Editing Everclear (band) (section)

===Line-up changes and ''Welcome to the Drama Club'' (2004–2009)===
[[Image:Art Alexakis 2010 05 15 Indy.JPG|thumb|right|150px|[[Art Alexakis]], lead vocals and guitar (1992–present)]]

After a solo tour in the fall of 2003, Alexakis decided to continue with Everclear, organizing a new band that made its debut in March 2004. The new lineup consisted of bassist Sam Hudson, guitarist Dave "Davey" French, and drummer Eric Bretl. In the summer of 2004, the band added keyboardist Josh Crawley, and swapped Bretl for former Everclear drum tech Brett Snyder. The new lineup released its first recording, a cover of [[Woody Guthrie]]'s "[[This Land Is Your Land]]", that summer. Alexakis, an Oregon delegate, performed the song (as well as "Everything to Everyone") with an acoustic guitar during a CNN interview at the [[2004 Democratic National Convention]]. A self-released EP of performances recorded for [[XM Satellite Radio]] called ''[[Closure (EP)|Closure]]'' was given out at shows in the fall of 2004.

Free of a major label, Alexakis spent the ensuing year and a half slowly recording material for a new Everclear release. He admitted that the time after the breakup of the longest-serving lineup served as a "wake up call", during which he suffered his third divorce and filed for bankruptcy and did not retain sole custody of his family pet, a dog named Scooby. The new lineup was signed to [[Eleven Seven Music]]. Everclear released ''[[Welcome to the Drama Club]]'' on September 12, 2006, the title being in honor of their affection for the stage. Two singles were released from the album, "Hater" and "Glorious".

In January 2008, Alexakis posted on the band's [[Myspace]] that they were working on a covers album, and a new album, which was expected to be released in 2008. In addition, two unreleased songs from the ''Drama Club'' sessions, "Downtime" and "Here Comes the Darkness", were posted.

[[The Vegas Years]], a collection of cover songs was released April 15, 2008 by Capitol Records. It contained a mix of newly recorded, previously released, live, and remixed older covers. To celebrate the release, Art and the band hosted a live video chat. They confirmed they would be touring in the summer of 2008 including a possible UK tour in autumn. They also announced a series of singles to be released for download online in the summer.

In August 2008 former [[Godsmack]] and [[Fuel (band)|Fuel]] drummer [[Tommy Stewart]] replaced Brett Snyder on drums. While guest hosting on Sirius radio station 24, Lithium, Art Alexakis debuted "Jesus Was a Democrat".

In November 2008 the band traveled around [[Iraq]] in support of the troops and the USO. They stopped at [[Camp Liberty]], Camp Shield and [[Camp Slayer]], [[Forward Operating Base Echo|FOB Echo]] and many other [[Forward operating base|FOB]]s around the country. The sets were primarily done acoustically and consisted of most of the band's hits. In March 2009, Art Alexakis went on a solo acoustic tour, playing Hard Rock Cafes around the US. The tour was a benefit for the Musicians on Call charity.

On October 6, 2009, the band released ''[[In a Different Light (Everclear album)|In a Different Light]]'', a collection of re-recordings of old Everclear songs in a more acoustic fashion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.svherald.com/articles/2009/06/10/news/doc4a301e016e1ed323283579.txt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614045031/http://www.svherald.com/articles/2009/06/10/news/doc4a301e016e1ed323283579.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 14, 2009|title=News : Everclear, Edwin McCain to perform in Sierra Vista on Saturday : Sierra Vista, AZ|date=June 14, 2009|access-date=October 12, 2019}}</ref> The collection also featured two new Everclear songs, "Here Comes the Darkness", which was actually a leftover track from ''Welcome to the Drama Club'', and "At the End of the Day", which Alexakis had written and performed with [[Marion Raven]].

On September 13, 2009, Alexakis posted a blog on Myspace that all of the current members had left the band, and were replaced by all new musicians, including Freddy Herrera who was the bassist of [[The Exies]], who had previously toured with Everclear. This new version of Everclear toured for two months in support of ''In a Different Light''.

In another Myspace post on December 28, 2009, Alexakis announced that former Everclear guitarist Davey French had returned, and Johnny Hawthorn was exiting the band. In the same blog, Alexakis said the band would be recording the next album in March and April 2010, for a 2011 release.