Exciting Pop Rock, with an Indie flavor, that has been describe as a refreshing break from the unfortunate fatal accident that contemporary music has had with itself.

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ROCK: 90's Rock, POP: Power Pop



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"...a refreshing break from the unfortunate fatal accident that contemporary music has had with itself." - Michael Tidemann Storm Lake Pilot Tribune

"...the combination of the primary songwriters' styles makes for something truly unique." - The Omaha Reader

Nearly two years after the band first tried its hand at recording, the time came for Ten O'Clock Scholars to head back into the studio...that time was March 2006. Wanting to record their first full-length album, the Scholars went into 843 Studios with 10 songs that would eventually become the album Bridges and Brighter Days. With the help of Curt Grubb (of Grasshopper Takeover), the Scholars were able to fine tune their sound, and explore areas of their tried and tested songs they'd been playing live for the past few years. The result was an album with something for everyone. You like pop-rock? It's got it. You like indie-rock? It's got it. You like blues-esque, folk-style rock? It might have that...if you look hard enough. But no matter what, it's an album that is definitely the Ten O'Clock Scholars best work to date.

Formed back in the spring of 2000, original members of the Ten O'Clock Scholars (Paul Gedbaw guitar, Ryan Kosola vocals/guitar, Derek Vanosdall bass, Taylor Stein drums) had only three months to play together before they parted ways in search of higher education. Though they were all in different cities, the Scholars were able to overcome the long distance relationship, and started compiling an original song catalog. After playing basement shows and graduation parties, Vanosdall unexpectedly retired from the band in the spring of 2001. The remaining members continued on as a three piece, with Gedbaw taking over bass duties until the winter of 2003 when they convinced current bass player Justin Connealy to join the lineup.

It's hard to put the Ten O'Clock Scholars into a certain category of music: there are times that they rock, times that they roll, and times that they will ask you to sit down. Much of the bands songwriting growth can be attributed to Gedbaw and Kosola. As the two main songwriters, the self-taught Gedbaw and the classically trained Kosola both bring different and unique styles to the band, drawing from such genres as indie-rock, folk, emo, classical, pop and plain old rock 'n' roll. Add in Connealy's ear for music and Stein's solid beat, and you have the Ten O'Clock Scholars.

The Scholars recorded their first album, a seven song EP titled Leaving It Behind, in December of 2003. A mixture of older, reworked songs, and a few new tracks, this album was a way to leave behind a recorded, musical history of the early days of the band and move on with newer material.