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Steadyfire

Steadyfire was an American indie rock band based in Perrysville, Ohio, formed in 2014 by guitarist-vocalist Gavin McIntire, bassist Jeff Corbin, and drummer Grant Cowell. The group was briefly composed of McIntire, bassist Garrett Pavlansky, synth player Jade Marié, and drummer Nick Billinghurst before McIntire, Pavlansky, and Marié opted to form Noise Beneath the Floor in 2020. The band's music was featured on Rover's Morning Glory in 2015, leading to their addition to the festival Rover Fest alongside late Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland. Steadyfire released one extended play, Steadyfire (2015), and a demo album, How Often Have I Been This Wrong?, which was released on January 4, 2019. They released two singles in 2016 produced by Skyharbor singer and Grammy nominated engineer Eric Emery. They were signed to independent record label Modest Aeroplane Records, which is owned and operated by band members Gavin McIntire and Jade Marié. On September 20, 2019, the band made a post to their facebook page announcing that the group had disbanded and would be succeeded by a new project. Founding drummer Grant Cowell died on April 19, 2023. In the following days the band announced they would be using his previously recorded drum takes to finish an abandoned album first started in 2015.

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Steadyfire was an American indie rock band based in Perrysville, Ohio, formed in 2014 by guitarist-vocalist Gavin McIntire, bassist Jeff Corbin, and drummer Grant Cowell. The group was briefly composed of McIntire, bassist Garrett Pavlansky, synth player Jade Marié, and drummer Nick Billinghurst before McIntire, Pavlansky, and Marié opted to form Noise Beneath the Floor in 2020. The band's music was featured on Rover's Morning Glory in 2015, leading to their addition to the festival Rover Fest alongside late Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland. Steadyfire released one extended play, Steadyfire (2015), and a demo album, How Often Have I Been This Wrong?, which was released on January 4, 2019. They released two singles in 2016 produced by Skyharbor singer and Grammy nominated engineer Eric Emery. They were signed to independent record label Modest Aeroplane Records, which is owned and operated by band members Gavin McIntire and Jade Marié. On September 20, 2019, the band made a post to their facebook page announcing that the group had disbanded and would be succeeded by a new project. Founding drummer Grant Cowell died on April 19, 2023. In the following days the band announced they would be using his previously recorded drum takes to finish an abandoned album first started in 2015.

Key claims

  1. date of death: 2023-04-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of formation: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2019-01-04 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 2016 — 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 death is "2023-04-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of formation is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2019-01-04". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the release date is "2016". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  7. 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=1360727059

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