Bracket began hinting towards the possibility of a new album on its official Facebook page in February 2010, but the members had yet to reconvene until later that year. Following some advance preparation, the band (along with Tinney guesting on select tracks) played a one-off show in Marin County on…
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After Castro moved to Denver , Colorado for a job relocation, Bracket became less active. With the other members remaining in California, they formed the Good Life Crisis in 2007. This bluegrass influenced side project included Gregori playing ukulele, Charlos playing acoustic guitar and Celli playing mandolin. That same year…
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Bracket spent the next several years writing and recording at Trailer Park Studios, which was built by drummer Ray Castro with help from the other band members, inside an abandoned trailer on the Gregori family property. Enjoying a newfound sense of freedom, the band took its time to produce, engineer…
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In February 2002, Bracket issued Live in a Dive , the second installment in a series of live albums for Fat Wreck Chords which also included releases by No Use for a Name, Swingin’ Utters and Lagwagon , among others. The performance was recorded on August 14, 1999, when Bracket…
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Bracket returned to Motor Studios with Greene reprising his role as producer and completed When All Else Fails , their second full-length for Fat Wreck Chords and fifth album overall, released in May 2000. While the band continued to mature beyond its pop punk contemporaries, their album seamlessly picked up…
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Novelty Forever would be the last album to include guitarist Larry Tinney who met his second wife following a tour stop in Washington , eventually leaving Bracket. Due to his indefinite departure and the remaining members eagerness to continue working on music, they began considering the possibility of a replacement.…
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While preparing for its next album, Bracket toured the United States with a variety of acts including NOFX , SNFU , Tilt , the Smoking Popes , MxPx and Everclear . In March 1997, their cover of ” 867-5309/Jenny ” appeared on Before You Were Punk , a tribute album…
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Bracket promptly returned to the studio in the spring of 1996 to complete its third album Like You Know at Prairie Sun with Marquez returning to the controls. The month-long session would play a pivotal role in the band’s development, hinting at later experimentation and deviation from the confines of…
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After a request to release 7-inch vinyl was turned down by Caroline, Bracket began issuing the format on Fat Wreck Chords during the interim between albums. The band’s singles Bs. and Stinky Fingers were both released by Fat in 1994 with cover art that parodied Pearl Jam ‘s Vs. and…
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When frontman Marty Gregori returned to Forestville in 1992, the quartet regrouped under the name Bracket after choosing the word at random from the dictionary. The band played shows across the Bay Area on a frequent basis and self-released The Giant Midget E.P. in 1993, exhibiting a pop punk sound…
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