Kevin Jonas hosted the first American Music Festival at Daytona Beach on June 26, 2010. There was 8 bands including Honor Societyand Lifehouse with nearly a crowd of 4,000 people. Photos have been added to the gallery. Credit Nick Masuda/Orlando Sentinel for the photos. for the photos we added below! **If you attended the AMF event and met Kevin Jonas or Honor Society, please email us!**

Below are some articles from the event:
Crowd packs venue for music festival – SOURCE
Music festival brings party to beachside – SOURCE
Bandshell, Boardwalk ready for American Music Festival – SOURCE
Kevin Jonas hosts the American Music Festival in Daytona Beach – SOURCE
Kevin Jonas interviewed by Daytona girl – SOURCE
American Music Festival goes on without Janet, Justin – SOURCE

DAYTONA BEACH — Local pop and rock bands will be joining Lifehouse and Honor Society for the American Music Festival’s kickoff event at the Bandshell on June 26.

The Community Cultural Foundation, which is presenting the free concerts with Wright Entertainment Group of Orlando, announced Monday that Kevin Jonas of the Jonas Brothers will serve as the event’s “official host.”

The kickoff event will be 1 to 10 p.m. June 26 at the Bandshell.

The music lineup also includes Run Rhino, 12-year-old singer-guitarist Suite Caroline, Chris Via, Orange Avenue, City of God and Selby.

Source: News Journal Online

New York, NY (Vocus) May 18, 2010 — The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, the leading nonprofit aimed at finding cures for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, two chronic and painful digestive diseases collectively known as inflammatory bowel diseases, today announced that Alexander Noyes, drummer for the American pop rock band Honor Society, will participate in its annual Day on the Hill event, May 19 through 20 in Washington, D.C. in conjunction with World IBD Day. Honor Society recently concluded headlining their ‘Here Comes Trouble Tour’ which hit over 30 US cities.

Like hundreds of thousands of other young people across the country, Alexander lives with Crohn’s disease, and knows very well the impact it can have on everyday life. In addition to colitis, Crohn’s most often strikes young adults in the prime of their lives. The diseases—which often bring on pain, fatigue, weight loss, absences from school, frequent visits to the doctor, medication side effects, and surgery—can make life isolating and overwhelming for young adults.

“So many young people living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis don’t feel comfortable talking about their symptoms,” says Noyes. “I want to change that so I am participating in the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s annual advocacy event, Day on the Hill, to bring awareness to these poorly understood diseases so Crohn’s and colitis become illnesses we can openly talk about—like cancer or diabetes, and hopefully find a cure one day.” Alexander seeks to spread a positive message to young adults who face the same challenges he does.

Alexander’s involvement in Day on the Hill will enable the Foundation to come even closer to accomplishing its mission of increasing awareness about Crohn’s and colitis, funding research for better therapies and a cure, and providing education and support to those living with these diseases, especially the young adult population. Alexander will speak to advocates from across the country at a dinner event and meet with local legislators and encourage them to pass the IBD Research and Awareness Act, which currently has 100 co-sponsors in the House and Senate. This important piece of legislation will help the 1.4 million Americans with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Advocates can contact their legislators through www.ccfa.org/advocacy and encourage them to support this bill.

Honor Society’s debut album, Fashionably Late, was released in September 2009 and hit the Billboard charts at #18 in its first week. Since the spring of 2009, Honor Society has been named a breakout band to watch by Rolling Stone, identified as a Buzzworthy band by MTV and earned an opening spot on one of the biggest tours of the summer as they joined the Jonas Brothers and Jordin Sparks on the North American leg of the Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009. In addition, Honor Society recently expanded its fan base by performing with Grammy winning producer and singer, Timbaland as part of his ‘Shock Value 2 Tour’.

Like Alexander, musician Mike McCready, lead guitarist for the band Pearl Jam, lives with Crohn’s disease. Diagnosed over 20 years ago, McCready believes in the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s efforts to raise much-needed awareness of and funds for Crohn’s and colitis patients. “There have been countless times over the years that I have suffered the sudden and crippling effects of a Crohn’s attack while on the road,” says McCready. “It’s so important for people to recognize the physical and emotional ups-and-downs that Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis patients go through on a daily basis.”

About Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are painful, medically incurable illnesses that attack the digestive system. Crohn’s disease may attack anywhere, while ulcerative colitis inflames only the large intestine (colon). Symptoms may include abdominal pain, bleeding, fever and weight loss. Many patients require hospitalization and surgery. These illnesses can cause severe complications, including colon cancer in patients with long-term disease. Some 1.4 million American adults and children suffer from Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, with as many as 150,000 under the age of 18. Most people develop the diseases between the ages of 15 and 35.

