Backyard Tire Fire was an American band formed in Asheville, North Carolina, in 2001 by Edward David Anderson, Tim Kramp, Warren Hawk, and John Walker. The band released their debut album Live at the Georgia Theatre in 2002 after relocating to Athens, Georgia. They moved to Bloomington, Illinois, and added Matt Anderson to the lineup. Their self-titled studio album was released in 2003, co-produced by Tony SanFilippo. The band gained national recognition with Bar Room Semantics in 2005, followed by extensive touring supporting artists like The Mother Hips and Will Hoge. In 2008, they signed with NYC-based label Hyena Records for the release of The Places We Lived. Their fifth studio album, Good to Be, was released in 2010 under their own Kelsey Street Records label. On September 1, 2011, Backyard Tire Fire announced an indefinite hiatus. The band reunited at Chicago’s Cubby Bear on November 23, 2013, to perform a set at Up and At Them! A Benefit to End MS.
