The Lives of Famous Men is an American rock band that formed in the Fall of 2006 in Portland, Oregon, each member hailing from Anchorage, Alaska.
That fall, during a three-week stop in the middle of another cross-country outing, they recorded their second EP Modern Love, The Wooden Vehicle with producer James Paul Wisner (Dashboard Confessional, Paramore) in St.
The Lives of Famous Men began their 2008 touring with five dates at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX, playing shows with The Working Title, Danger Radio, The Summer Set, and Anarbor.
In May, they played the Philadelphia date of the MTVu Campus Invasion Festival, opening for Wyclef Jean, Cobra Starship, All Time Low, and The Spill Canvas.
The Lives of Famous Men have also played scattered shows with Dear and the Headlights, National Product, Vedera, Every Avenue, The Maine, Weatherbox, Jet Lag Gemini, One Small Step For Landmines, Self Against City, We Shot the Moon, Thieves and Villains, A Change of Pace, Houston Calls, The Hush Sound, and School Boy Humor.