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CSTVT

CSTVT, originally known as Castevet, was an American emo band from Chicago. The band was founded in mid-2007, by lead vocalist and guitarist Nick Wakim, guitarist Will McEvilly, backing vocalist and bass guitarist Ron Petzke, and drummer Josh Snader; the line-up remained intact until its demise in 2013. Members of Castevet have also played in Bongripper, Into It. Over It., Lifted Bells, Tower of Rome, and Weekend Nachos. In December 2010, the band changed the spelling of its name from Castevet to CSTVT, though the pronunciation remained the same. The band released two full-length albums: Summer Fences on Count Your Lucky Stars Records in 2009, and The Echo & The Light on Tiny Engines / Stiff Slack in 2010. Its discography also includes a 2008 self-released EP, I Know What a Lion Is, the EP version of The Echo & The Light, released on Ice Age Records / Kid Sister Everything in 2009, a split with Into It. Over It., titled Snack Town, on Topshelf Records in 2010, and the eponymous single, CSTVT, on Run for Cover Records in 2011. The band was working on a third full-length album at the time of its break-up.

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CSTVT, originally known as Castevet, was an American emo band from Chicago. The band was founded in mid-2007, by lead vocalist and guitarist Nick Wakim, guitarist Will McEvilly, backing vocalist and bass guitarist Ron Petzke, and drummer Josh Snader; the line-up remained intact until its demise in 2013. Members of Castevet have also played in Bongripper, Into It. Over It., Lifted Bells, Tower of Rome, and Weekend Nachos. In December 2010, the band changed the spelling of its name from Castevet to CSTVT, though the pronunciation remained the same. The band released two full-length albums: Summer Fences on Count Your Lucky Stars Records in 2009, and The Echo & The Light on Tiny Engines / Stiff Slack in 2010. Its discography also includes a 2008 self-released EP, I Know What a Lion Is, the EP version of The Echo & The Light, released on Ice Age Records / Kid Sister Everything in 2009, a split with Into It. Over It., titled Snack Town, on Topshelf Records in 2010, and the eponymous single, CSTVT, on Run for Cover Records in 2011. The band was working on a third full-length album at the time of its break-up.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1329708588

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.