Haymarket Riot (band)

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Haymarket Riot
Origin Chicago, Illinois
Genre(s) Post-Punk, Rock
Years active 1999-Present
Label(s) Divot Records
Thick Records
Stiff Slack Records
Website haymarketriotband.com
Members
Chris Daly
Kevin J. Frank
Fred Popolo
Brian Wnukowski
Former members
Mike Bennett
Billy Smith
Chris Almodovar
Shane Hochstetler
Quinn Goodwillie
Michael Graff

Haymarket Riot is a Chicago, Illinois based post-punk/rock band that was formed in 1999 by Mike Bennett, Kevin J. Frank, Fred Popolo and Billy Smith. The current line-up consists of Chris Daly, Kevin J. Frank, Fred Popolo and Brian Wnukowski.

Most notable albums are Bloodshot Eyes (2001) [1] and Mog (2004) [2]. Since 1999 Haymarket Riot has toured North America, Europe and Japan.

On March 8, 2008, Haymarket Riot entered the studio to begin work on their 3rd full-length studio album. Early sessions have been done with Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago, IL.

Contents

[edit] Members

  • Chris Daly - Guitar (2003-Present)
  • Kevin J. Frank - Vocals, Guitar (1999-Present)
  • Fred Popolo - Bass, Vocals (1999-Present)
  • Brian Wnukowski - Drums (2004-Present)

[edit] Former Members

  • Mike Bennett - Guitar (1999-2002)
  • Billy Smith - Drums (1999-2002)
  • Chris Almodovar - Guitar (2002)
  • Shane Hochstetler - Drums (2002-2004)
  • Quinn Goodwillie - Guitar (2002-2003)
  • Michael Graff - Guitar (2003)

[edit] Discography

Albums

  • Mog 9-song CD (Thick Records and Divot Records, 2004)
  • Bloodshot Eyes (European Release) 13-song Mulitmedia CD/LP (Delboy Records, 2003)
  • Bloodshot Eyes 11-song CD/LP (Thick Records and Divot Records, 2001)

EPs

  • I Know What You Did 5-song Mulitmedia CD (Stiff Slack Records 2006)
  • Combined EPs (Self-Titled and Wax! EPs combined) 11-song CD (Divot Records, 2002)
  • Wax! 4-song CDEP (Divot Records, 2000)
  • Self-Titled 5-song CDEP (Divot Records, 1999)

Singles

  • If I Were A Transformer, My Name Would Be Bad Habit 3-song CD single (2008)
  • Split 7" with Hitch (Figuritas series) (What Else? Records, 2002)
  • Split 7" with Sweep The Leg Johnny (Makoto Records, 2002)
  • Split 7" with Her Fly Away Manner (Caulfield Records, 2001)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Review of Bloodshot Eyes. Aversion.com, 2001. Accessed March 7, 2008.
  2. ^ Review of Mog. PunkNews.org, April 9, 2004. Accessed March 7, 2008.