Yeah, yeah, Woodward goes through Birmingham and Bloomfield too, but the real Woodward Avenue lies south of 8 Mile. The Detroit quartet is cheerful and vibrant on their Realized Entertainment debut record ...But Your Kids Are Gonna Love It.
Created in 2004, Woodward seems influenced by bands such as Weezer among others on their 12-song record. Creating pleasant harmonies and catchy pop influenced rock, Woodward is using their 90s alt-rock influences to meld something unpretentious and far from somber.

On tracks such as the jangly “Did I?” and the All American Rejects leaning mid-tempo catchy tune “Rest Your Head,” Woodward excels at their mixture of their harmonies and intertwining sound.

Guitarist J.P. Zammit and bassist Dan Karmel share the highly melodic vocals in the band, with organ and synth man Steve Hull creates a head bobbing moment with the track “Take It Back.” The band does channel Weezer on the late album cut “Get By,” in which the synth strokes give the album some of its most appealing moments.

...But Your Kids Are Gonna Love It was recorded, mixed and conceived here in Michigan; with mixing of the album from Jeff Robinson. Robinson has done records with Toad The Wet Sprocket and Static X. And if there wasn’t a more unusual pair to do records for, I don’t know what is.

The band will be touring throughout the summer and will be kicking off the album’s release on June 15^th at the Magic Stick. Woodward will be playing with Band B and Mann & Quail for the release of ...But Your Kids Are Gonna Love It. The band will be touring throughout Michigan this summer, including gigs in Grand Rapids and Traverse City. They’ll be in Cleveland at Peabody’s as well later this summer.

So I won’t avoid a bad pun, but go and shoot down Woodward Avenue to check out Woodward in one of their biggest shows this summer. I assure you; the music will make it all worth it.

Woodward’s record release party for “…But Your Kids Are Gonna Love It” is Friday, June 15^th at the Magic Stick. Tickets are still available. The CD will be available at the Magic Stick on June 15^th, but will be available on ITunes and other outlets August 15^th.