San Diego-based (Temecula, actually) War Stories are an aptly named group, since the bandmembers gathered their own war stories of life on a major label shortly after coming together. The band grew out of a friendship between singer and keyboardist Evan Robinson and guitarist Reid Curby, who met and traded music demos while working as waiters at a Temecula inn. They officially joined forces in 2004, found a rhythm section, and began playing local gigs, quickly drawing attention from several major labels. Calling itself Onethousand Pictures, the band signed with Velvet Hammer, ...