Tag Archives: Ben Shillabeer

Shaped in Bristol in 2001 by friends Aaron Dewey (vocals and cornet, though he’s also an achieved drummer) and Benjamin Shillabeer (guitar and songwriting), the Playwrights performed a make of angular post-punk motivated by Gang of Four and popularized by rings like Bloc Party and Franz Ferdinand. The duo documented …

Created in 1999 by high-school friends Travis Nesbitt (vocals) and Logan Jacobs (bass), the Canadian alternative rock act Sociable Code initially managed beneath the name 5th Time of year. The group released Patiently Waiting around in 2001 before changing to its present name, the bandmembers recognizing that they distributed their …