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| April 2002 | July 2003 | September 2003 | April 2004 | ||
| Initially speaking through a musicians wanted classified ad, John and Justin meet in person at Davey's Uptown in Kansas City. | John moves to Minneapolis, and Justin follows soon after. | Kwang begins as the house band for Tuesday night party Motley Tuesdays in NE Minneapolis. Yeah, we fuckin' started it. | Kwang plays their first show at the Minnesota Museum of American Art. | ||
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| May 2004 | September 2004 | December 2004 | June 2005 | ||
| Recording begins on the debut EP entitled 'Hung'. | Kwang is signed to Earl Root's Root of All Evil Records. | The band releases 'Hung' with a CD release party at Station 4 in St. Paul, MN. | Everyone survives despite flipping over their gear trailer on I-35 doing 90 on the way home from Kansas City. | ||
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| June 2005 | August 2005 | August 2005 | January 2006 | ||
| Kwang opens for former Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy. | City Pages plugs Kwang's upcoming show at The Uptown as an A-List event. | Kwang's show at The Uptown is given a favorable review by City Pages. | Kwang is a finalist in KFAN's contest for a chance to open for Bon Jovi. Look at the band that won. | ||
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| April 2006 | June 2006 | July 2006 | May 2007 | ||
| 'I Can't Take It' from the EP 'Hung' is played on 89.3 The Current for the first time. Although we don't dress and sound like the cool kids in town, we're hangin' out in the same fuckin' place - so watch your back. | The band enlists Darren Jackson (Kid Dakota, The Hopefuls, Alva Star, etc.) to produce their first full length album. Like we just said, the cool kids better look the fuck out. | Kwang opens for chainsaw wielding rock n' rollers Jackyl. | For What It's Worth is released! | ||
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