Local pop-punk band Three Weeks Yesterday’s true to life lyrics and choruses made for singing along will draw the attention of those committed to the Top 40 and those committed to true punk music.

Three Weeks Yesterday is made up of four guys who all grew up in Elk Grove and attended Laguna Creek High. After graduation in 2000, bassist John Wheeler and guitarist Chris Hinche decided to form a band. Mix in songwriter, guitarist and high school band-mate Nate Prescott and drummer Morley Boyer and the band of today is formed.

The band has been through its share of excitement and disappointment. In 2002, Three Weeks Yesterday was signed to an independent record label, Blue Fire records, an experience it calls a big waste of time but also a learning experience.

The band’s perseverance and consistent touring has paid off with the opportunity to be featured on Drive Thru record’s compilation album to be distributed worldwide this January. The track “Never Changing Past” is a good example of the band’s emotionally driven sound.

To date, Three Weeks Yesterday has released three records. The most recent, “Fighting the Sickness” is its most accomplished. The album is its first to be recorded in a high-quality studio and the excellence and coherence of its newest sound demonstrates the band’s maturity.

Despite the development of Three Weeks Yesterday’s music, the band’s touring could still see some improvement. Touring consists of piling the guys and their instruments into Morley’s 16-passenger van and hitting the road.

Since 2002, the guys have been on the road more than 10 times, playing venues in Southern California, Arizona, Nevada and Idaho. In 2002, Three Weeks Yesterday was able to play dates on the Van’s Warped Tour, a far cry from its humble beginnings performing at the Laguna coffee house — Sweet Bean.

Closer to home, the band frequently plays at the Underground, Boardwalk, Moods and the Capitol Garage.

The band’s lead singer, Prescott, said Three Weeks Yesterday tours for “pretty much no money,” which makes it hard to find time because the guys must keep their day jobs.

While on tour, Prescott said it would be a toss up between himself, Wheeler and Boyer as to who gets the most attention from girls. He did add, however, “We’re all in relationships, so it really doesn’t do us any good.”

The band members all agreed that their friend Wheeler is most difficult to be on tour with because of his sometimes “frustrating” antics, but it’s clear that the guys work well together.

These four from Sacramento are quickly becoming well-known and have been talking to Drive Thru records about a possible full-length album. For now, the band is pushing its latest record and booking every show possible to get its name out and continue honing its craft.

Catch the guys playing this Saturday at Arric’s Cafe on Fair Oaks Boulevard. For more information about Three Weeks Yesterday, visit www.TWYrocks.com.