Jack Off Jill played its last show at The Troubadour in Los Angeles in April 2000. They were joined onstage by guitarist Helen Storer of the UK all-female band Fluffy (and later of Thee Heavenly Music Association ) and producer Chris Vrenna on drums.
The group worked on their sophomore record with producer Garth “GGGarth” Richardson . in Vancouver , BC. Schwab wrote lyrics about a wider variety of issues, rather than just focusing on personal expression with their sophomore release: “The new album deals a lot less with me, and more with the…
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During the first half of 2000, As Friends Rust went on mini-tours with New Jersey hardcore band Fast Times and Washington D.C. hardcore band Good Clean Fun , and also played The Copper Sun Indie Records Winter Festival in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Detroit Festival in Eastpointe, Michigan, and Krazy Fest 3…
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Silverstein formed in February 2000. They self-released their first EP, Summer’s Stellar Gaze , in August that year. After several lineup changes, the band acquired Billy Hamilton, a local fan who learned of the band’s need for a bassist on the Internet message board “The 905 Board” (an Ontario area…
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While At the Drive-In was working on the album, however, DEN went under. Relationship of Command would instead be released by the Beastie Boys -founded Grand Royal , which Rodríguez-López described as “our dream come true,” since the band had long admired Grand Royal and had hoped to sign to…
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All four members had backgrounds linking into their local Long Island independent and hardcore music scenes , but with influences ranging from Buddy Rich to Archers of Loaf . Brand New was officially formed in 2000 in a basement in Merrick, New York . Their initial intention was always to…
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and self released their debut None Of These Songs Are About Girls in 2000.
In 2000, A Thought Crushed My Mind was released.
Hot Cross formed in 2000.
In 2000, Modest Mouse released The Moon & Antarctica , its first album on Epic Records . The album, produced by Califone ‘s Brian Deck during five months of sessions in Chicago, was met with critical acclaim, including a 9.8/10 score from online music magazine Pitchfork Media , despite concerns…
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