For the past decade, Chicago band Textbook has been crafting their own brand of pop-punk-rock inspired by bands like The Replacements, Hüsker Dü, Buffalo Tom, The Lemonheads, and many more. Sometimes pop, sometimes punk, and occasionally a little country, the band's constant is singer/songwriter Dave Lysien's honest approach and melancholy outlook that give the tunes an identity all their own. Formed after the break up of his previous group Not Rebecca, Lysien has called on a rotating group of friends to fill out the band which has included members of Chicago's Woolworthy, Noise By Numbers, The Bomb, Oblivion, Venom Lords, Monster Trux, and Not Rebecca.

Textbook has released 4 full-lenth records; Smoke Em If You Got Em (Next to X/2000), Used (Next to X/2003), The Great Salt Creek (Next to X/Playing-Field/2005), and Boxing Day Massacre (Boss Tuneage Records/July 2008), appear on the Boss Tuneage Instant Singles Collection Vol. 3, and most recently released the six-song EP Out of My Universe.

Textbook's music has been featured on the E Channel's "Living Lohan", MTV's "Real World Sydney", JBTV, WXRT’s Concert Capsule, fearlessradio.com, Q101 Chicago (Local 101), 103.8 Brest France (Frequence Mutine), radioftw.com (Suburban Hell) and onekindradio.com.

"...ringing, indie-guitar rock, fleshed out with a touch of rootsy abandon..." (The Bigtakeover)

"...a fun disc that will win individuals over through its radio-friendly sound, strong instrumentation, and soulful lyrics." (Jersey Beat)

"...more genuine than most of todays youth oriented mall-punk/emo scene..." (Pastepunk.com)

"...the same box of cereal the Get Up Kids had for breakfast..." (Punknews.org)

"...Incredible pop music from former Not Rebecca members." (Shuell Fanzine)

Dave Lysien, Rick Uncapher, Mark Doyle, Dan Knapik, Jeff Dean, Gina Gunderman, Scott Ozark, Tommy Przybylinski, Ian Lee, Matt Montalto, Tom Counihan, Eric Jensen and Jon Donovan.