Jawbox

Jawbox Was An Alternative Rock Band From Washington D.C.. Its Original Members Were J. Robbins Vocals/guitar Kim Coletta Bass Guitar And Adam Wade Drums . Bill Barbot Vocals/guitar And Zach Barocas Drums Later Joined The Group With Barocas Replacing Wade. Robbins Had Played In The Final Incarnation Of Government Issue Which Was The Longest Lived Of The Original Washington D.C. Punk Bands. After Government Issue Called It Quits Robbins Formed Jawbox With Kim Coletta And Adam Wade. The Trio Recorded A Demo Cassette And Their First Self-Released Single This Was Also The Beginning Of Their Use Of The Desoto Records Rubric Which Went On To Become A Formal Successful Independent Record Label Inclusion Of The Song "Bullet Park" On The Maximumrocknroll Compilation They Don't Get Paid They Don't Get Laid But Boy Do They Work Hard 1989 Was Their Most Widespread Early Exposure. They Also Recorded A Four-Song EP Jawbox 1990 Which Was Incorporated Into The CD Release Of Their First Album Grippe Both Released By Dischord Records . Shortly Afterwards Bill Barbot Joined The Band As Second Guitarist And Second Singer. Not Long After They Recorded Novelty With Iain Burgess And Toured The USA. Wade Then Left The Band To Play Drums With Shudder To Think And Their Friend Zach Barocas Was Called Upon To Play The Drums. Barocas' Adoption Of Various Stage-Names Caused Some Confusion At The Time He Used The Monikers Jim Schortz El Jefe And Even Borrowed The Name Of The Japanese Actor Takashi Shimura. Barocas' Unique Drumming Style Is Central To What Became Recognized As The Band's Signature Studio And Live Sound Following Their Major Label Debut Citation Needed . Jawbox Gained Some Notoriety In The Indie Music Community By Becoming One Of Only Two Bands To Move From Legendary Record Label Dischord Records To A Major Label When They Signed To Atlantic Records For 1994's For Your Own Special Sweetheart The Other Band Was Shudder To Think Which Signed To Epic Records . The Band Had A Minor MTV Hit With "Savory" In 1994. A Second Single "Cooling Card" Was Issued And Received Some MTV And Radio Play But It Wasn't As Popular As "Savory". The Band Recorded A Second Album For Atlantic Produced By John Agnello But During The Sessions Atlantic Started A Vanity Label For Alternative Artists TAG Recordings Which Had The Band Fountains Of Wayne Signed To It And They Transferred Jawbox To The New Label. In 1996 They Released The Album Which Was Surprisingly Successful And Had A College Radio Hit With "Mirrorful" And A Cover Of Tori Amos' "Cornflake Girl" But Jawbox Was Eventually Dropped By The Label Due To A Perceived Lack Of Singles On The Album. In Early 1997 At The Completion Of The Tour Supporting The Self-Titled Record Barocas Decided To Move Back To New York And Jawbox Called It A Day. After The Split Robbins And Barbot Along With Former Government Issue Drummer Pete Moffett Formed The Band Burning Airlines Which Itself Broke Up After Releasing Two Albums. Barbot And Coletta Continue To Run DeSoto Records. Barbot Is Owner 1 Of Threespot 2 A Web Agency In Washington DC. Coletta Is Also Currently A Substitute Teacher At Landon School In Bethesda MD. Barocas Became A Part Of The Up On In Which Like Burning Airlines Broke Up Quickly Thereafter. Barocas Currently Lives In Brooklyn And Plays In The Band Bells≥. 3 Barocas Also Writes Poetry And Publishes The Online Literary Journal The Cultural Society. Robbins Is Currently Part Of The Bands Channels And Office Of Future Plans And Has Also Gone On To Become A Successful Producer. read less