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Drive Like Jehu Were An American Post-Hardcore Band From San Diego California Founded In 1990 By Rick Froberg Guitar Vocals John Reis Guitar Mike Kennedy Bass And Mark Trombino Drums . Froberg And Reis Had Originally Played In Pitchfork But Despite Musical Similarities There Were Some Significant Changes In The Lineup Of Drive Like Jehu. Froberg No Longer Just A Vocalist Picked Up A Guitar While Kennedy And Trombino Formed The Rhythm Section Of The New Band After Having Played Together In Night Soil Man A Prog-Influenced Punk Outfit. The Group Released Their Self-Titled Debut Album On Cargo In 1991. The Following Year They Released The Double A-Side Single Hand Over Fist/Bullet Train To Vegas On Merge Records And Released The Original Recorded Version Of Sinews On The Headstart To Purgatory Compilation Of San Diego Bands. Drive Like Jehu And Rocket From The Crypt A Garage-Punk Band Fronted By Reis Were Signed To Interscope Records As A Pair With The Label Releasing Drive Like Jehu's Second Album Yank Crime In 1994 After Which The Band Embarked On Tours Of The United States And Europe. Drive Like Jehu Played Their Final Shows In 1995 With Little Fanfare. While John Reis Concentrated On Rocket From The Crypt Full-Time Froberg And Trombino Would Both Eventually Leave San Diego. Froberg Briefly Played In Thingy With Rob Crow Of Pinback Before Moving To New York City To Work As An Illustrator. Kennedy Went Back To School And Became A Chemist While Trombino Who Engineered Most Of The Band's Recordings Became A Audio Engineer And Producer For The Likes Of Blink 182 And Jimmy Eat World Among Others. Since The Breakup Reis Continued To Front Rocket From The Crypt Until 2005 Whilst Working On Other Projects Including Back Off Cupids Sultans And Starting His Own Record Label Swami Records. In 2000 Froberg And Reis Reunited To Form Hot Snakes Who Released Three Full-Lengths On Swami Before Retiring In The Summer Of 2005. In 2007 Reis Formed The Night Marchers With Former Hot Snakes Bandmates Gar Wood And Jason Kourkounis Releasing Their Debut Album See You In Magic Earlier This Year.
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Biography - Drive Like Jehu
Drive Like Jehu Were An American Post-Hardcore Band From San Diego California Founded In 1990 By Rick Froberg Guitar Vocals John Reis Guitar Mike Kennedy Bass And Mark Trombino Drums . Froberg And Reis Had Originally Played In Pitchfork But Despite Musical Similarities There Were Some Significant Changes In The Lineup Of Drive Like Jehu. Froberg No Longer Just A Vocalist Picked Up A Guitar While Kennedy And Trombino Formed The Rhythm Section Of The New Band After Having Played Together In Night Soil Man A Prog-Influenced Punk Outfit. The Group Released Their Self-Titled Debut Album On Cargo In 1991. The Following Year They Released The Double A-Side Single Hand Over Fist/Bullet Train To Vegas On Merge Records And Released The Original Recorded Version Of Sinews On The Headstart To Purgatory Compilation Of San Diego Bands. Drive Like Jehu And Rocket From The Crypt A Garage-Punk Band Fronted By Reis Were Signed To Interscope Records As A Pair With The Label Releasing Drive Like Jehu's Second Album Yank Crime In 1994 After Which The Band Embarked On Tours Of The United States And Europe. Drive Like Jehu Played Their Final Shows In 1995 With Little Fanfare. While John Reis Concentrated On Rocket From The Crypt Full-Time Froberg And Trombino Would Both Eventually Leave San Diego. Froberg Briefly Played In Thingy With Rob Crow Of Pinback Before Moving To New York City To Work As An Illustrator. Kennedy Went Back To School And Became A Chemist While Trombino Who Engineered Most Of The Band's Recordings Became A Audio Engineer And Producer For The Likes Of Blink 182 And Jimmy Eat World Among Others. Since The Breakup Reis Continued To Front Rocket From The Crypt Until 2005 Whilst Working On Other Projects Including Back Off Cupids Sultans And Starting His Own Record Label Swami Records. In 2000 Froberg And Reis Reunited To Form Hot Snakes Who Released Three Full-Lengths On Swami Before Retiring In The Summer Of 2005. In 2007 Reis Formed The Night Marchers With Former Hot Snakes Bandmates Gar Wood And Jason Kourkounis Releasing Their Debut Album See You In Magic Earlier This Year.
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