Backyard Tire Fire

Backyard Tire Fire is an American band that formed in Asheville, NC in 2000. The band began in the fall of that year with founding members Ed Anderson John Walker Jay Kaiser and Tim Kramp. After encountering several line-up changes, the Tire Fire moved from Asheville to Athens, Georgia in 2002. They released their first album Live at the Georgia Theatre later that year. After the release of their debut album, Backyard Tire Fire relocated once again to Bloomington, Illinois and added Anderson's brother Matt into the mix. The Anderson brothers had originally grown up in St. Charles, IL, Tim Kramp in Bloomington, IL and Ed Anderson received his masters in Interpersonal Communication from Illinois State University. They recorded and released their first self-titled studio record in 2004 which was produced by Tony SanFilippo and recorded in analog at SanFilippo's Oxide Lounge in Bloomington, IL. This began the relationship between BTF and SanFilippo who produced and recorded their next three albums and 2 EPs.