Well friends, though this may come as a big surprise to many of you who have supported us the past few years, tonight, in Austin, TX, we will be performing our FINAL show as a band.

We wanted to address this issue publicly, so today we are releasing this official announcement, that as of tomorrow, Life Stage will no longer exist as the band we’ve been for the past few years. Yes, we know, this is heartbreaking. Everything we’ve said up till this point has been nothing but promise, and hope for the future of our little band, but today, we come to you announcing our exit from the stage.

So what happened? Well, let me briefly sum up what’s happened, and why we’ve all chosen to peacefully move on in different directions.

1) We are all moving in different directions. This summer and fall, Andy will be out of town, and out of state pursuing academic obligations, as he strives to become the best player he can be. He’s been given so many opportunities in the academic world, and to not pursue them to the fullest extent of his capabilities would be wrong. Also, Ross now runs a full time social media/online marketing business, that, in order to truly be successful, needs his undivided attention. The thing with both of these guys, is that they’ve always had multiple responsibilities, but for the first time since the band’s inception, their responsibilities OUTSIDE the band, have truly made it impossible to keep up with their responsibilities WITHIN the band. You can’t serve two masters, and we’ve all come to this realization in the past couple of weeks.

2) Rather than go on, limping, and trying to fit Life Stage into the gaps of life, we’ve decided it is just best to leave the pieces and move on. It’s best to either do something to the fullest extent of your capabilities (i.e., go all out), or not do it at all – and that’s the challenge we face now. Thus, we’ve decided to go on, and do the band (and all the individuals involved) a favor, so that no one can say we didn’t do our best, or put in our best effort. We legitimately have tried, and tried our hearts out – and we’ve made it work so far! But now, we have to move on, it simply can’t work the way it has been, any longer.

3) It’s not about the music, but then again, it is. Let me make VERY clear, that we all LOVE the music we’ve made, and we’re currently making at the time of our disbandment. In that regard, it has absolutely nothing to do with the music. No one in the group is angry, bored, or unhappy in any way about the music – most of all, we are all just disappointed with the outcome, and that we CAN’T continue to make the music we love. Thus, in that respect, it IS about the music, because we realize, that to keep going in this direction, means sacrificing the time and quality we would be able to put INTO our music. Again, this isn’t fair to us as a band, as individuals, and as fans of music ourselves, we just couldn’t let this happen.

And so, there you have it. Tonight, we are playing our very last show as a band in Austin, TX. We truly, TRULY, appreciate every single one of you who have stood behind us and our music. You’ve given us so much encouragement through the years, and we regret that we cannot continue under the burdens we all face at the moment.

But will Life Stage ever reunite?? Well, this my friends is yet to be seen, but know that we are absolutely NOT ruling it out. We can say though, with a fairly high amount of certainty, that at least within the next 2 to 3 years, there will be no more Life Stage. It’s difficult to see what will happen after that (after all, you’ve been listening to our words, and you know life is always changing, right?), but of course, we would love to see a time when our other obligations become a little less burdensome or restrictive, and we can get back together to make some great music once again.

Thanks for all of your patience, dedication and support. We’re sorry it couldn’t continue to work for us, but we hope you’ll understand, and we hope we can continue to keep in touch with all of you as we move on from here. Keep in mind we WILL be streaming our show tonight, so if you can catch it, great. Please chime in, and let us know how you feel any time. Thanks again, and see you tonight!

Ross, Andy, Chris,
Life Stage