Five Way Friday

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Since their formation in 1997, South Carolina’s FIVE WAY FRIDAY has toured extensively up and down the East Coast, fromMaine to Miami. Through hard work, the band sweated its way to become one of the Southeast’s top bands. In 1998, FWFreleased their debut album, Moon Driven World, and received regional exposure when their song “Dreams of Elvis” was pickedup on Columbia station 93.5. The group continued their rigorous touring schedule through 1999, building a devoted following. In 2000, the band released its second full-length, Run Like This, recorded in Memphis at Ardent Studios. The band brought in veteranproducer Jeff Powell, who’s worked with artists ranging from The Afghan Whigs to Bob Dylan, for the session, and the albumbrought the band national attention. Following its February 2000 release, Run Like This achieved Top 5 status in Internet albumsales in Billboard (behind such notables as Shania Twain and Celine Dion). Two of the album’s songs were featured on the WBhit series, Dawson’s Creek, with one of the tracks, “Homecoming,” being voted the second most popular song of the year by anindependent artist on the show’s website. By the end of 2000, the band seemed to be on the right track, but things were aboutto change. In early 2001, guitarist and founding member Michael Helmly, tired of life on the road and of the music industry in general,announced he was leaving the band. Faced with the decision of dismantling the band or trying to continue as FIVE WAY FRIDAY,the

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