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Leeway

Hardcore band from Astoria, NY · formed 1984

Shows on record: 8
Rooms played: 8
Cities: 8
Releases: 13
Last show: Mar 7, 2020Amityville Music Hall

About

Leeway is a band from Astoria, NY, formed in 1984, tagged crossover thrash, hardcore, hardcore punk by its sources. Shows on record run from 2017 to 2020, across 8 rooms in 8 cities.

Leeway formed in 1984 — MusicBrainz
Leeway disbanded in 1996 — MusicBrainz
A.J. Novello: guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Eddie Sutton: lead vocals (former member) — MusicBrainz
Zowie: bass guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Gordon Ancis: electric guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Tony Fontão: membranophone (former member) — MusicBrainz
Michael Gibbons: guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Pokey: membranophone (former member) — MusicBrainz
Jimmy Xanthos: bass guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Leeway has 5 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1985–1995 — MusicBrainz
Latest release on Bandcamp: Sick Of Nostalgia (2012-07-30) — Bandcamp
Leeway (band) formed in 1984 — Wikipedia
Leeway (band) is from Astoria, New York City , U.S. — Wikipedia
Leeway (band) plays Crossover thrash — Wikipedia
Leeway (band) plays thrash metal — Wikipedia
Leeway (band) plays hardcore punk — Wikipedia
Leeway has 44896 listeners on Last.fm — Leeway on Last.fm
Leeway has released 10 recordings between 1987 and 2025 — Leeway on Discogs
Leeway has 3 followers on Genius — Leeway on Genius
Country (per TheAudioDB): Astoria, New York — Leeway on TheAudioDB

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

8 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20173 shows
20184 shows
20201 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Mar 7, 2020	Amityville Music Hall · AmityvilleSupportwith Murphy's Law, Nihilistics, Last Stand	Support	Murphy's Law, Nihilistics, Last Stand
May 3, 2018	Marquis Theater · DenverHeadlinerwith Rhythm of Fear, Hoods, Set Your Anchor	Headliner	Rhythm of Fear, Hoods, Set Your Anchor
Feb 1, 2018	Strange Matter · RichmondHeadlinerwith The Red Death, Prisoner	Headliner	The Red Death, Prisoner
Jan 31, 2018	Skylark Social Club · CharlotteHeadlinerwith Unruly Boys, Violent Life Violent Death, Night Sweats, +1	Headliner	Unruly Boys, Violent Life Violent Death, Night Sweats, +1
Jan 27, 2018	Rhythm Beats Culture (RBC) · DallasSupportwith Judiciary, God's Hate, Xibalba	Support	Judiciary, God's Hate, Xibalba
Oct 20, 2017	The Vanguard · TulsaSupportwith All Out War, 100 Demons, Integrity, +16	Support	All Out War, 100 Demons, Integrity, +16
Aug 26, 2017	The Foundry Concert Club · ClevelandSupportwith EASY MONEY, Brick By Brick, Purgatory, +1	Support	EASY MONEY, Brick By Brick, Purgatory, +1
Jul 30, 2017	Franklin Music Hall · PhiladelphiaSupportwith H20, Killing Time, Wisdom of Chains, +6	Support	H20, Killing Time, Wisdom of Chains, +6

Where they play

8 rooms in 8 cities

Rooms played most

Amityville Music Hall · Amityville1 show
Franklin Music Hall · Philadelphia1 show
Marquis Theater · Denver1 show
Rhythm Beats Culture (RBC) · Dallas1 show
Skylark Social Club · Charlotte1 show

Cities played

Amityville1 show
Charlotte1 show
Cleveland1 show
Dallas1 show
Denver1 show

and 3 other cities

Releases

13 releases, 1985–2025

Desperate Measures
2025
Live At CBGB March 22, 1987
2023
Demos And Live 1985-1986
2021
Sick Of Nostalgia
Jul 30, 2012 · Album · 6 tracks
Tin Cans Calling Home
Apr 7, 2012 · Album · 11 tracks
Eddie Leeway's Haunted Hardcore Vol. 1: Leeway's Last Laugh
2006
Born To Expire / Desperate Measures
1996
Open Mouth Kiss
1995 · Album
Adult Crash
1994 · Album
Desperate Measures
1991 · Album
Born to Expire
1988 · Album
Unexpected Live
1987
Enforcer
1985 · Ep

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Former

A.J. Novello · guitar
Eddie Sutton · lead vocals
Zowie · bass guitar
Gordon Ancis · electric guitar
Tony Fontão · membranophone
Michael Gibbons · guitar
Pokey · membranophone
Jimmy Xanthos · bass guitar

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 10 plays, 2005-02-26–2024-12-19 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Early' (Lisa LeClair) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Sonic Reducer' (Brian Foss) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Audioasis' (Hannah Levin) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Logo — TheAudioDB

Leeway — Sick Of Nostalgia — Release art · Sick Of Nostalgia — release

Leeway — Tin Cans Calling Home — Release art · Tin Cans Calling Home — release

Leeway — Amityville Music Hall, 2020-03-07 — Poster · Amityville Music Hall, 2020-03-07 — Songkick

Leeway — The Foundry Concert Club, 2017-08-26 — Poster · The Foundry Concert Club, 2017-08-26 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Bandcamp	Artist facts, Releases, Photos
Wikipedia	Artist facts
Leeway on Last.fm	Artist facts
Leeway on Discogs	Artist facts
Leeway on Genius	Artist facts
Leeway on TheAudioDB	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
TheAudioDB	Photos, Logo
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Genius	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Wikidata	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.