Portraits of Past

Portraits of Past

Infobox musical artist
Name = Portraits of Past


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Origin = San Francisco
Genre = Screamo
Emo
Hardcore punk
Years_active = 1994-1995
2008-present
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Associated_acts = Funeral Diner
Bellavista_(band)
URL = [http://www.portraitsofpast.com Official Website]
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Portraits of Past was an emo band from the San Francisco Bay Area that existed roughly from 1994-1995. [http://www.portraitsofpast.com/#History (A very short bio on their official website.)] The genre of music that they helped create is often described as "screamo," though that term was not used at the time the band was active. As Kent McClard recounts on the Ebullition website, the band's popularity grew only a couple of years after their demise at the end of 1995. [http://www.ebullition.com/catalog32.html (Information on the Portraits of Past records that Ebullition released.)]

Former members of the band later formed other projects such as Nexus Six, Seventeen Queen, The Audience, Funeral Diner, Vue, Bellavista and Who Calls So Loud.

Portraits of Past will be playing a number of reunion shows in the second half of 2008. A new song was played at two California shows, but the band members have no plans as of yet to release new material. Of the new song, lead vocalist Rob Pettersen has said, "We are not sure if other songs will be written or how/if we will release it/them. Nothing is ruled out, however… " [http://www.imposemagazine.com/mag/index.php/2008/08/06/tinnitus-ten-years-on-3-portraits-of-past-reunite/ (Impose Magazine)]

Discography

*Portraits of Past / Bleed - 2 songs on split 7" - Ebullition Records
*XXX compilation - 1 song on 2x12" - Ebullition Records
*Self-Titled (a.k.a. 0100101110100011100100100) 12" LP - Ebullition Records
*Stealing the Pocket compilation - 1 song - Positively Punk Records
*Discography CD - Ebullition Records

Notes

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/portraitsofpast Portraits of past official MySpace page]
* [http://www.portraitsofpast.com www.portraitsofpast.com Portraits of Past official site]
* [http://www.ebullition.com www.ebullition.com Ebullition Records]
* [http://www.imposemagazine.com/mag/index.php/2008/08/06/tinnitus-ten-years-on-3-portraits-of-past-reunite/] IMPOSE magazine article


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