Crimpshrine
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Crimpshrine was a punk rock band from Berkeley, California, United States. It was formed by the founder of the seminal punk rock zine Cometbus, Aaron Cometbus and a friend, Jeff Ott. The band's origins go back to 1982. Within D.I.Y. communities, the band is often considered as one of the most important pop-punk bands, especially in the Bay Area scene.
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[edit] Members
- Aaron Cometbus - Drums (later of Pinhead Gunpowder among many others)
- Jeff Ott - Vocals/Guitar (later of Fifteen)
- Pete Rypins - Bass (1986-1988) (later of Tilt and The Tantrums)
- Idon Bryant - Second Guitar (1987-1988)
- Paul Curran - Bass (1988-1989) (later of Go Sailor and Onion Flavored Rings, as well as a one-time editor of Maximum Rocknroll)
[edit] Biography
Crimpshrine originally formed in 1982 with Aaron Elliot (aka Aaron Cometbus) playing drums and Jeff Ott on piano. Crimpshrine switched to a more traditional lineup in 1984, with Jeff switching to guitar and vocals and adding Pete Rypins on bass. The band grew out of the East Bay scene, centered around 924 Gilman Street, and had an important influence on later East Bay bands such as Operation Ivy, Green Day and punk rock in general. Crimpshrine toured the U.S. once in 1988. In Gainesville, FL, after ongoing tensions, Pete and Idon and their roadie left the tour and the band leaving Jeff and Aaron stranded with a guitar, drumsticks, and drum kit. Paul Curran was courted to join the stranded band on bass. He and his brother Jack drove out in a Ford Pinto and finished the tour with Jeff and Aaron, also playing on a few recordings. Aaron played drums for Screeching Weasel and Ben Weasel played bass for Crimpshrine for 2 shows around chicago.
A tribute album was released to both Crimpshrine and Fifteen in 1996 by Microcosm Records.
[edit] Discography
| Title | Label | FMT | Date |
| Studio albums | |||
| Sleep, What's That? | Lookout Records | 7" | 1988 |
| Quit Talkin' Claude | Lookout! Records | 7" | 1989 |
| Lame Gig Contest | Musical Tragedies | 12" | 1988 or 9 |
| Duct Tape Soup | Lookout! Records | CD/12" | 1992 |
| The Sound of a New World Being Born | Lookout! Records | CD/12" | 1998 |
| Compilations and splits | |||
| Turn It Around | Very Small Records | Double 7"/12" | 1987 |
| Caution | Skene Records | 7" | 1988 |
| The World's in Shreds, Vol. 1 | Shredder Records | 7" | 1988 |
| The World's in Shreds, Vol. 2 | Shredder Records | 7" | 1989 |
| Make The Collector Nerd Sweat | Very Small Records | 10" | 1989 |
| Crimpshrine / Mutley Chix | No Idea Records | 7" | 1989 |
| Crimpshrine / G-Whiz | No Reality | 7" | 1990 |
| Jawbreaker / Crimpshrine | Skene Records | 7" | 1993 |
| Forward Till Death | Lookout! Records | CD | 1999 |
| The Thing That Ate Floyd | Lookout! Records | CD/12" | 2002 |
