First show in Oceanside

The band played their first show in 1994 in Oceanside, New York. In the early days, Beck and Weinstock were also playing with Jewish straight edge metalcore band, Sons of Abraham , who were cited as influences on Glassjaw. Palumbo was in his own straight-edge band called XbustedX. The group’s line-up changed constantly in their early years while they played in the local New York hardcore scene. Beck’s primarily played drums at first, but switched to bass guitar after Ariel Telford left the band in 1998, and then switched to lead guitar when Kris Baldwin left and Manuel Carrero joined the band in 1999.