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In part two of our Warped Tour Lightning Round videos, members of Saves The Day, Bowling For Soup, Enter Shikari, the Summer Set, Plague Vendor, Less Than Jake, Front Porch Step and Neck Deep answer the question “What's your craziest Warped Tour memory this year?”  Watch part one

In part one of our Warped Tour lightning round videos Plague Vendor, Less Than Jake, Enter Shikari, Neck Deep, Bowling For Soup, the Summer Set, Saves The Day and Front Porch Step answer the question “Which band do you try to watch every day on tour?”

July is the perfect month for sailing and romance, and Jake Mcelfresh knows it—as seen his new maritime video for sunny acoustic number “Aware.” The track is taken from Front Porch Step’s latest LP of the same name, which is out now via Pure Noise Records. Check out the new video, and let us know your […]

Jake Mcelfresh, AKA Front Porch Step, takes us inside his journey as a guitarist in the first of our Warped Tour Acoustic Basement edition Six-String Stories, which focus on the differences and challenges of acoustic playing in comparison to our previous electric segments. Catch Front Porch Step this summer on Warped Tour on the Acoustic Basement […]

Officials have announced the more intimate Acoustic Basement segment of the 2014 Vans Warped Tour. Elder Brother, Anthony Raneri (Bayside), Brian Marquis, Allison Weiss (7/20-8/3), Front Porch Step, Mike Herrera (MXPX (6/28, 6/29, 7/6-7/19)), Nick Santino (A Rocket To The Moon), Buttons(6/20-6/25), Better Off(7/22-7/29), I The Mighty (7/12-8/3), Bad Rabbits, PJ Bond(7/6-7/19), Tess Dunn(6/21), Young […]

Skate And Surf Festival have announced another round of bands for their 2014 lineup, which already included such acts as Saosin (with original vocalist Anthony Green), Midtown, Circa Survive, DMX (yes), the Early November and more. Saturday- @TheAerMusic @Frontporchstep @LornaShore Sunday- @iseestarsmusic @MyTicketHome @ITheBreather — Skate and Surf (@SkateandSurf) March 9, 2014 I See Stars, […]

The lineup has been announced for the second annual It’s A Spring Fling… festival in Cleveland, OH, and it includes such bands as Man Overboard, Transit and Pentimento, as well as a bunch of bands from AP’s 100 Bands You Need To Know 2014 issue (Knuckle Punk, Captain We're Sinking, Better Off, Front Porch Step). The […]

Front Porch Step, which is front by singer-songwriter Jake Mcelfresh, recently released a new video for “Drown.” FPS was featured in our AP&R section last fall. The debut release, Aware, is out now via Pure Noise Records. The album is available for purchase on MerchNOW and iTunes. Check out the video below and tell us […]

Warped Tour have announced the 2014 Acoustic Basement Tour, which will run January 31-February 20 and feature acoustic performances by Transit, Hit The Lights, Brian Marquis and Front Porch Step. Limited VIP packages for all dates go on-sale at 10am EST on Black Friday Nov 29th, and there will be a 1-day-only, Black Friday special price of $20 per VIP […]

Front Porch Step Aware If all of Jake Mcelfresh’s songs are autobiographical, then he has had his heart stepped on in just about every way imaginable. If not, the singer also known as Front Porch Step is a damn fine and impassioned storyteller. With an emphasis on sparse arrangements comprised of a single acoustic guitar and his […]

Front Porch Step, AKA solo artist Jake Mcelfresh—featured in our October, 2012 AP&R section—has announced that he will be supporting Never Shout Never on tour this December. Front Porch Step’s new album, Aware, will be released on November 12 via Pure Noise Records. Check out the tour dates below: Dec 11th – Cleveland Heights, OH – […]

Front Porch Step, AKA solo artist Jake Mcelfresh, whom we featured in our October, 2012 issue's AP&R section signed to Pure Noise Records earlier this year and is now prepping to release his new full-length, Aware on November 12. Hear the album's second single, a re-recorded version of the fan-familiar “Drown,” exclusively here fist.  “This is by far my favorite song I've […]

Front Porch Step have joined the Pure Noise Records roster. The indie acoustic solo project of Jake Mcelfresh hails from Newark, Ohio and was featured as one of our AP&R artists in issue #291. Pure Noise will release Front Porch Step's full-length this fall. Check out Front Porch Step performing an original track titled “So Help […]