The Matches are a rock band of four formed in 1997 in Oakland, California, who are currently signed with Epitaph Records. “Oakland” redirects here. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Pop punk is used for two separate subgenres of punk rock music: the kind typically found on Lookout! Records, which stray very little from the three-chord formula that The Ramones pioneered, as well as a newer subgenre of melodic, more emotional punk, which includes by bands like NOFX and... East Bay Punk is a description for punk, pop-punk, and punk rock bands from the bay area of California, which include cities like Oakland, San Francisco, Berkley, and the surrounding area. ... See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic... “Oakland” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

History

Originally known as "The Locals", the band played what could be characterized as reggae-influenced punk, creating songs like "A Girl I Know," "Studio 5866," and others, which can now be found in The Matches' Song Vault. Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...

Gradually, their style started shifting towards alternative rock. Their influences included fellow East Bay punk/pop-punk bands like Green Day and Rancid, as well as more mainstream bands and musicians like Elvis Costello, David Bowie, The Who and Joe Jackson. The name "The Locals" soon led to copyright infringement complications when Yvonne Doll, the frontwoman for the Chicago indie rock band also called "The Locals," contacted the band and asked that they change their name. Alternative music redirects here. ... This article is about the band Green Day. ... Rancid is a punk band, formed in 1991 in Albany, California, by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong. ... Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick McManus August 25, 1954) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. ... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 1947 January 8) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... The Who are an English rock band that first formed in 1964, and grew to be considered one of the greatest[1] and most influential[2] bands in the world. ... Joe Jackson (born David Ian Jackson, 11 August 1954, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire) is an English musician and singer-songwriter probably best-known for the 1979 hit song Is She Really Going Out With Him?, which still gets extensive FM radio airplay; for his 1982 hit, Steppin Out; and for... The Cathach of St. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ...

The band gained notoriety for "commo-promo", or commotion promotion, in which they would bring their acoustic guitars and play outside of various Bay Area venues as concerts for larger acts were letting out. In conjunction with Oakland's (now defunct) iMusicast venue, the band started producing their own shows called L3 (Live, Loud & Local), which became a launchpad for many other Bay Area bands, as well as attracting such headlining acts as Link 80, Sugarcult, and Zebrahead. Playing a steel-string guitar without a pick (fingerpicking). ... Rumble at the Tracks label. ... Sugarcult is an American pop punk/power-pop band of Santa Barbara, California formed in 1998. ... Zebrahead is an Orange County, CA-based rap-punk band which was formed in 1996 by vocalist/guitarist Justin Mauriello (formerly of Once There), guitarist Greg Bergdorf (formerly of 409), bassist Ben Osmundson (formerly of 3-Ply), and drummer Ed Udhus (formerly of 409). ...

Eventually, under the new name "The Matches", the band landed a record deal on Brett Gurewitz's Epitaph Records, although they had already previously released the album E. Von Dahl Killed the Locals without a recording contract. The version released by Epitaph lacks the song "Superman", but adds the songs "Borderline Creep" and "More Than Local Boys", as well as slight changes to lyrics on "The Jack Slap Cheer", and the last untitled track (often referred to as "Track 11", "Abraham's Song", or "Scratched Out"). Brett Gurewitz (born May 12, 1962) Los Angeles,CA. Also known as Mr. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... E. Von Dahl Killed the Locals is the debut album by The Matches, released on Epitaph Records in 2004. ...

Lead guitarist Jon Devoto has been quoted as saying "If you were to ask me five years ago where I would be in five years, I would have said 'In a band on Epitaph.'" ^{[citation needed]}

They have shared the stage with likes of Lit, Yellowcard, Matchbook Romance, Less Than Jake, Reel Big Fish, Starting Line, MXPX, Motion City Soundtrack, +44 and many others, as well as playing on the Vans Warped Tour. The Matches have quickly made a name for themselves in the pop punk scenes throughout the United States and Europe. Lit is a pop punk band, based in Orange County, California. ... This article is about the band. ... Matchbook Romance was a emo / pop punk band from Poughkeepsie, New York, that was signed to Epitaph Records. ... Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. ... Reel Big Fish are an American ska punk band, best known for the 1997 hit Sell Out. ... Starting line can be: A position marking the beginning of a race The Starting Line rock band This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... MxPx is a punk band comprised of three Christians that formed in 1992 in Bremerton, Washington, United States as teenagers. ... Motion City Soundtrack is an American pop punk band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... This article is about the band. ... Warped Tour Logo Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

