The Clarks

The Clarks are a country-influenced rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Over the course of seventeen years they have produced a total of 12 studio, live, and solo releases, and have marked their territory as perhaps the most infl

The Clarks are a country-influenced rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Over the course of seventeen years they have produced a total of 12 studio, live, and solo releases, and have marked their territory as perhaps the most influential band to ever call Pittsburgh home. Between at least a dozen successful radio hits, constant fan interaction, and frequent free shows, The Clarks have made their mark on western Pennsylvania.

The Clarks were formed in 1988 as students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where they were recently honored as distinguished alumni. Their first release, 1988's I'll Tell You What Man..., saw a great deal of success via the local hit Help Me Out. The three following releases introduced Penny on the Floor, Cigarette, and Mercury sequentially - songs that were immortalized throughout the area and still receive frequent radio play today. With the release of 1996's Someday Maybe on a major label, MCA, the band furthered their fame. In 2000 The Clarks saw perhaps their greatest success, with Let It Go outselling many major national releases in the Pittsburgh area and generating three huge radio hits popularized by WDVE and WXDX, Born Too Late, Better Off Without You, and Chasin' Girls. The title track, Let It Go, found its way into the 2001 Warner Bros. film Summer Catch. Since then the band has continued to increase their catalogue via 2002's Another Happy Ending and 2004's Fast Moving Cars. A major highlight for the band and their fans was a musical appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman on August 31, 2004. On June 21, 2005 they released their first Best Of compilation, Between Now and Then - Retrospective. With an average of 150 live shows every year, many of which remain local, and over 250,000 album sales the band has no doubt remained regional by choice. For seventeen years The Clarks have effectively defined Pittsburgh Rock, and they show no signs of stopping any time soon.