About the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America’s mission is to cure Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and to improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these diseases. The Foundation ranks third among leading health non-profits in the percentage of expense devoted to research toward a cure, with more than 79 cents of every dollar the Foundation spends goes to mission-critical programs. The Foundation consistently meets the standards of organizations that monitor charities, including the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance and the American Institute of Philanthropy. For more information, contact the Foundation at 800-932-2423 or visit the CCFA web site.

About World IBD Day An international community of IBD patient groups will join thousands of gastroenterologists from around the world to in celebrating the first “World IBD Day” — dedicated to Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis awareness – on May 19, 2010. This event is led by patient organizations representing 27 countries on four continents. Patient groups from the United States, Canada, Australia, 23 European nations, and Brazil are working in collaboration with the World Gastroenterology Organization (WGO) to draw awareness to inflammatory bowel diseases. Visit www.worldibdday.com or follow @worldibdday on Twitter.

Last Friday Honor Society and Just Kait played an epic MTV.com live show. They chatted live with the fans watching at home, chilled with the fans at the New York show, played a collective 12 songs together (including an awesome Jay Sean cover), but then sadly the night had to come to a close. OR SO YOU THOUGHT! We’ve got Honor Society and Just Kait’s entire MTV.com live performance on demand so you can relive the magic all over again, close-ups, drum flares, four-part harmonies and all.

Honor Society MTV.com Live Show Set List

“Don’t Close The Book”
“Down” (Jay Sean cover!)
“Here Comes Trouble
“Over You”
“Two Rebels”
“See U In The Dark”
“When I Get Home”
“Where Are You Now”

Just Kait MTV.com Live Show Set List

“Girls World”
“Start From The End”
“Heart Shaped Bruise”
“Sick”

WATCH THE VIDEOS HERE

I went to school last Friday with sore legs and my voice almost gone. I was tired and could barely stay awake the whole day.

No, I did not pull an all-nighter Thursday night studying for that Latin test. I was actually at the Theatre of the Living Arts seeing my favorite band, Honor Society (which is performing an all-ages show at Crocodile Rock in Allentown tonight), for the fourth time in concert. And it was one of the best nights of my life.

I arrived at the venue about an hour and a half before the concert. Since it was general admission, there was already a good amount of people clumped in the center of the TLA. Although it seemed harmless at first, I knew that during Honor Society’s set, that clump would turn into screaming fan girls.

Ashlyne Huff, a perky pop singer, was the first opening act. With her catchy songs, fun band and crowd-favorite covers of Ke$ha’s “Tik Tok” and Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance,” she proved to be a hit. I had heard her music beforehand and wasn’t too crazy about it, but after her performance, I’ll be sure to buy her album on May 11.

Next up was girl rocker Just Kait. She and her energetic band – including her drummer, Eric, who threw off his shirt at the end of the set – put their all into every song and got the crowd fist pumping. (“I’m from Jersey,” she said, “so you guys can fist pump.”) She even brought her little brother onstage.

After Kait performed, my friends and I ran to the back of the theater to meet her. When it was my turn to get a picture with her, my camera wasn’t working right and we had to take an extra few seconds to fix it. But Kait was incredibly nice and didn’t seem to mind the problem at all.
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By the time we finished the meet-and-greet and found a new spot on the floor, my feet killed and it was getting extremely hot inside the small venue. I was excited to see Honor Society, but standing for almost three hours straight was starting to get to me.

Suddenly, the music that had been playing finally stopped, the lights dimmed, and the crowd – made up of mostly teenage girls – cheered. Then four people walked onto the stage and the crowd shrieked so loudly, I could barely hear the first chords to the song “Rock With You” that lead singer and guitarist Michael Bruno played.

The rest of the concert was really a blur. All I remember is lots of hands blocking my view of Michael, Jason Rosen (guitarist, keyboardist and backup singer), Andrew Lee (bassist) and Alexander Noyes (drummer), light sabers (don’t ask), and having a ridiculously good time dancing to the awesome pop/R&B/rock music.

After the show, we waited nearly an hour in the meet-and-greet line to get autographs from four of our favorite people. I had met the band twice before and knew for a fact they were super-friendly and easy to talk to, yet for some reason, I was more nervous than I had ever been.

I didn’t really say much as they signed my glow-in-the-dark Honor Society bracelet, and I definitely regret it. But overall, this was one of my favorite concerts ever.

Source: Philly Burbs

Hopefully those who live by the Jonas Brothers don’t also die by the Jonas Brothers.

New York-based pop-rock band Honor Society was the first act signed to the Jonas Brothers’ Jonas Records, with their debut album “Fashionably Late” hitting the Top 20, and opened for their summer tour last year, playing not only to packed arenas but also their own parallel club tour.

Honor Society at Blue Mountain Ski Area’s Rock The Fall in October

But a year later, at Allentown’s Crocodile Rock Café on Thursday, they played to perhaps 300 people—exclusively ‘tween girls, except for the occasional father standing off to the side.

But it would be a shame if Honor Society’s fate is to fade away as the Jonas’ popularity wanes.

