Honor By August (formerly known as Motive) is an American modern rock band from Washington, D.C.. They come from the same scene around Georgetown University that spawned Vertical Horizon.[1]
Their first big break was opening for Hanson at the 9:30 Club as a result of winning a "battle of the bands" contest.[2][3] The group won first prize in the pop category of Billboard Magazine's World Song Contest for the song "Only in Photographs".[4][5] They also won a competition Read more on Last.fm