The Matches

The exuberant Oakland pop-punk outfit the Fits initially formed because the Local people in 1997 when vocalist/guitarist Shawn Harris, drummer Matt Whalen, and bassist Justin San Souci were still in the first days of senior high school together. Frustrated with having less under-21 venues within the Bay Region at that time, the guys had taken matters to their very own hands, seizing an area warehouse that were changed into a webcasting soundstage and introducing some shows known as L3: Live, Loud and Regional. The music group, which today also included guitarist Jon Devoto, initiated what they known as “Commo Promo” methods to market the displays; they accosted people all over the place — departing concerts, malls, institutions, dorms, restaurants, etc. — with short, hit-and-run, acoustic pieces in the times before each L3 gig. Phrase spread quickly in regards to the Local people and shows began offering out (about 450 children) without the formal marketing, but quickly enough, the quartet was compelled to improve their name after getting contacted with the Chicago music group of the same name (going by Yvonne Doll). Making use of their recently minted moniker set up, the Fits scrapped enough cash together to place out their first record. Documented in basements and living spaces and released in Feb 2003, the tongue-in-cheek-titled E. Von Dahl Killed the Local people added more gasoline to the fireplace growing throughout the music group along the West Coastline. In conjunction with their invigorating live present, the guys arrived dates with rings like Reel Big Seafood, Lit, and Zebrahead, and in addition contributed a monitor towards the 2003 Immortal Information holiday advantage compilation A Santa Trigger alongside rings like MxPx, New Found out Glory, and FALLOUT Boy. The Fits had installed with Epitaph from the year’s end along with a remixed edition of E. Von Dahl (which experienced already sold upwards of 4,000 copies) was released with the label in Apr 2004. Relentless touring continuing, including stints within the 2004 and 2005 Warped Trips, as well as the group made an appearance on the three-way Takeover break up with Near Miss and Reeve Oliver. All of this activity led up to the eventual launch of the sophomore album. The greater ambitious Decomposer made an appearance in Sept 2006 and was documented with nine suppliers having a submit the task, including Poor Religion’s Brett Gurewitz, Rancid’s Tim Armstrong, blink-182’s Tag Hoppus, Goldfinger’s John Feldmann and 311’s Nick Hexum. After even more considerable touring, in 2008, the music group returned with a far more greatly layered (and much more unequal) record, A Music group in Hope, explained by Harris as “a pendulum’s sway between wish and despair.”