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Berkeley, San Francisco CA, United States (1982 – 1989)
Crimpshrine was a punk rock band from Berkeley, California. It was formed by Aaron Cometbus, founder of the seminal punk rock zine Cometbus, and a friend, Jeff Ott. The band’s origins go back to 1982. Within D.I.Y. communities, the band is often considered one of the most important punk bands, especially in the Bay Area scene.
Crimpshrine’s origins are traced back to S.A.G. S.A.G. was formed in Berkeley, CA during the summer of 1982 by Jesse Michaels (of later Operation Ivy fame) (just 12 at the time) and Aaron Cometbus. The band mostly did just tape dubs with Jesse and Aaron trading off on instruments. It wasn’t a functioning band until 1983 when Jeff Ott (at 12 years old) was brought in. Jeff played drums (even though they only had one drum). Jesse only sung, and Aaron played a guitar with only 3 strings. Later, they had changed their name to Revolution Through Apathy. S.A.G. had split up in early 1984. There were some rumors that Jesse was kicked out for smoking too much pot, so Jesse went one way and Aaron and Jeff went another. Jesse was Crimpshrine’s original vocalist until he was not in the band. However, years later he came back and did some live backup vocals with Crimpshrine. There may be some tape dubs floating around, but other than that, the only released material that can be found by S.A.G.
Crimpshrine’s origins are traced back to S.A.G. S.A.G. was formed in Berkeley, CA during the summer of 1982 by Jesse Michaels (of later Operation Ivy fame) (just 12 at the time) and Aaron Cometbus. The band mostly did just tape dubs with Jesse and Aaron trading off on instruments. It wasn’t a functioning band until 1983 when Jeff Ott (at 12 years old) was brought in. Jeff played drums (even though they only had one drum). Jesse only sung, and Aaron played a guitar with only 3 strings. Later, they had changed their name to Revolution Through Apathy. S.A.G. had split up in early 1984. There were some rumors that Jesse was kicked out for smoking too much pot, so Jesse went one way and Aaron and Jeff went another. Jesse was Crimpshrine’s original vocalist until he was not in the band. However, years later he came back and did some live backup vocals with Crimpshrine. There may be some tape dubs floating around, but other than that, the only released material that can be found by S.A.G.
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Elsalvador1990 Seminal Punk Rock from the East Bay!
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ThisCharmingBoy Great songs, great lyrics, and great bass!
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I_vans one of best bay area punx bands...
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noshutdown Dear Aaron Cometbus and Jeff Ott, Thank you for saving my life.
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byyoutheradio hell yeah
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scottkingofska Can you feel that?
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talkloud Best punk bass
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Mskaz how could fucked up kid not be in the first ones? one of the best songs ever.
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