Adam Blaylock grew up in Mesa, Arizona on a steady diet of Top 40s Hits and Country Music. After living in Northern California for a few years, Blaylock and his family moved back to Mesa in 1996. It was then while reconnecting with some old friends that he was introduced to Grunge and Punk Rock. Bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, Green Day, Alice in Chains, The Offspring, and Stone Temple Pilots came screaming into his ears and burned in his heart. And after seeing a boy in the school hallway playing a guitar and leading an entire group of teenagers in singing along to some radio hit of the time, his dream of becoming a musician was born. As Adam would later say, “Nirvana got me to pick up a guitar, but Foo Fighters got me writing songs.” The punk and hard rock anthems of “The Colour And The Shape” and the more thoughtful melodies of “There Is Nothing Left To Lose” paved the way for some of the earliest EveningTheScore songs like “Ode” and can be heard influencing songs as far in as “Follow the Bleeder” and “You and Me”. Although Blaylock spent years in and out of local bands like Curbside High, The Heartless, and The Pine Bluff Variant, EveningTheScore is a solo project with occasional contributions from engineers and drummers like Jeff Tretta and Johnny Lincoln. The single “2020” was a collaboration with local punk rock legend Jim Wilcox (Authority Zero) and marked a delightful new flavor in the overall discography.
The Afterlight was a local Arizona alternative rock supergroup that ran from 2011-2013. The group started with Ross Chambers (Spindle, Third Approach) on vocals, Brandon Thompson (Curbside High) on drums, Jeff Tretta (The Heartless) on guitar and vocals, Chris Nunes (Curbside High) on guitar and vocals, and Adam Blaylock (Already Lost, The Pine Bluff, EveningTheScore) on bass and vocals. After the first few songs were written, Brandon left the band and was replaced on drums by a friend of Jeff's from recording school, Ben McCarthy. This lineup of The Afterlight played shows all over the East Valley of Phoenix, Arizona and recorded songs throughout 2012, eventually releasing the album Chasing Stars in 2013. The album was recorded in Jeff Tretta's studio Blue Exit Audio. Just before the release of Chasing Stars, Ross left the band. He was briefly replaced by Brandon Bowen (2 Dimes) before Adam took over the main vocal parts and the band continued as a four-piece. After a brief hiatus in 2013, Adam left the band and the group dissolved. Chris and Jeff later formed the band Bringing The Army eventually recruiting Adam to return to play bass. The band released three songs on SoundCloud before dissolving. Their collective works have since been released on their YouTube channel. Chris and Jeff reunited with Curbside High and The Heartless and played shows around Phoenix until members moved out of state and ended those bands. Adam now divides his time between various projects.
After her time in the Portland band Kiss Kill and his stint in the Arizona alt-rock supergroup The Afterlight, Michelle Blau and Adam Blaylock found each other, teamed up, and started writing songs. When the two of them in a room with an acoustic guitar sounded so good, they went on the hunt for a drummer. A few short months later, Erin Mingoy joined the band to form the pop rock tripod, The Pine Bluff Variant. The group has since disbanded with each member continuing to pursue different projects.
Already Lost was formed in East Mesa, Arizona in 2003 by Zach Missen, Thom Crowder, and Brandon Bartle. After writing a handful of catchy, pop punk songs, they recorded an EP (Already Lost) and took on a second guitar player, Collin Thompson. Collin eventually left the band to join Curbside High. Brandon left to become the touring drummer of Spindle and went on to drum on the Third Approach album, Somewhere Safe And Sound, before the band dissolved and he began seeking out more independent projects. After Brandon's departure, Zach and Thom found a suitable replacement on drums in Chad Johnson and another second guitarist in Adam Blaylock (The Heartless, The Afterlight, EveningTheScore). The quartet toured together for a year or so before eventually going their separate ways.