Counterfit (band)

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Counterfit

Background information
Origin	Fairfield County, Connecticut San Diego, California
Genre(s)	Post Punk Progressive Rock Post Hardcore Emo
Years active	1999–2005
Label(s)	Alphabet Records Negative Progression Records
Associated acts	First Wave Hello Helen Earth Band
Website	counterfit.net
Members
Justin Rodriguez Adam Allen Daniel Reed Marc Allen
Former members
James Dennis

Counterfit was an American rock band from San Diego, California, formed in September 1999 and disbanded in November 2004. They released two EPs and one album on San Diego label Alphabet Records and San Francisco-based Negative Progression Records. Over the band's lifespan they toured the United States extensively. Their music is best described as fitting into the indie rock, post hardcore, and emo genres.

1 Band history
2 Band members
- 2.1 Recent members
- 2.2 Past members
3 Discography
4 Videography
- 4.1 Music videos
5 External links

[edit] Band history

[edit] Formation

Counterfit formed in September 1999 in Fairfield County, Connecticut, but soon relocated to San Diego, California to pursue a career in music. The band's lineup at this time consisted of Justin Rodriguez on bass guitar and lead vocals, Adam Allen and James Dennis on guitars, and Allen's brother Marc Allen on drums. The band's first EP, On the Downside, was released in 2000 on local label Alphabet Records. Shortly after its release Dennis left the band to attend college, and Daniel Reed was brought in to fill the vacant guitar position.

[edit] Album and tours

Their second EP, From Finish to Starting Line, was released the following year on Negative Progression Records. That summer the band played on the 2001 Warped Tour. Their first full-length album, Super Amusement Machine for Your Exciting Heart, followed in 2002, along with a second stint on that year's Warped Tour. On these tours Counterfit played alongside such bands as Tsunami Bomb, Saves the Day, Hot Rod Circuit, New Found Glory, Superdrag, The Mars Volta, Recover, and Finch.

[edit] Demise

In November of 2004 the group decided to disband, and played their last show on December 11, 2004 at Ground Zero in El Cajon with the band Noise Ratchet, who were also playing their final show. Reed went on to play in First Wave Hello, while the Allen brothers launched their own project the Helen Earth Band. Counterfit plans to release a posthumous DVD which will include their entire final show, footage from their final tour, their music video for "Better Late Than Never," and live footage from their years of touring. Also planned is a posthumous CD of rare and unreleased material, B-sides, cover songs, and live material. The CD and DVD may be released as a combined package, though final details have not yet been announced.

[edit] Band members

[edit] Recent members

Justin Rodriguez - bass, lead vocals
Adam Allen - guitar, backing vocals
Daniel Reed - guitar, backing vocals
Marc Allen - drums, backing vocals

[edit] Past members

James Dennis - guitar, backing vocals (1999-2000)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Album Cover	Year	Title	Label	Format	Other information
	2002	Super Amusement Machine for Your Exciting Heart	Negative Progression Records	CD	First album.
	2003	Super Amusement Machine for Your Exciting Heart	Accident Prone Records	LP	Re-release of first album on vinyl LP. Contains same tracks as CD version but in a different order.

[edit] EPs

Album Cover	Year	Title	Label	Format	Other information
	2000	On the Downside	Alphabet Records	EP	First EP, consisting of 5 demo songs.
	2001	From Finish to Starting Line	Negative Progression Records	EP

[edit] Non-album tracks

Album Cover	Year	Album/Source	Label	Song(s)	Other information
	2002	Playing 4 Square 2	Negative Progression Records	"This Dance"	Demo version, differs from album version.
	2003	Bad Scene, Everyone's Fault: Jawbreaker Tribute	Dying Wish Records	"Million" (originally performed by Jawbreaker)	Tribute CD to the 1990s San Francisco band Jawbreaker.