Crimpshrine
| Crimpshrine | |
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| Origin | Berkeley, California, United States |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 1982–1989 |
| Labels | Lookout! Records |
| Associated acts | Tilt, Pinhead Gunpowder, Fifteen, The Thorns of Life, Monsula, Screeching Weasel |
| Past members | |
| Aaron Cometbus Pete Rypins Idon Bryant Jeff Ott Paul Curran |
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Crimpshrine was an American punk rock band from Berkeley, California. The group was formed in 1982 by Aaron Cometbus, founder of the seminal punk rock zine Cometbus, and a friend, Jeff Ott.[1] Within D.I.Y. communities, the band is often considered one of the most important punk bands, most notably in the Bay Area scene.
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[edit] Biography
Crimpshrine originally formed in 1982 with Aaron Cometbus playing drums and Jeff Ott on guitar.[2] The group switched to a more traditional lineup in 1984, with Ott switching to guitar and vocals and adding Pete Rypins on bass. The band grew out of the East Bay scene, centered around 924 Gilman Street, and had an important influence on later East Bay bands such as Operation Ivy, Green Day and punk rock in general. Crimpshrine toured the United States once in 1988. In Gainesville, Florida, after ongoing tensions, Rypins and Bryant and their roadie left the tour and the band. Paul Curran was courted to join the band on bass. He and his brother Jack drove out in a Ford Pinto and finished the tour with Ott and Cometbus, also playing on a few recordings. Cometbus played drums for Screeching Weasel and Ben Weasel played bass for Crimpshrine for two shows around Chicago. A tribute album was released to both Crimpshrine and Fifteen in 1996 by Microcosm Records.
[edit] Band members
Former members
- Aaron Cometbus - drums (later of Pinhead Gunpowder among many, many others)
- Jeff Ott - lead vocals, guitar (later of Fifteen)
- Pete Rypins - bass (1986–1988) (later of Tilt and The Tantrums)
- Idon Bryant - guitar (1987–1988)
- Paul Curran - bass (1988–1989) (later of Go Sailor, Monsula and Onion Flavored Rings, as well as a one-time editor of Maximumrocknroll)
[edit] Discography
| Title | Label | FMT | Date |
| Studio albums | |||
| Sleep, What's That? | Lookout! | Extended play | 1988 |
| Quit Talkin' Claude | Lookout! | 7-inch | 1989 |
| Lame Gig Contest | Musical Tragedies | 12-inch | 1988 or 9 |
| Duct Tape Soup | Lookout! | CD/Vinyl | 1992 |
| The Sound of a New World Being Born | Lookout! | CD/Vinyl | 1998 |
| Compilations and splits | |||
| Turn It Around! | Maximumrocknroll | Double 7-inch/12-inch | 1987 |
| Caution | Skene! | 7-inch | 1988 |
| The World's in Shreds, Vol. 1 | Shredder | 7-inch | 1988 |
| The Thing That Ate Floyd | Lookout! | Double LP | 1988 |
| The World's in Shreds, Vol. 2 | Shredder | 7-inch | 1989 |
| Make the Collector Nerd Sweat | Very Small | 10-inch | 1989 |
| Crimpshrine / Mutley Chix | No Idea | 7-inch | 1989 |
| Crimpshrine / G-Whiz | No Reality | 7-inch | 1990 |
| Jawbreaker / Crimpshrine | Skene! | 7-inch | 1993 |
| Forward Till Death | Lookout! | CD | 1999 |
