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Welcome fans of the Dance Hall Crashers--Biography
of DHC.
An outgrowth of the legendary Operation
Ivy, the Berkeley, Caifornia-based ska-punk outfit Dance Hall
Crashers was briefly led by Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, Op
Ivy alumni who later reunited in Rancid. Both left within weeks
of the Crashers' 1989 formation, but the group continued on,
now led by vocalist Elyse Rogers and guitarist Jason Hammon;
a series of other lineup changes followed, most notably the addition
of second vocalist Karina Denike joining in 1990. Dance Hall
Crashers disbanded soon after, bowing to pressure from fans to
play a reunion gig in 1992; the response to their performance
was so positive that they immediately reformed on a permanent
basis, settling on a lineup of Rogers and Denike on vocals, Hammon
on guitar, his brother Gavin on drums, guitarist Scott Goodell
and bassist Mikey Weiss. The very first group signed to MCA's
new 510 division, they issued their debut LP Lockjaw in
1995. A compilation of early singles, The Old Record,
followed in 1996 before they resurfaced a year later with their
second studio album, Honey I'm Homely. A steady stream
of releases followed, including 1998's Blue Plate Special
EP, the 1999 studio effort Purr, and 2000's The Live
Record: Witless Banter and 25 Mildly Antagonistic Songs About
Love.
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