Yamaya’s members met in middle school. The drummer used to listen to his dad's cassette tape constantly as a child. Yamaya started performing at Dress, a college bar. The band begged the local radio station to play their first single.

The new project is 's first album since the band broke up three years ago. The band may have just finished their new release, but they are already planning the next release. Yamaya intends to take some time off after the tour, to allow the band members to pursue other projects.

A member of Yamaya started dating a girl whose unclewas a record executive. She passed the single on to them and the band signed a record deal soon after. The group played for years atsmall festivals making almost no money. Yamaya’s first album did not sell well, but received critical acclaim. The second album was a hit and the band was saved from being released by the record company. The group plays plenty of arenas, but would rather play in the smaller bars in which they began.

Every time the band comes to Urbana they are sure to stop at Anyplace and play a show. Yamaya realizes that most fans like their past songs, so they use material from older records and the most current release. TheSeats.com’s extensive website has everything from concert seating charts to tour schedules, making TheSeats.com the single best one-stop shop for Yamaya tickets.