Cool for August

Cool for August was an American rock band from Los Angeles. While the group formed in Los Angeles, only vocalist Gordon Vaughn was from the city; songwriter/guitarist Shad Hills, guitarist Trevor Kustiak, and drummer Shane Hills were Canadian, and bassist Andrew Shives was from Maryland. Shives had previously played for Fear Factory in the early 1990s. Shane Hills was replaced by Larry Voss in the spring of 2000. The group charted three hit singles at US rock radio, "Don't Wanna Be Here", "Walk Away", and "Trials"; "Don't Wanna Be Here" was also a minor hit in Australia. They made their television debut on Late Night with Conan O'Brien with the song "Trials". While it was not their highest-charting single, "Walk Away" received its own single in stores. The group did a national tour with Matchbox 20 in 1998. The band resurfaced a few years later in 2001 with an online single "Say it isn't So". The band added bandmate Chris Harris, guitar and violin, and completed a demo of six songs (produced by Jeff Tomei and Joey Huffman), about half of an anticipated upcoming album. However, with no more support from Warner Brothers or any other major labels, the band called it quits. With the disbanding...

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