Motion City Soundtrack was formed in Minneapolis , Minnesota in 1997 by singer-songwriter Justin Courtney Pierre and guitarist Joshua Allen Cain . Previously, the duo had separately played in a number of bands. Cain was in a group named the Saddest Girl Story, and recruited Pierre to join as a…
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the band headed out on the 1997 Warped Tour.
Green Day began work on their next album in 1997.
In late 1997 and most of 1998, Green Day embarked on a tour in support of Nimrod .
1997 saw the release of the band’s first EP, Sundials
The band’s relationship with Asian Man Records also yielded a Japanese release Superpositive , a retrospective of the band’s earlier releases. It was to be the band’s last release. Mealticket disbanded in 1997 amicably.
The band’s first full-length album, No Worries , released in 1997, was recorded at the famous “Le Studio Morin-Heights” and produced by Rod Shearer. The studio was best known for producing beloved Canadian rock band – Rush, Quebec pop sensation – Celine Dion, and international mega artists such as April…
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The band made a guest appearance in an episode of King of the Hill later that year.
In early 1997, Chris Head began filling in on bass. In late 1997, Jamie Cock took over as the new bassist, giving Chris Head his preferred role as the second guitar. The band’s lineup was finalized in 1999 when Chris Barker, also known as Chris No. 2, replaced Jamie Cock…
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Lucky Boys Confusion formed in 1997 shortly after the breakups of Pandav and Fergus’s band, Farmboy, and Krier and Sell’s band, Spinning Jenny. After recruiting Schultejann on bass, the group quickly released an EP , What Gets Me High . In late 1998 they released their name first full-length album,…
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