Dance Hall Crashers

Dance Hall Crashers
Dance Hall Crashers
Origin United States
Genres Ska punk, pop punk
Years active 1989–1990; 1992–2004 (on hiatus)
Labels Moon Ska, MCA, Pink and Black
Associated acts Operation Ivy, Rancid, Screw 32, Limp
Website DanceHallCrashers.com
Members
Elyse Rogers
Karina Deniké
Jason Hammon
Mikey Weiss
Gavin Hammon
Past members
Andrew Champion
Scott Goodell
Ingrid Jonsson
Leland McNeely
Tim Armstrong
Matt Freeman
Joel Wing
Erik Larsen aka Erik Kolacek
Joey Schaaf
J. Grant Mcintire

Dance Hall Crashers (often abbreviated to DHC) is an American ska punk band formed in 1989 in Berkeley, California.

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Biography

Early years

The original incarnation of the Dance Hall Crashers (named after the Alton Ellis song "Dance Crasher") was formed in 1989 by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong, formerly of the seminal Bay Area ska-punk band Operation Ivy, after both musicians expressed an interest in starting a band rooted in more traditional ska and rocksteady than what they had been playing with Operation Ivy. The first line-up featured Armstrong on vocals and Freeman on bass guitar, as well as drummer Erik Larsen (whom they specifically lured away from a rocksteady band called "The Liquidators"). The band also featured keyboardist Joey Schaaf, vocalist Andrew Champion and guitarist Grant McIntire.

The band experimented with various songs and styles until they played their first show at 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley in 1989. Shortly after their debut, however, Freeman and Armstrong left to pursue other interests, mainly another punk-based ska project called Downfall.

After numerous membership changes which eventually left only the original drummer Larsen, DHC solidified a line-up with dual vocalists Karina Deniké Schwarz and Elyse Rogers, guitarists Jason Hammon and Jaime McCormick and bassist Joel Wing. Following a period of steady gigging, DHC finally caught a break after being booked at an all-ska Earth Day festival at Berkeley's Greek Theatre in 1990, opening for Bad Manners. That year, the band recorded their debut album for Moon Ska Records, though trouble within the band led to a break-up soon after.

Breakthrough

In 1992, bowing to fan pressure, DHC reunited for a one-off series of gigs, but after the positive response to their performance, the band chose to reform on a permanent basis. In 1993, to commemorate their reunion, Moon Records released a CD compilation of the band's entire body of work from 1989 to 1992, appropriately titled 1989-1992.

As the band began touring nationally by the mid-1990s, the line-up changed once again, now featuring Rogers, Denike, Hammon, his brother Gavin Hammon on drums, guitarist Scott goodell and bassist Mikey Weiss. In 1995, DHC were the very first group signed to MCA Records subsidiary 510 records, and issued their second LP Lockjaw the same year. Lockjaw was the first DHC release without a horn section, and had a harder, guitar-driven pop punk sound than the band's prior recordings. The album's single, "Enough", was featured on the soundtrack to the film Angus, and the accompanying music video received moderate airplay on MTV's 120 Minutes.

A re-issue of 1989-1992 was released as The Old Record in late 1996 on Fat Wreck Chords' Honest Don's label. DHC's second MCA record, Honey I’m Homely!, was released in 1997. This proved to be the band's breakthrough album, peaking at #22 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers. The leading singles "Lost Again" and "Mr. Blue" enjoyed steady rotation on local and college radio stations across the United States, and music videos were filmed for both tracks.

The band toured extensively throughout the mid to late 90's, both as a headliner and opening for bands such as The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Bad Religion. In addition, the band played festivals such as the Warped Tour and Lilith Fair. Due to the heavy touring schedule, Scott Goodell bowed out from his guitar duties in 1996; the band asked Phil Ensor from Limp and later, Billy Bouchard to stand in for live shows until the need for a second guitarist was nixed and Hammon handled all guitar parts himself.

Hiatus and reunions

In 1998, DHC released their last release with MCA, the EP Blue Plate Special. The EP contained a short collection of songs recorded for other compilations/soundtracks, unreleased and remixed material, and a CD-ROM of photos and the band's four music videos. In 1999, the band signed with independent label Pink and Black Records, releasing their fourth LP Purr in 1999 and the live album The Live Record: Witless Banter and 25 Mildly Antagonistic Songs About Love in 2000.

DHC started playing less frequently in the early 2000s, limiting their performances to West Coast shows and occasional appearances at events such as the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. In November 2004, the band recorded a show at the Hollywood House of Blues which was later released on DVD by Kung Fu Records as part of their The Show Must Go Off! series. Although the performance included an unreleased song and made mention of the band working on a new studio album, the show proved to be DHC's last performance to date as the band has since gone on hiatus. Although they have not explicitly stated having broken up, there has been no announcement of any future plans to resume touring or recording.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

  • Blue Plate Special EP (1998), MCA

Live albums

  • The Live Record: Witless Banter & 25 Mildly Antagonistic Songs About Love (2000), Pink and Black
  • Live at the House of Blues (2005), (The Show Must Go Off! live DVD)

Compilations

  • 1989-1992 (1993), Moon Records (includes most of contents of first two releases, and some single/compilation material)
  • The Old Record (1996), Honest Don's Records (reprint of 1989-1992)

Demos

Members

Current

  • Elyse Rogers – vocals
  • Karina Deniké – vocals
  • Jason Hammon – guitar
  • Mikey Weiss – bass
  • Gavin Hammon – drums

Former

  • Tim Armstrong – vocals
  • Andrew "Andrew Champion" Ataie – vocals
  • J. Grant Mcintire – guitar
  • Alex Baker – bass
  • Phil Ensor – guitar
  • Billy Bouchard – guitar
  • Matt Freeman – vocals,bass
  • Scott Goodell – guitar
  • Jeremy Goody – Trumpet
  • Ingrid Jonsson – vocals
  • Erik Larsen, aka Erik Kolacek – drums
  • Jaime McCormick – guitar
  • Joey Schaaf – keyboard
  • Joel Wing – bass

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