Blue October Tickets : Some Of The Band's Songs Exhibit Vocals Similar To Those Of Peter Gabriel

Blue October is a rock band from Houston, Texas. The band was formed in 1995 and currently consists of Justin Furstenfeld (lead vocals, guitar), Jeremy Furstenfeld (drums, percussion), Ryan Delahoussaye (violin/viola, mandolin, piano, backing vocals), Matt Noveskey (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Julian Mandrake (lead guitar).

Blue October was formed by lead singer/songwriter/guitarist Justin Furstenfeld, his brother Jeremy, and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Delahoussaye. They were later joined by guitarist/vocalist C.B. Hudson and bassist Matt Noveskey. Some of the band's melancholic songs exhibit vocals similar to those of Peter Gabriel or Richard Butler.

The band's fifth studio album, Approaching Normal, was released on March 24, 2009. It was distributed via as its predecessors Universal; however, the band opted to use a different production style, by using digital audio workstations like FL Studio instead of recording it with live instruments.

Also, rather than Justin Furstenfeld producing the album, Approaching Normal was produced by Steve Lillywhite. The album debuted at #13 on the Billboard 200 chart. The band released two versions of the album, each with a different bonus track: an "explicit" version, with "The End" as the bonus track, and a "clean" version, with "Graceful Dancing" as the bonus track. "Graceful Dancing" was also released in late 2008 as a "special gift" to fans signed under the band's email list.

"Dirt Room" was the first single from the album, released on December 23, 2008. "Say It" was released as the second single on April 24, 2009. The song was first performed at Edgefest 17 on April 27th 2008 in Dallas, TX.In May 2009, Blue October's show in Pittsburgh was cancelled by the Fire Marshal and the Pittsburgh Police Department due to overcrowding and unsafe conditions. Not wanting to disappoint fans, the band setup their gear on the corner outside the venue and played a mini-set to the delight of fans.

On October 22, 2009, Blue October announced that the rest of the tour had been canceled due to Justin Furstenfield suffering a severe mental anxiety attack. He returned to perform at Stubb's Theater in Texas a month or two after his attack.The tour was re-scheduled in 2010.On June 1, 2010 the band announced they were beginning pre-production on their next studio album to be produced by Tim Palmer.

During the week of February 14th - 18th, Blue October singer Justin Furstenfeld did a stint as a guest DJ on Austin's KROX-FM radio station. Justin previewed four new tracks on the air, presumably on the new album, titled "The Chills", "The Waiting, "The Getting Over It Part" and "The Flight ".On April 3, 2011 Justin Furstenfeld announced that the album would be distributed by RED Distribution, a Sony imprint for independent artists.

On May 4, 2011 Blue October played the first full song of the new album live, called "Feel Again". On May 6, 2011 Blue October played a second song in st louis mo from their upcoming album titled "The Followthru". Justin did a duet with Patricia from the band "The Soldier Thread" for the song.