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Glen Ellyn, Chicago (1998 – 2007)
Spitalfield was an alternative rock band based in Glen Ellyn, Chicago and signed to the Victory Records label. Formed in 1998, Spitalfield caught the attention of Victory Records with the 2002 release of The Cloak and Dagger Club EP and a year later released fan-favorite Remember Right Now. Spitalfield also released an album titled Stop Doing Bad Things in 2005 which featured songs like “Gold Dust V. The State Of Illinois” and “So I heard You Joined a Convent”. The band’s name comes from what members describe as a village where Jack the Ripper came from.
The name for this location is actually Spitalfields, and it is not a village but a section of London’s East End. In the summer of 2005 Bassist T.J. Minich departed from the band and TJ Milici came on board to take his place. In August of 2006, guitarist Dan Lowder left the band under “Personal Reasons” and was replaced with Jeff Meilander (formerly of Seven Days of Samsara and Bosio). However Lowder is the gutarist on the October 2006 release Better Than Knowing Where You Are.
On September 10th 2007 the band announced on their Myspace that following a 25-date tour in November/December they will be ‘calling it quits’. No official reason was given although they stated that ‘this was absolutely nothing to do with a lack of passion for making music together or love for each other’. During the tour they will be selling a limited-edition album consisting of all their out-of print pre- Victory records back catalogue as well as selected demos from 1998-2002 through Sinister Label/Walk In Cold Records.
On September 10th 2007 the band announced on their Myspace that following a 25-date tour in November/December they will be ‘calling it quits’. No official reason was given although they stated that ‘this was absolutely nothing to do with a lack of passion for making music together or love for each other’. During the tour they will be selling a limited-edition album consisting of all their out-of print pre- Victory records back catalogue as well as selected demos from 1998-2002 through Sinister Label/Walk In Cold Records.
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PetrovVodkin wrote:
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Flux_Tempo wrote:
Will go down as one of the most under appreciated bands to come outta Chicago. Love'em. [3]
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ammame33 wrote:
i fell in love with 'remember right now' when i was in high school, during my super 'emo' phase (back then emo was something entirely different). occasionally i will revisit that album and it never fails to make me feel the same way i did over six years ago. not many bands have the talent required to create such a lasting album. <3
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xilovefrankiero wrote:
<3
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fifteen-blows wrote:
A favorite of mine back in high school. I was gutted when they cancelled the show they were playing in Madison on their final tour. Not enough people listened to these guys, terribly underrated.
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bobo9390 wrote:
Remember Right Now is still a great album...nay, a classic. [2] brings back more memories than most albums.
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kev86 wrote:
Will go down as one of the most under appreciated bands to come outta Chicago. Love'em. [3]
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RealityinaDream wrote:
Really good stuff....
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attack_banana wrote:
Will go down as one of the most under appreciated bands to come outta Chicago. Love'em. [2]
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Jeeenyus wrote:
They were one of the final artists played on Q101's local 101 last night. Sooooo nostalgic to listen to that way!
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R-Mac wrote:
Remember Right Now is still a great album...nay, a classic.
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MidwestCrucible wrote:
Will go down as one of the most under appreciated bands to come outta Chicago. Love'em.
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robert-86 wrote:
I'm right there with j9I737. this takes me back
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Friendwhore wrote:
Just got a Spitalfield tat. They were so good.
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j9l737 wrote:
this takes me back to highschool, i feel old now
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eric_montana wrote:
Just threw on Remember Right Now, oh man it's been awhile! Saw their last NY show too...
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caPnGeez wrote:
remember right now was perfect but stop doing bad things was really good too. love this band. wish I could have seen them :(
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skatergrl23 wrote:
wished they made more new songs.. still i love the song "i loved the way she said LA" (;
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cloudblood84 wrote:
spitalfield takes me way way back
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decadelate wrote:
so classic
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Couldn't make it to Chicago for the reunion shows? GET LIMITED REUNION MERCH HERE.
10 Sep 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/spitalfield
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