The Matches' second album, Decomposer, was released on September 12, 2006. The album features work by nine producers, including Tim Armstrong, Nick Hexum, Mark Hoppus, and John Feldmann, among other punk rock mainstays. The albums also marks a change to more experimental alternative rock sound, as opposed to the pop punk sound of their first album. The Matches will be on the Vans Warped Tour 2007 supporting the album. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Decomposer is the sophomore album by The Matches, released by Epitaph Records on September 12 2006. ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tim Armstrong is an American musician and songwriter best known for his work with punk rock bands Rancid, Operation Ivy, and Transplants, as well as his record label Hellcat Records. ... Nicholas Lofton Hexum (born April 12, 1970 in Madison, Wisconsin) is the vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the Omaha, Nebraska-based alternative rock band 311. ... Markus Allan Hoppus (born March 15, 1972 in Ridgecrest, California[1]) is an American musician, producer, and was one of the three founding members of the pop-punk band Blink-182 and the pop-punk/alternative band +44. ... John Feldmann is the lead singer of Goldfinger and the Electric Love Hogs. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Warped Tour 2007 will be this summers installment of the annual Warped Tour musical festival. ...

The band has also worked with rapper MC Lars on the song "Hot Topic is Not Punk Rock". Andrew Robert Nielsen (born October 6, 1982) is an American rapper, known by his stage name MC Lars. ...

New Record

The group recently announced that they are close to finishing a new album titled A Band In Hope (previously The Mad Silentist); though it has been said that the title might be changed again by the time of its release. This new album is said to be coming out early 2008, possibly February.

On July 22nd, an acoustic video of a new song titled "To Build A Mountain" was revealed at "Live-Pulse". It is also available for viewing on YouTube.

The band has said that the song "Who Let the Yankees In the Chip Shop?" will be on the upcoming record, and that they will be filming a video for it in the UK this fall.

Members

• Shawn Harris - rhythm guitar, vocals
• Justin San Souci - bass guitar, vocals
• Jon Devoto - lead guitar, backup vocals
• Matt Whalen - drums

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Discography

Albums

• E. Von Dahl Killed the Locals (2004)
• Decomposer (2006)
• Abandon Hope (2008)

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DVDs

• Show Must Go Off!, Vol. 14 (2004)

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Compilation tracks

• A Santa Cause - It's A Punk Rock Christmas - "December Is For Cynics" (2003)
• Agent Records Presents The NorCal Compilation 2003 - "Audio Blood" (2003)
• 2004 Warped Tour Compilation - "Audio Blood" (2004)
• 2005 Warped Tour Compilation - "Dog-Eared Page" (2005)
• Dead Bands Party: A Tribute to Oingo Boingo - "Violent Love" (2005)(**zebrahead was featured on this song**)
• Takeover Records 3-Way Issue #2 - "A Girl I Know", "Sick Little Suicide (Acoustic)", "Shoot Me in the Smile (Acoustic)" (2005)

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• 2006 Warped Tour Compilation - "My Soft and Deep" (2006)
• Greetings From NorCal- The Northern California Compilation - "Didi" (2006)
• Unsound Compilation - "Little Maggots" (2006)
• Punk-O-Rama Vol. 9 - "Sick Little Suicide" (2006)
• Punk-O-Rama Vol. 10 - "Shoot Me in My Smile" (2006)
• 2007 Warped Tour Compilation - "Little Maggots" (2007)
• 2004 Smartpunk: Music On The Brain-"Got The Time"

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Singles

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Audio/Video

• Interview with The Matches
• Interview with Shawn Harris of The Matches

External links

• Official band site
• The Matches at MySpace