July 23rd, 2009

The beginning of the ENDWAY

Welcome! We’re ENDWAY. We like to play rock & roll — and we like to give away our music for free. That’s right. FREE. Straight from us to you. No record labels. No iTunes store. No satellites blasting music from outer space.

We like to give back to our community, too. That’s why anytime you download our music, we ask you to make a donation to a local charity. It’s just a request. Seriously. No amount’s too big or too small. Even zero is totally ok.

By the way, 100% of all donations go to the charity. Yep. 100%. Because they need it a lot more than we do. Sound good? Alrighty then. Go create a profile, download some free ENDWAY music, and let’s get this party started!

July 22nd, 2009

Meet ENDWAY

endway The way Endway’s soul-infused rock & roll kickstarts  any music hall is truly  something to experience.

Endway believes in the eternal power of the road trip and have toured the US many times  over with great success. They’ve been privileged to share the stage with talented acts like  Dashboard Confessional, Hoobastank, New Found Glory, State Radio, Kevin Devine,  Damone, All Time Low, Brand New, Boys Like Girls,  Fair To Midland, The Lost  Prophets, and The White Tie Affair. Endway’s music has been featured on shows like  MTV’s “The Real World,” “Road Rules,” and “The Hills.”

While touring in Costa Rica in 2008, Morgan, Kevin, Brian, and Scott worked hands-on with the Roberta Felix Foundation, an organization that benefits underprivileged children with special needs. The experience made a lasting impression on them all. The launch of ENDWAY.com with its innovative music distribution system brings the band’s two lifelong passions — music and charity — together like never before.

July 1st, 2009

Meet Morgan

morganIntroducing Morgan Dorr (lead vocals, bass)

Birthday: November 4

Sign: Scorpio

Stones or Beatles: Beatles

People would be surprised to know: I am very good athlete and chef.

Instruments played: guitar, bass, mandolin, drums, congos, djembe, banjo, violin, cello, harp, piano, synth

Favorite place to play: NYC and Costa Rica

Drink of choice: Water, chilled. If not available I’ll do a sambuca and espresso. Third choice, white russian.

Blondes, brunettes, or redheads?: I see beauty in all of Earth’s creatures.

Where are you happiest?: in Costa Rica

Favorite color: Green

What’s on your iPod: bob Marley jamiriqui queen lots of old music and a whole bunch of endway rough cuts

Favorite curse: Mannaggia la miseria!!!

What makes you happy?: Family, friends, and a nice sunny day

Sad? Cinema Paradiso

Mad? When others are mad

Ginger or Mary Ann: Ginger

Worst predicament you’ve ever been in: In Italy I was charged $800 for a bottle of champagne. I didn’t know it was that much money. They cornered me and muscled out of me what hotel I was staying at. They said they were going to go there and get the money from my family. I left my licence and told them I would be right back with cash. I went around the block a couple times, hid my money in my shoe, and returned with 23 euro to make it seem like it’s all I could scrap together. They all broke out in laughter and started serving me drinks. They were just happy I stayed true to my word and returned. It was scary and pretty strange.

Other interests?: painting, learning, cooking, writting, exercizing, working on automobiles, dancing, language, video, sound mixing, and production

Biggest influence?: music, family, and friends. It’s why we do anything. We all strive for greatness, to better one another. I want to help out anyway I can and make people’s lives better.

What do you expect from launching the new site?: I expect it to excite. Music is a gift. I want as many people to share it as possible.

Tell us a secret. C’mon. Just One: It’s tiny. ha ha Of course, we’re talking guitar picks here.

Meet Kevin

kevinIntroducing Kevin McHugh (lead guitar)

Favorite color: Red

Birthday: June 24

Sign: Cancer

Favorite place to play: Besides Boston… NYC and anywhere in South Carolina

Drink of choice: Jack & Coke

Instruments played: Guitar and a little drums, piano.. I really enjoy playing the bass, but for no more than 10 minutes

People would be surprised to know: That I secretly want to be a Kung Fu master

Blondes Brunettes or Redheads: Definitely Brunettes

Worse predicament you have ever been in?: pass

Where are you happiest?: Barrelling down the highway in the Endway van

Stones or Beatles: Beatles

What’s on your iPod?: Journey, Phil Collins, The Police

Favorite curse word: Poop

What makes you happy?: A good meal

Sad?: When Scott farts

Mad?: Traffic

Ginger or Mary Ann?: Mary Ann

What other interests do you have: drawing, film, cycling, coolin out

What do you expect from launching the new site?: I expect that our music will spread very wide, very fast. I also think that people will respect what we are doing and be excited to check us out

Why the charitable initiative?: Because we can help the less fortunate. We all come from good families and we are fortunate enough to have good health. Some people are not so lucky. With our music we can raise awareness and money for people in need and for other things that we are passionate about like the environment, wildlife & animal rights

Tell us a secret. C’mon. Just one: If any of the 6 Rocky films comes on TV… I’m sorry but our plans will be cancelled.

Meet Scott

scottIntroducing Scott James (drums)

Birthday: May 7

Sign: Taurus

Stones or Beatles: Beatles

People would be surprised to know: I hate heights…

Instruments played: piano, guitar, drums

Favorite place to play: Maryland, my family and friends are there.

Drink of choice: Whiskey and ginger ale

Worse predicament you have ever been in? Going to Pinkberry with Endway.

Where are you happiest?: With friends…anywhere.

Other interests?: the ocean, wiffleball, horseshoes, darts.

Ginger or Mary Ann? Haha, Mary Ann (… but Ginger has the body!)

Favorite color? White

What’s on your iPod? Thrice, Arcade Fire, Hot Water Music, Kanye West…

Favorite curse? Go faack yaaself.

What makes you happy? I’m always happy

Sad? the Notebook

Mad? traffic jams and being late

Biggest influence?: My friends were always more talented than me growing up and my father is an amazing drummer. That combination really made me who I am

What do you expect from launching this new site?: I expect the music to spread faster because it’s free and amazing!  More people. More shows. Larger venues. That’s what I want.

Why the charitable initiative?: People have lost faith in humanity, I think. Doing good and giving back makes me believe in ourselves and I hope that it inspires others too.

Tell us a secret. C’mon. Just One: – One time on tour, we all stayed up way past midnight! It was awesome.

Meet Brian

brian

Introducing Brian Lempert (keyboards)

Birthday: October 6th

Sign: Libra

Stones or Beatles: Beatles

People would be surprised to know: I’m really good at soccer — I played for 15 years

Instruments played: Piano/synth, Drums, Bass, Guitar

Favorite color?: black

What’s on your iPod?: Bob Marley, Keith Jarett, Michele Camilo, Matisyahu, Jack Johnson, Gogol Bordello, Pat Metheny, Ray LaMontagne, Prince, Journey, Foreigner

Favorite curse: Bullshit

What makes you happy?: Wine, Women, and Cheese and exotic locations

Sad?: Seeing other people unhappy

Mad?: Ignorance and intolerance

Ginger or Mary Ann: Mary Ann

Favorite place to play: Paradise Rock Club

Drink of choice: Tanqueray and Tonic

Blondes, brunettes, or redheads: Brunettes

Worst predicament you’ve ever been in: scheduling dates with 2 different girls in 2 different places at the same time.

Where are you happiest?: the beach

Other interests?: Film scoring, sports, hiking, traveling, learning about other cultures, meeting new people, spending time with family and friends

What do you expect from launching this new site?: It is a better way of reaching people

Why the charitable initiative?: To help others less fortunate than myself

Biggest influence?: My parents and elementary music teacher

Tell us a secret. C’mon. Just One: I was a very good athlete in several sports