About the band: Deirdre Kroener: Vocals Tyler Thomsen: Percussion Hunter Thomsen: Bass John Thomsen: Guitar A quick description of the sound could be “Hard Indie Rock” – perhaps Queens of the Stone Age mixed with Yeah Yeah Yeahs. What’s so special about the music? It has, even in the most dark intense moments, an embedded smile – a wish that the sound touches your heart in a way that makes you feel happy to be alive and good about who you are. In the meantime, the music is purely designed to get your heart pumping, your feet dancing, and spark a musical love affair with the band for life. Related by blood and the deepest of loyalty, and perhaps unique enough to be the only band of it’s type, Grown Up Avenger Stuff combines a deep love for music with a natural talent for building songs that connect with heart and yet are just plain fun to enjoy. Formed in 2009 in Charlotte, NC, the band, through an approach of uncompromising high energy live shows and unapologetically growing their fanbase, has been building popularity and ever reaching toward their goal of “saving the world one song at a time.” In love with the road experience of meeting new people and spreading music, 2013 has seen Grown Up Avenger Stuff touring through the US Southeast, including 9 shows at SXSW, and the highly popular Launch Music Festival in Pennsylvania, in support of their critically acclaimed self produced CD release of Sparkleton. (Available at iTunes, Amazon, Bandcamp, etc.) Press Snips: "5/5 Stars" MusicNews.com "2013 Artist To Watch" Skope Magazine "One of the best female rock vocalists I've heard" ... "will leave you awe of GUAS" I Am Entertainment Magazine "haven’t been this excited since I first heard Alabama Shakes" Rock World Magazine "On par with bands such as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Queens of the Stone Age, Florence and the Machine, and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals." Mid TN Music "If you want to catch a band before it makes it to the top – which likely won't be too long from now" AntiMusic "May possibly become your new favorite band." Bandblog.com Online: http://www.grownupavengerstuff.com http://facebook.com/grownuapvengerstuff http://twitter.com/avengerstuff About the song - from Wikipedia: "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" is a Christmas holiday song originally sung by Darlene Love and included on the 1963 Christmas compilation album, A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records. The song was written by Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry along with Phil Spector, with the intentions of being sung by Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes. According to Darlene Love, Ronnie Spector was not able to put as much emotion into the song as needed. Instead, Love was brought into the studio to record the song which became a big success over time and one of Darlene Love's signature tunes. In December 2010, Rolling Stone magazine ranked "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" first on its list of The Greatest Rock and Roll Christmas Songs, saying that "nobody can match Love's emotion and sheer vocal power."[1] "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" was not widely recognized after its initial release; however, it has since been covered many times by different artists over the years. The first cover was recorded by Quiet Jungle in 1968 for the LP The Story Of Snoopy's Christmas. The second and most widely known was recorded by U2 in July 1987 during a sound check at a stop during their Joshua Tree Tour in Glasgow, Scotland. Darlene Love provided backing vocals for U2, and the song was eventually released on the A Very Special Christmas compilation album in 1987, and later on the Unreleased & Rare album on "The Complete U2" digital box set in 2004. Bruce Springsteen covered the song at many of his Christmas shows in New Jersey, however none of the concerts have officially been released. The following other artists have also covered the song on the respective albums/singles: Anberlin — Happy Christmas Vol. 4 (2005), and Lost Songs (2007) Arab Strap — BBC Evening Session; unreleased Adam Arcuragi — released online (2011) Asteria — Myspace; unreleased (2008) Jon Bon Jovi — A Very Special Christmas Live (1999) Michael Bublé — Christmas (2011) David Campbell — The Spirit of Christmas 2006 (2006) Mariah Carey — Merry Christmas (1994) (due to strong sales of the digital single, the song peaked at No. 59 on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart in 2011, and has sold more than 200,000 copies). The Catskills — Christmas in Stereo (1997) Cher — A Rosie Christmas (1999) Deacon Blue — B-side to their "Cover from the Sky" single (1991) Death Cab for Cutie — Maybe This Christmas Tree (2004) The Desires — Rock for Tots (1998) Diesel — The Spirit of Christmas 1995 (1995) Dion — Rock 'n Roll Christmas (1995) Flash Cadillac — Ghost of Christmas Past (1996) Forgive Durden (Thomas Dutton and Lonnie Angle) — online website release (2009) Hanson — Snowed In (1997) Husky Team — Christmas in Memphis (2002) Joe Iconis — Joe Iconis Christmas Spectacular (2008) Dylan Jakobsen — "Live at The Showbox (Seattle)" (2011) Jars of Clay — More Christmas Songs EP (2011) Josh and the Empty Pockets — Baby It's Cold Outside/Baby Please Come Home (2008) Dustin Kensrue — This Good Night Is Still Everywhere (2008) Last Train Home — Holiday (2003) Jade MacRae (with the Wolfgramm Sisters) (as part of "Christmas Medley") — RocKwiz Christmas (2007/2008) Jesse Malin — Mercury Retrograde (2008) Lady Antebellum — On This Winter's Night (2012) Leighton Meester — A Very Special Christmas 7 (2009) Leona Lewis — Christmas, With Love (2013) The Mighty Echoes — Doo Wop Around the Christmas Tree (2006) New Bomb Turks — Pissing Out the Poison: Singles and Other Swill (1995) Norm — Irie Island Christmas (2000) Overboard — Tidings (2008) R.E.M. — "Fan Club Christmas Single" (2010) Joey Ramone — Christmas Spirit...in My House (2002) Josh Ramsay — A 604 Records Christmas (2010) The Raveonettes — Wishing You a Rave Christmas (2008) Reina — This Is Reina (2004) Sha Na Na — Rockin' Christmas (2002) Slow Club — Christmas, Thanks For Nothing (2009) Smash Mouth — The Gift of Rock (2005) Brenda K. Starr — Free Style Christmas (1995) Jon Stevens — The Spirit of Christmas 2004 (2004) Straight No Chaser — Holiday Spirits (2008) Theo Tams — Christmas Dream (2008) Turbo Fruits — single release KT Tunstall — Have Yourself a Very KT Christmas (2007) U2 — A Very Special Christmas (1987) The Violet Burning — divine (2008) Saves the Day — exclusive online digital download release Fifth Harmony - Live Performance for The X Factor (U.S.) Josh Ramsay - A 604 Records Christmas