JAWBREAKER BAND PAGE
 JAWBREAKER
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CURRENT NAME
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Jawbreaker |
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FORMER NAMES
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- |
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ORIGIN
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San Francisco, California, USA |
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STATUS
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Disbanded (since 1995) |
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FORMED IN
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1989 |
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GENRE
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Punk rock |
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STYLE
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- |
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LYRICAL THEME
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- |
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BAND ADDED
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2007-01-15, 16:37 |
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LAST UPDATE
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2007-01-16, 04:48 |
Independently minded and adhering to the old-school D.I.Y. punk mentality, West Coast punk-pop trio Jawbreaker's street-smart -- yet poetic -- lyrics, spirited musicality, and marathon live shows put them a cut above contemporaries like Green Day and blink-182. After a series of EPs and singles, guitarist/singer Blake Schwarzenbach, bassist Chris Bauermeister, and drummer Adam Pfahler released the band's debut album, Unfun, in 1989. Independent label San Francisco Tupelo/Communion signed the group the following year, releasing Bivouac in 1991 and their breakthrough record, 24 Hour Revenge Therapy, in 1993.
As 1995 saw the first in a three-record deal with DGC, fans were split over the band's newfound success and move to a major label. But Jawbreaker were undeterred, releasing the influential Dear You, a powerhouse collection of punk, grunge, and emo that paved the way for groups like Jimmy Eat World and Dashboard Confessional. Sadly, the group disbanded in the late-'90s, leaving 2002's Etc., a collection of all of the group's non-album material, as their last will and testament. Dear You was reissued by Blackball in 2004.
| Session musicians Add - Fetch |
| Unknown / none |
