Spitalfield

This article is about the musical group. For the location in London, England, see Spitalfields.

Spitalfield
Origin	DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Genres	Pop punk, alternative rock
Years active	1998–2007; 2010
Labels	Victory Records
Associated acts	Mark Rose, Thrillage, Project Rocket
Members
Mark Rose J.D. Romero T.J. Milici
Past members
Daniel Lowder, TJ Minich, Terry Hahin, Blake Croson, Scott Morrow

Spitalfield was a rock band based in Chicago, signed to the Victory Records label. Formed in 1998, Spitalfield caught the attention of Victory Records with their 2002 release The Cloak And Dagger Club EP and a year later released fan-favorite Remember Right Now. The group sold over 130,000 records and performed in nine countries over three continents before disbanding at the end of 2007. The band's name comes from what members describe as a village where Jack the Ripper came from. The name for this location is actually Spitalfields, and is a section of London's East End. Spitalfield announced their breakup and subsequent goodbye tour on September 10, 2007. Their last official show was December 23, 2007 at 'The Metro', in Chicago, Illinois.

Since the breakup, Mark Rose has pursued a solo singer/songwriter career, playing more of a progressive pop & blues sound. He released his first full length album, Wonderful Trouble, independently on July 5th, 2011. The album was produced by Sean O'Keefe, who worked with Spitalfield on their 2003 release, Remember Right Now. JD Romero & TJ Milici play together in the band Thrillage. Daniel Lowder hasn't played a guitar in years.

Summer of 2010, Spitalfield performed a few reunion shows. On June 2, 2010, Spitalfield played a surprise short set at Angels & Kings Chicago. The band then played two sold out concerts at The Beat Kitchen on August 27 & 28, 2010.

Discography

Albums

• Faster Crashes Harder (2001)
• Remember Right Now (2003)
• Stop Doing Bad Things (2005)
• Better than Knowing Where You Are (2006)

Collections

• Everything 1998-2002 (2007)

EPs

• Capture the Moment (1998)
• Don't Worry About It Loves Spitalfield (2000, 12" split record with Don't Worry About It)
• The Cloak & Dagger Club EP (2002)

Singles

• "I Loved the Way She Said 'L.A.'" (2003)
• "Those Days You Felt Alive" (2003)
• "Gold Dust Vs. the State of Illinois" (2005)
• "Secrets in Mirrors" (2006)

Their single "Secrets in Mirrors" had been pre-loaded the Walkman NW-E013 model.

Non-album tracks

• "It's Cold Out There" – released on A Santa Cause 2: It's a Punk Rock Christmas (2006)
• "The Yearbook Song" - unreleased (2001)

Members

• Mark Rose - vocals, guitar (1998–2007)
• T.J. Milici - bass (2005–2007)
• J.D. Romero - drums (1998–2007)

Former Members

• Daniel Lowder - guitar, backing vocals (2000–2006)
• T. J. Minich - bass, vocals (2002–2005)
• Terry Hahin - bass (1998–2002)
• Scott Morrow - guitar (1999–2000)
• Blake Croson - guitar (1998–1999)

Touring Members

• Jeff Meilander - guitar, backing vocals (2006–2007)
• Jon Lullo - guitar, backing vocals (2007)

External links

• MySpace
• PureVolume