![News Added Oct 01, 2011 Leighton Antelman and Steve McGraw started writing music and booking shows when they were both in 7th grade.The band really got their start as Rolo 15 while attending Greenfield Jr. High.They then went on to change the name to Nextabest. At that time, the band consisted of Leighton Antleman, Evan […]](https://hasitleaked.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/tumblr_ls46x27DHn1qa64o9o1_cover.jpeg "Lydia : Paint It Gold")
Leighton Antelman and Steve McGraw started writing music and booking shows when they were both in 7th grade.The band really got their start as Rolo 15 while attending Greenfield Jr. High.They then went on to change the name to Nextabest. At that time, the band consisted of Leighton Antleman, Evan Arambul, William Bradford and Steve Mcgraw. After that band broke up, Antelman and McGraw continued to write and play music. They then soon added drummer Loren Briton and bassist Dustin Forsgren.The band came up with their name right before one of their first shows. Former member Mindy White explains the reasoning:
