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Formerly known as One Year Nothing, epic emo-rock quintet the Sunstreak hails from Rochester, NY, and is comprised of bassist Jason Sarkis, vocalist Tony Rebis, guitarist Jack Flynn, drummer Gary Foster, and guitarist/keyboardist David Schuler. The band got hooked up with the Vans Warped Tour in 2002 and returned in 2006 as the Sunstreak, just after the release of their self-titled, self-produced debut full-length on B and W Records. For the latter tour, the band was graced with the coveted honor of being Warped's "Barbecue Band," playing a side stage set each day and cooking dinner for all the other bands each night. No really, bands fight for this spot each summer. The band's work ethic paid off, as the Sunstreak's record sold just over 25,000 units in two months, making them the second band in history to make it on a Billboard chart without a distribution deal.
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The Sunstreak is a band from Rochester, New York.
Career
First known as One Year Nothing, they released an album on B and W records. They played on the Vans Warped Tour in 2002 (before they knew how to play, according to vocalist Tony Rebis), and again in 2006—filling the "Bar-Ba_Q" slot, meaning they played and then cooked for the other bands. Their first album sold 25,000 records in a month, becoming the second band in history to chart on Billboard not having a distribution deal.
The band was named The Sunstreak when they released their major label debut, Once Upon A Lie, on Merovingian, a sublabel owned by EMI.
In February 2010, fellow Rochester local band Intrinsic had turned down an opportunity to perform together with The Sunstreak. Later it was learned that Intrinsic never turned it down, but were kicked off the bill for reasons unknown to them both. This resulted in the two trash talking each other via facebook.
