current_members years_active label article_title background genre origin name
michael kevin buhler j. pritzl lenny beh daryl dawson chris buelow 1989 -- present new breed , bluestone , domo , northern the violet burning
 group_or_band rock , alternative rock orange county , california the violet burning
the violet burning

the violet burning -lrb- sometimes styled in all lower-case letters : the violet burning -rrb- is an independent american rock band based in boston , massachusetts .
the band was formed in 1989 in orange county , california by michael j. pritzl .
the band is the project of singer/guitarist/songwriter michael j. pritzl .
their first album was released by vineyard music , with other albums released through labels such as domo records and northern records before becoming independent .
they have toured north america and europe and managed to sell over 100,000 albums due largely to their frequent touring .
