Twothirtyeight

Twothirtyeight (also 'twothirtyeight' or 'Two Thirty Eight') was an indie rock band from Pensacola, Florida. They disbanded in April 2003.

Formed in 1995, Twothirtyeight released three independently produced EP albums before signing with the now-defunct Takehold Records. In 1999, Twothirtyeight released their first full length album "Missing You Dearly" on Takehold Records. The band line-up featured Chris Staples, Kevin Woerner, Owen Grabo, and DJ Stone. The album was dedicated to Kevin Glass, the band's former bass guitarist, who died in a tragic car accident in 1997. Weeks before Glass was killed, he taught Owen Grabo the bass parts for most of the songs in the Twothirtyeight catalogue.

In 2000, with Owen Grabo having left the band, Twothirtyeight recorded their next EP, "Matter Has A Breaking Point", as a 3-piece outfit with Chris Staples on bass guitar and lead vocals. With the addition of Jake Brown, former frontman of the band Driven, on bass guitar, Twothirtyeight wrote and recorded their second full-length album "Regulate the Chemicals". Chris Carrabba, notable as the former lead vocalist of Further Seems Forever and principal artist of Dashboard Confessional, contributed backing vocals to two of the songs from "Regulate the Chemicals", "Moving Too Far" and "The Songs Will Write the Words."Following the album's release DJ Stone, who had played drums for the group since the beginning, left the group to focus on his family. "Regulate the Chemicals" was released on Takehold Records and followed by a summer of extensive touring. In January 2001, Jake Brown left the band.

In 2002, Takehold was acquired by Tooth & Nail Records, and the record label would re-release the band's second album, remastered with additional tracks added. "You Should Be Living", the group's final album, was released in 2002, produced by James Wisner, who has also worked with Further Seems Forever and Dashboard Confessional.

In April 2003, Twothirtyeight disbanded on good terms; members choosing to pursue their individual dreams. Notably, lead vocalist Chris Staples went on to front the indie rock band Discover America.

Discography

Full Length albums

*"Missing You Dearly" (1998·Takehold Records)
*"Regulate the Chemicals" (2000·Takehold Records)
*"Regulate the Chemicals" Re-release (2002·Tooth & Nail Records)
*"You Should Be Living" (2002·Tooth & Nail Records)

EPs

*"Twothirtyeight/Gileah Split" (1995·Independent)
*"Twothirtyeight" (1996·Independent)
*"Tomorrow" (1997·Independent)
*"Matter Has a Breaking Point" (1999·Takehold Records)
*"Further Seems Forever / Twothirtyeight Split 7"" (2002·Tooth & Nail Records)

Compilations

*"El Libro De Recuerdos" (2003·Tooth & Nail Records)

Members

*Chris Staples · lead vocals, Guitar
*Ben May · Bass Guitar
*Dylan Roper · drums
*Kevin Woerner · Guitar

Former members

*Jake Brown · Bass Guitar
*Kevin Glass (d. 1997) · Guitar
*Owen Grabo · Bass guitar
*Daniel Lamb · Guitar
*D.J. Stone · drums
*Jason Anderson
*James Diederich · drums
*Jason Frazier · drums
*Mike Wild
*Ben May

External links

* [http://toothandnail.com/artist_releaseinfo.php?id=48 Tooth & Nail Records' band alumni page]
* [http://www.purevolume.com/twothirtyeight Music at Purevolume.com]