THE ATARIS
Friday, Jan 19, 2007   7:00pm

The Ataris story reads like a punk-rock fairy tale. Teenager lives in boring mid-western town (Anderson, Indiana), goes to a Vandals show and gives the band a tape; weeks later gets a call from Vandals founder (and owner of Kung Fu Records) Joe Escalante asking him to record for his label...

He moves to California and puts band together with drummer Derrick Plourde (ex-Lagwagon); makes record 'Anywhere But Here' and gets invited to tour with some of his favorite bands; becomes Fat Mike`s (NOFX) favorite new band, who then releases their ep, 'Look Forward to Failure' (Fat Wreck Chords), produced by members of the Descendents.

The Ataris have supported the likes of MxPx, Blink 182, Good Riddance, Ten Foot Pole, Unwritten Law, No Use For A Name, Lagwagon, The Vandals, Dance Hall Crashers, Nerf Herder, Home Grown and Fenix TX. They have a new album due to drop in February.