Genre: Pop/Rock
Members: Jesse Butterworth (vocals, rhythm guitar), Seth Davis (bass), Danny Lund (drums), Bobby Reinsch (lead guitar)
For fans of: Dave Matthews Band, Third Day, Blues Traveler, Matchbox Twenty, Blues Traveler, Jars of Clay
Label: Reunion Records

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Sitting around a home office known as the "Bat Cave," submersed in a world of superheroes, Daily Planet was born.

Actually, to say the band was "born" is a bit misleading, as Jesse Butterworth, Seth Davis, Danny Lund and Bobby Reinsch have been a band for over five years. Daily Planet just had a problem finding a name that no other band in the world had already claimed. "My younger brother can start a punk band in the garage, put one song on the Internet and he has first rights to that name," jokes Jesse, the band's front man.

Locking themselves in Jesse's home office, Danny (the band's drummer) picked up a Superman comic book, and flipping through its pages, threw out the name of Metropolis' newspaper and Clark Kent's employer, Daily Planet, to his band mates. "It made perfect sense. We've been fans of superheroes our whole lives," says Jesse. "I mean, I named my office the 'Bat Cave.'"

Meeting at Azusa Pacific University (APU) in southern California, Jesse and bass player Seth first thought about starting what is now known as Daily Planet, while in music classes they had together. They wrote a concert favorite, "The Coffee Song," the first time they sat down together. Seth suggested adding Danny on drums, as he knew Danny from their hometown of Santa Rosa, Calif., and the trio played at an open mic night at Azusa in April 1997.

Coming back to APU after summer break, Daily Planet was still in need of a lead guitar. Jesse originally called one of his friends about the job, but the roommate who took the phone message gave it to Bobby instead. "One day I was walking through the Quad, and I heard someone calling my name," remembers Jesse. "When I looked around, I didn't see anyone I knew. Bobby kept calling my name and waving his hands. He came up to me and said, 'I hear you guys are looking for a guitar player.' So we walked over to his apartment, he plugged in and within 30 seconds, we said, 'You're in.'"

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