The Dangerous Summer (band)

The band formed in Ellicott City, Maryland, United States in the summer of 2006{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-dangerous-summer-mn0000586843/biography|title=The Dangerous Summer - Biography|website=AllMusic|access-date=2 April 2021}} to write their first EP, There Is No Such Thing as Science, which drew the attention of Hopeless Records and other labels in 2007. They signed with Hopeless Records in May 2007.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/23883/hopeless-sign-the-dangerous-summer|title=Hopeless sign the Dangerous Summer|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Reinecker, Meg|date=May 26, 2007|access-date=February 15, 2022}} They then re-released their debut EP under a new name, If You Could Only Keep Me Alive, in August 2007.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/24594/the-dangerous-summer-ep-detailed|title=The Dangerous Summer EP detailed|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Reinecker, Meg|date=July 13, 2007|access-date=May 30, 2022}}

In April 2009, the band played The Bamboozle.

The band's debut studio album, Reach for the Sun, was released on May 5, 2009, and reached number 42 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p923051/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Charts], Allmusic

Their song "The Permanent Rain" was used in a trailer for the 2009 movie Love Happens, starring Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart.

An acoustic version of Reach for the Sun was digitally released on March 15, 2011.{{cite web | url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/the_dangerous_summer_stream_acoustic_record/ | title=The Dangerous Summer stream acoustic record | accessdate=July 23, 2011 | date=March 15, 2011 | publisher=Alternative Press}}

The band's second album, War Paint, was released July 19, 2011.{{cite web|title=The Dangerous Summer Announce Their New Album, WAR PAINT|url=http://hopelessrecords.com/the-dangerous-summer-announce-their-new-album-war-paint/|accessdate=July 23, 2011|date=June 8, 2011|publisher=Hopeless Records}} It reached 149 on the Billboard 200 on August 6, 2011 in its only week on the chart.{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the dangerous summer|chart=all}} |title=War Paint - The Dangerous Summer |work=Billboard.com |publisher=Rovi Corporation |accessdate=July 29, 2012}}

They played on the Warped Tour 2011 on the Nintendo 3DS stage.

The band finished their third album on February 26, 2013.{{cite web | title= Twitter / @dangeroussummer: New album is finished. | url=https://twitter.com/dangeroussummer/status/306423541232967680 | date=February 26, 2013 |publisher=Twitter }}

They also began filming a documentary about the band and started a Kickstarter fund.{{cite web|url=http://www.drivenfaroff.com/2012/03/28/the-dangerous-summer-start-kickstarter-for-dvd|title=The Dangerous Summer Start Kickstarter For DVD|date=28 March 2012|website=drivenfaroff.com|access-date=2 April 2021}} The page hasn't been updated since 12 January 2014.

The album, Golden Record, was released on August 6, 2013. The first single, "Catholic Girls", was released on iTunes with an accompanying music video on June 4, 2013.

In 2014, AJ Perdomo left the band, citing Cody Payne as the driving force behind the decision.{{cite web|url=http://underthegunreview.net/2014/03/29/aj-perdomo-parts-ways-with-the-dangerous-summer|title=AJ Perdomo Parts Ways With The Dangerous Summer|date=29 March 2014|website=underthegunreview.net|access-date=2 April 2021}}

In February 2017, Cody Payne was sentenced to a year in prison after being charged with a felony burglary conviction.{{cite web |title="We're Over All The Shit That Went On, We Feel Alive": The Dangerous Summer Return |url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/were-over-all-the-shit-that-went-on-we-feel-alive/ |website=Kerrang! |accessdate=September 18, 2020 |date=January 26, 2018 |quote=... Cody was arrested and jailed on charges including burglary.}}{{cite web |title=The Dangerous Summer have nothing left to prove |url=https://www.upsetmagazine.com/features/dangerous-summer-nothing-left-prove |website=Upset Magazine |publisher=The Bunker Publishing |accessdate=September 18, 2020 |language=en |date=February 1, 2018 |quote=... Cody Payne's arrest for burglary, ... Cody's sentencing in early 2017.}} In July 2017, the band's Twitter account was wiped clean of all tweets and the profile picture and cover photo changed to static. On July 8, 2017, the band uploaded a video that read "Hello",{{cite web|title=The Dangerous Summer Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/dangeroussummer/status/883728460614574080|website=Twitter.com|accessdate=July 9, 2017}} followed the next day by a video hinting at an announcement on July 10.{{cite web|title=The Dangerous Summer|url=https://twitter.com/dangeroussummer/status/884089241910747136|website=Twitter.com|accessdate=July 9, 2017}} Additionally, Cody Payne posted on Facebook that the band would be reuniting without him.{{cite web|title=Cody Michael Payne Facebook|url=https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3268900561104&id=1225020469&ref=content_filter|website=Twitter.com|accessdate= July 10, 2017}}

