Secondhand Serenade brings to mind wearing a recycled engagement ring or dating someone who has past lovers' names tattooed on them. It can be an awkward and potentially dangerous thing. In the case ...

Secondhand Serenade, White Tie Affair, Rookie of The Year and local band Days Difference will perform at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11 at the NorVa. Nearly a year after the release of his debut album, ...

Secondhand Serenade has announced his return to Australia, with a whirlwind 72-hour visit slated for the backend of 2025. The American acoustic-alternative singer-songwriter will perform three shows ...

As Secondhand Serenade, John Vesely has been highly regarded for his introspective lyrics and deeply personal subject matter. But on his new album, “Here Me Now,” Vesely delves deeper into his soul ...

When it came time for John Vesely to create his second album under the moniker Secondhand Serenade, he ditched multi-tracking for the real thing, expanding his popular acoustic-emo sound into ...

Secondhand Serenade is taking things down a notch, but not for long. After an intense year touring around the country with his self produced-acoustic debut album "Awake" which stirred up a huge fan ...

California acoustic rock's Secondhand Serenade, a project of singer-guitarist John Vesely, will headline the second, free ArtPrize community concert at downtown's Rosa Parks Circle on Oct. 1.

Secondhand Serenade, helmed by California native John Vesely, delivers another package of tortured-love ballads on the group’s third studio album, “Hear Me Now.” Driven by piano and a drum… By ...

Emo. The word itself is loaded — beautiful and expressive to those who get it, agonizing and dramatic to those that don't. By definition, "emo" is short for "emotion," and as a musical genre, there is ...

The obvious similarities between Secondhand Serenade, hailing from the suburbs of California’s Bay Area, and homegrown sensation Dashboard Confessional are impossible to ignore. Like Dashboard ...

Ten years ago, a department store employee with time on his hands wouldn't have had much hope of quitting his day job to become a rock star. But by getting his music online, John Vesely was able to… ...