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Ah, the joys of being young and full of pop-punk goodness. That would be Dallas trio the Happy Alright. Who is the Happy Alright, you ask? Its members are 14-year-old drummer Bradley Barteau, a freshman at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts; 17-year-old bassist Quinn Breitfeller, a senior at Greenhill School; and 17-year-old guitarist and lead singer Sterling Gavinski, a senior at Lakehill Preparatory School.
These three guys are having a kicking time. On the group’s self-titled EP, a six-song project recorded at Dallas’ Zounds Sounds Studio, the catchy energy of pop-punk comes full force on tracks such as “There’s Nothing Left,” “Just Fine” and “Ferriswheel.” You can certainly hear the Happy Alright dudes wearing their influences on their sleeves, bands such as Green Day, Weezer, Blink-182 and All Time Low. They have a good command of the style, dishing up two- and three-minute corkers that get the feet stomping and the heads bobbing.
The Happy Alright came together in the summer of 2011 when Gavinski had an epiphany — he locked himself in his bedroom to write a bunch of songs, then contacted Breitfeller and Barteau to get a band going. Since then they’ve played the Door, Club Dada, Six Flags, the Prophet Bar, La Grange and other local venues. THA also snagged first place in the Door’s Fall 2011 Battle of the Bands competition. Catch the trio in concert Oct. 13 at 3:30 p.m. at Poor David’s Pub, 1313 S. Lamar St., Dallas. Admission is $11. For more information, go to poordavidspub.com.
- The Dallas Morning News
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"The Happy Alright - EP"
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The Happy Alright was formed in the summer of 2011. In the short year since the band came together, they have performed at numerous local favorite hang-outs in and around Dallas, Texas such as Poor David's Pub, Six Flags in Arlington, TX, The Prophet Bar, Eisenberg's Skate Park, The Door, Fair Park, Club Dada, La Grange, and Bryan Street Tavern. After winning the Door’s Fall 2011 Battle of the Bands in Dallas, they entered a nationwide Ernie Ball’s Warped Tour Battle of the Bands 2012 competition and placed #1 in the pop punk category among voters and #5 in all genres of music category. The band gives back to their community and has played for notable charitable events such as the ING Kids Rock event as well as Vogel Alcove. The Happy Alright’s self-titled EP can be purchased on iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, Spotify, and various local record stores in the DFW area. Internationally, their CD can be found at Sister Ray Records in London, England.
Recently, The Happy Alright won "Audience Favorite" in the International House of Blues Foundation "Bringin' Down the House Competition" in November 2012.
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