in 2010 while on tour with
Silversun Pickups
. In February 2011, the band went on a full US tour with Against Me!
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Rise Records signing and
Giant Orange
(2011?2013)
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The band signed to
Rise Records
for their third LP,
Giant Orange
, and released the album on February 21, 2012.
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It debuted at number 49 on the
Billboard
Heatseekers Albums
chart and was supported by a US tour with The Sidekicks.
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During this time, the band also opened for The Gaslight Anthem, Against Me!,
Mustard Plug
, and
The Bouncing Souls
at shows across the US and Europe.
In March 2012,
Paste Magazine
listed Cheap Girls as one of the "twenty must-see bands at SXSW 2012."
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My Roaring 20's Acoustic
(2013)
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On January 14, 2013, the band digitally released
My Roaring 20's Acoustic
through
Quote Unquote Records
. The album is an acoustic version of their 2009 release,
My Roaring 20's
and was made available to download for free with an option to donate. All of the donations will go towards paying for Ian Graham's medical bills from a recent knee surgery.
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BARELY ALIVE in Grand Rapids, Michigan 12/30/12
(2013)
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On February 5, 2013, the band digitally released
BARELY ALIVE in Grand Rapids, Michigan 12/30/12
on their own record label, Business Casual. It is a live performance recorded at The Intersection in
Grand Rapids
, Michigan on December 30, 2012.
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Xtra Mile Recordings and
Famous Graves
(2013?2017 and breakup)
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On February 19, 2013, the band posted a picture on their
Facebook
page from a studio in Grand Rapids, MI stating it was "day one" of demoing for their next album.
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In an interview with Lansing's
City Pulse
published November 21, 2013, the band stated they have been recording and plan to release a new album in the spring of 2014.
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On January 15, 2014, it was announced that the band had signed to the independent
UK
-based label
Xtra Mile Recordings
for a world-wide release of the album.
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On February 19, 2014, it was announced that the band's next album,
Famous Graves
, would be released on May 13, 2014. The first single from the album, "Knock Me Over," was made available online the same day.
In support of the album, the band toured with Against Me! and
The Hold Steady
in the spring of 2014.
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A tour with
Andrew Jackson Jihad
and Dogbreth then took place in June 2014, followed by another stint with The Hold Steady throughout July and August.
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The band returned to Europe for a tour with
Joyce Manor
and Great Cynics in November 2014. Following a spring 2015 tour of the US with
Restorations
and Chris Farren of
Fake Problems
, the band posted on
Twitter
that it was time to write another record.
The band released a b-sides and rarities compilation, "God's Ex-Wife (Selective Rarities 2007?2014)," on September 16, 2016 on Asian Man Records.
On January 20, 2017, Cheap Girls announced via their Facebook page that they had broken up. Ian Graham explained the band was a vehicle for exercising his worst personality tendencies, such as substance abuse and manipulating female fans, among others.
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Members
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- Adam Aymor ? lead guitar (2007?2017)
- Ben Graham ? drums, backing vocals (2007?2017)
- Ian Graham ? lead vocals (2007?2017), bass guitar (2007?2016), guitar (2016?2017)
- Jason Draper ? bass guitar (2016?2017)
Discography
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Albums
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7" records
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Live Session Releases
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See also
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References
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"CHEAP GIRLS RELEASE THIRD ALBUM 'FAMOUS GRAVES' ON 12 MAY 2014"
.
Xtra Mile Recordings
. February 19, 2014
. Retrieved
November 19,
2014
.
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Moore, Shannon (May 6, 2014).
"Q&A: Cheap Girls ? Features ? CMJ"
.
CMJ
. Retrieved
May 8,
2014
.
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"Cheap Girls ? Music Biography, Credits and Discography : AllMusic"
AllMusic
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a
b
"Quote Unquote Records – Find Me a Drink Home"
.
Quote Unquote Records
.
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"FMADH, MR20S On Asian Man Records, Etc"
Archived
May 8, 2014, at the
Wayback Machine
. Cheap Girls Tumblr Page.
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a
b
"Paper + Plastick – My Roaring 20's"
Archived
February 14, 2012, at the
Wayback Machine
. Paper + Plastick.
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"Cheap Girls Tour UK"
. Cheap Girls Tumblr Page.
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"Cheap Girls | Punknews.org"
, Punknews.org
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"New Record Giant Orange Out February 21st"
. Cheap Girls Tumblr Page.
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"Cheap Girls / Sidekicks (Eastern US)"
. Punknews.org.
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"Cheap Girls ? Chart history ? Billboard"
.
Billboard
.
Prometheus Global Media
. Retrieved
May 22,
2014
.
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Blau, Max (March 10, 2012).
"Twenty Must-See Bands at SXSW 2012"
.
Paste
. Retrieved
April 15,
2014
.
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"Cheap Girls ? My Roaring 20's Acoustic"
, Quote Unquote Records
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a
b
"RECOVERY! LIVE RECORD!"
[
permanent dead link
]
. Cheap Girls Tumblr Page.
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Cheap Girls (February 19, 2013).
"Day one of demoing for our next record in Grand Rapids. Feels great to be back in the studio, moving quick"
.
Cheap Girls on Facebook
. Facebook
. Retrieved
February 20,
2013
.
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Tupica, Rich (November 21, 2013).
"Cheap Girls chat about upcoming LP, touring"
.
City Pulse
. Archived from
the original
on November 29, 2013
. Retrieved
November 25,
2013
.
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Cheap Girls (January 15, 2014).
"Cheap Girls announce signing to Xtra Mile Recordings"
.
Cheap Girls on Facebook
. Facebook
. Retrieved
January 16,
2014
.
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a
b
Anthony, David (February 19, 2014).
"Cheap Girls announce Famous Graves, debut new song"
.
The A.V. Club
. Retrieved
February 22,
2014
.
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"Noisey Presents: Andrew Jackson Jihad Tour with Cheap Girls, Hard Girls, and Dogbreth"
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Noisey.Vice.com
. April 15, 2014
. Retrieved
April 16,
2014
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"Cheap Girls on Facebook"
.
Facebook
. January 20, 2017
. Retrieved
January 21,
2017
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"Cheap Girls Sign to Rise Records & Release New Demo"
. Alter The Press!.
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"Some Actual News, My Roaring 20's Acoustic, Etc."
. Cheap Girls Tumblr Page.
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"Single Series"
Archived
February 7, 2009, at the
Wayback Machine
. Art of the Underground.
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"Failures' Union / Cheap Girls Split"
Archived
August 23, 2013, at the
Wayback Machine
. Failures' Union.
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"Cheap Girls / Above Them Split"
Archived
March 4, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
.
Banquet Records
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"Cheap Girls / Lemuria Split"
Archived
October 27, 2011, at the
Wayback Machine
.
No Idea Records
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"Cheap Girls / Noise By Numbers Split"
Archived
January 22, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
.
Suburban Home Records
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"Cheap Girls – Parking Lot"
. If You Make It.
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"Germs of Perfection: A Tribute to Bad Religion"
. Punknews.org.
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"Daytrotter: The Source for New Music from the Best Emerging Bands"
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Daytrotter
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"Cheap Girls at Nervous Energies"
.
AbsolutePunk
.
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"Hurley"
[
permanent dead link
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. Hurley.com.
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