So you want to know about The Anywheres, eh? Well, The Anywheres played their first ever notes together in a Long Island rehearsal studio in July 2004. Tom Knabbe (bass) and Jimmy Abdale (drums) had been veterans of the music scene together in the alternative rock outfit Station 2 for several years, a band, who had played many high profile gigs in its heyday in and around New York including a gig opening for the '90s hit-machine, the Gin Blossoms. Frank Barile (guitar, vocals), who was then making his rounds on the singer/songwriter circuit, met Tom at Binghamton University in 2001. In 2002, they formed the short-lived but helluva fun college band, “Tasting Ocean,” and upon its dissolution, vowed to continue making music together.
LIMC member/promoter/critic Vinny Dimarco called their debut performance at the Munchaba Lounge in Levittown, "…one of the most exciting performances I've seen in a long time...(they) stole the show and showed us what Summer Jam Festival was all about!"