On October 19, 2017, The Dangerous Summer announced their next album The Dangerous Summer, which was released on January 26, 2018, alongside a new single titled "Fire" from the upcoming album.

On February 19, 2019, the single "Where Were You When the Sky Opened Up" was released. The band's fifth album, Mother Nature, was released on June 14, 2019.

In 2020, The Dangerous Summer ended their tenure with Hopeless Records and dropped their first self-released song "Fuck Them All" on Molly Water Music. They recruited Aaron Gillespie to record the remainder of the EP.

In January 2022, Christian Zawacki from Virginia Beach took over on drums.

On April 29, 2022, The Dangerous Summer released their title track for their sixth full-length studio album Coming Home. The album released in 2022 through Rude Records. Two years later, they released the follow-up, Gravity.

Current members

• AJ Perdomo – lead vocals, bass guitar, (2006–2014, 2017–present)
• Josh Withenshaw – rhythm guitar (2022–present; touring 2018–2021), lead guitar (studio; 2023–present)
• Christian Zawacki – drums (2022, 2023–present)

Current touring musicians

• Marcus Leopard - lead guitar (2023–present)

Former members

• Cody Payne – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2006–2014)
• Bryan Czap – lead guitar (2006–2012){{cite news| title=The Dangerous Summer part ways with guitarist Bryan Czap | author=Brian Kraus |url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/the_dangerous_summer_part_ways_with_guitarist_bryan_czap |publisher=Alternative Press |date=September 29, 2012}}
• Etay Pisano - lead guitar (2012)
• Tyler Minsberg – drums, percussion (2006–2010,{{cite news| title=The Dangerous Summer drummer leaves band | author=Tim Karan |url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/the_dangerous_summer_drummer_leaves_band |publisher=Alternative Press |date=January 3, 2011}} 2011){{cite news |title=The Dangerous Summer Update Status on Drummer | author=Zack Zarillo |url=http://propertyofzack.com/post/14444230903/the-dangerous-summer-update-status-on-drummer |publisher=Property of Zack |date=December 19, 2011}}
• Ben Cato – drums (2012–2014, 2017–2020)
• Matt Kennedy – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards (2012–2014, 2017–2023)

Former touring musicians

• Doug Rogells – drums, percussion (Feb UK Tour)
• Kyle Jordan Mueller – drums, percussion (March 2011 US Tour, War Paint Tour 2012)
• Chris Kamrada – drums, percussion (Europe and UK Tour 2012)
• Alex Garcia – guitar (2018)

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• Reach for the Sun (Hopeless Records, 2009)
• An Acoustic Performance of "Reach for the Sun" (Hopeless Records, 2011)
• War Paint (Hopeless Records, 2011)
• Golden Record (Hopeless Records, 2013)
• The Dangerous Summer (Hopeless Records, 2018)
• Mother Nature (Hopeless Records, 2019)
• Coming Home (Rude Records, 2022)
• Gravity (Rude Records, 2024)

• There Is No Such Thing as Science (2007)
• If You Could Only Keep Me Alive (Hopeless Records, 2007)
• All That Is Left of the Blue Sky (Molly Water Music, 2020)

• Live in Baltimore 2019 (Hopeless Records, 2020)

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• {{Official website|http://www.thedangeroussummer.us/}}

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