In 2013, the band officially announced they were breaking up. They played their last shows at This Is Hardcore Fest in Philadelphia and in New York with Swearin’ and Joyce Manor .
The band has performed other reunion shows at “This Is Hardcore” fest in 2010, and “Fuck Yeah Fest” in Los Angeles, on September 3, 2011, The Fest 10 in Gainesville, Florida , and FunFunFunFest 2011 in Austin, Texas .
On February 21, 2006, Jade Tree released the DVD Four Years In One Gulp , a DVD documentary on the band. It features commentary about Kid Dynamite from members of the band and several friends regarding the bands history, with narration by Jason Shevchuk. It also included 25 live performances…
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In 2005, the band played a reunion show as a benefit for New York City ‘s historic CBGB venue on August 22, 2005. The opening bands were Take My Chances (ex-The Backup Plan), Voice in the Wire, and GreyArea. Ernie Parada joined the band onstage for their cover of ‘Birthdays’…
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In April 2003, the band played three reunion shows as benefits for the Syrentha J. Savio Endowment, to help early breast cancer detection. The three shows raised over $20,000 total towards the endowment. In September 2003, the band’s label Jade Tree put out a compilation of rare and live material…
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Shorter, Faster, Louder was released on February 15, 2000. Kid Dynamite did two final shows on February 18 and 19, 2000 at the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In the fall of 1998, they entered the studio to record their first full-length album with Steve Evetts, who had previously worked with Lifetime on their albums Hello Bastards and Jersey’s Best Dancers. Kid Dynamite released their self-titled debut on October 27, 1998, through Jade Tree to immediate popularity. After…
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Kid Dynamite was formed in 1997 by drummer Dave Wagenschutz and guitarist Dan Yemin, who had both played in the influential New Jersey band Lifetime . After their dissolution, Yemin expressed interest in forming a new band. He called friend Steve Ferrell to fill the role as the bassist and…
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