They not only are a musically talented quartet who play far better songs than the disposable teen pop act, but they’ve actually improved and grown since being removed from the Jonas glare and the overproduction of their show.

Honor Society played 15 songs in just over an hour Thursday, including two medleys – one of their own tunes and another of recent hits “In My Head” by Jason Derulo, Lady Gaga’s “Speechless,” Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now,” Kings of Leon’s “Use Somebody” (which also was covered by Nick Jonas on his solo tour this winter) and a soft, gentle and very good “Down” by Jay Sean.

Those songs, with front man Michael Bruno and keyboardist Jason Rosen on acoustic guitars, were all great and helped show how musically proficient Honor Society is. But the group’s own songs showed that as well.

After opening with “Rock With You” and the obligatory (but good) hits “See U in the Dark” (virtually the whole crowd was doing the “Honor Roll” fan line dance), “Here Comes Trouble” and “Two Rebels,” the band showed off its chops with a new song, “Can’t Box Me In,” that showed a more punk/pop flavor and actually growth in the way the song was more stripped down. Bruno even shed his guitar (and leather jacket) to jump around the stage.

The slower, acoustic “When I Get Home” was flat-out great. The band let the audience sing a verse, and for the line “Scream it at the top of my lungs,” they literally did. The penultimate song, “No Only You,” was grittier, and better, than the original.

Honor Society can still generate deafness-inducing screams and get its young audience in a frenzy – they jumped and kept time to the beat clapping above their heads on “My Own Way,” and cheered very loudly to “Nobody Has to Know” and the closing “Full Moon Crazy.”

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Honor Society pose for a fan through the fence at the New York Mets game on Friday afternoon.

JJJ reader Amanda writes to us, “I went to a New York Mets game and I had VIP tickets so I was able to go into the stadium to watch batting practice. During that time Andrew walked onto the field and I wasn’t sure if it was him or not! He was taking pictures with Alex and someone else and he was with some girl. I didn’t want to go up to him to find out it wasn’t him so I just stayed back. Right before the National Anthem was being sung, four mics were brought out. I was saying how funny it would be if it was them! So all of a sudden, they walk out from my section onto the field. When I saw them, I started crying.”

She continued, “The field was closed so I couldn’t physically go take a picture with them, but I went up to them with my dad and all that was separating us was a net. Alex turned around and saw me and I waved to him and he smiled and waved back at me. Then my dad asked if they could turn around for a picture for my camera. So they did, and after that I told them how much I loved them and my dad said that I was a huge fan and right then and there, Michael came right over to me, stuck his hand through the net, shook my hand, smiled and said ‘Nice to meet you!’ I said thank you and tried not to scream. As soon as I walked away, I started HYSTERICAL crying. It was amazing!”

Source: Just Jared Jr

by Kamran Abdi
Honor Society will be performing in DC next week.

Honor Society is a pop/rock band heavily influenced by R&B. The band recently signed to a label under Jonas Records (in affiliation with Hollywood Records). In the summer of 2009, they performed the lead single in Summit Entertainment’s Bandslam.

The band released their debut album Fashionably Late on September 15, 2009, preceded by the Bandslam single “Where Are You Now”. Their first CD Fashionably Late debuted at #18 on the Billboard Magazine Top 200.

When:Mon 4/26 (6PM)
Where: Rock and Roll Hotel
Address: 1353 H St. Northeast
Washington, DC Map

Cost: $25 – The Tickets will be on-sale Saturday 2/20 @ Noon

ALL AGES

Source: Awesome DC

How busy is Honor Society on their “Here Comes Trouble” tour with Just Kait? VERY busy. Just take a look at their latest tour video below, shot on their tour stop in Milwaukee. That’s just one single day in their lives. Early wake-ups (boooo!). Soundchecks. Early-morning appearances. Visting a children’s hospital (because these guys are the sweetness). Singing the national anthem. More soundchecking. And THEN a show. It’s enough to rattle your pretty little mind and wonder how Honor Society does more in a day than you probably do in a week.

BUT. Honor Society’s not SO busy that they can’t stop by MTV.com in New York City this Friday, April 23 for a live performance with Just Kait.

Chat live on the MTV Buzzworthy Blog with Honor Society and Just Kait before their MTV.com live performance, and then watch them perform live! It all happens here on the MTV Buzzworthy Blog on Friday, April 23 at 8PM ET! Chat live with Honor Society and Just Kait at 8PM ET, and then watch their live performance starting at 8:30.

Honor Society take their place in front of home plate at Comerica Park as they sing the National Anthem before the Detroit Tigers Game last weekend.

Andrew Lee, Alexander Noyes, Michael Bruno and Jason Rosen are currently making their way across the country on their Here Comes Trouble Tour. Today’s stop: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The group tweeted earlier, “The Salvation Army food drive was a huge success! Heading to Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital & then to the Hot Topic at South Hills Village.”

Source: Just Jared Jr