The Lampshades formed in 2003 as teenagers in the Altoona, Pennsylvania area with two of three present members in this original lineup, guitarist/vocalist, Jaren Love and bassist, Chris Kibler. Like many teenage bands, they got their start playing all ages shows in VFW halls and YMCA's while scrounging what little money they had to finance records. The band put out two releases while still in high school, but had a significant change when adding drummer/multi-instrumentalist Dane Adelman in 2007.