Lagwagon

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Lagwagon
Lagwagon performing in 2007 in Moscow, Russia
Lagwagon performing in 2007 in Moscow, Russia
Background information
Origin Goleta, California, USA
Genre(s) Skate punk
Punk rock
Melodic hardcore
Pop punk[1][2][3][4]
Years active 1990-present
Label(s) Fat Wreck Chords
Website Official Site
Members
Joey Cape
Chris Flippin
Chris Rest
Jesse Buglione
Dave Raun
Former members
Shawn Dewey
Derrick Plourde
Ken Stringfellow

Lagwagon is an American punk rock/skate punk band originally based in the small town Goleta located just outside Santa Barbara, California. The name "Lagwagon" originally started as the name of a van in which they used to tour. A picture of the Lagwagon can be seen on the backside of the album Trashed. They have released nine albums through Fat Wreck Chords. Lead singer Joey Cape is also in the punk rock cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, the Playing Favorites, and the now defunct Bad Astronaut.

The band went on hiatus around 2000 and reunited in 2002 with a come back album Blaze, which was released in the following year. The group insists that they never broke up, merely taking a brief hiatus with plans to record again. In 2004, Joey released a split acoustic album together with No Use for a Name vocalist Tony Sly, which features acoustic versions of songs by both bands. Their latest album, entitled Resolve, was released on the 1st of November 2005 and is a homage to the life of Derrick Plourde, original drummer for Lagwagon and Bad Astronaut.

Despite earlier reports that Lagwagon would begin work on their next studio album, the band has announced plans to tour Europe in the summer of 2008. Frontman Joey Cape has also been busy working on his first solo album.[5] According to posts on the message board of Lagwagon's official website, it is unlikely that they will make a new album this year, partly due to Cape's solo commitments. [1] [2]

On June 5th, 2008, it was reported in a blog on Fat Wreck Chords' myspace page that Lagwagon were in the studio putting finishing touches on their latest EP release entitled I Think My Older Brother Used To Listen To Lagwagon. The announced date of release is August 19th.

Contents

[edit] Current members

[edit] Former members

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Year Title Label Format Other information
1992 Duh Fat Wreck Chords CD/LP Debut album
1994 Trashed Fat Wreck Chords CD/LP
1995 Hoss Fat Wreck Chords CD/LP Last album recorded with guitarist Shawn Dewey and drummer Derrick Plourde.
1997 Double Plaidinum Fat Wreck Chords CD/LP First album recorded with drummer Dave Raun. Only album to feature guitarist Ken Stringfellow
1998 Let's Talk About Feelings Fat Wreck Chords CD/LP Last album before going on hiatus, First album recorded with guitarist Chris Rest
2003 Blaze Fat Wreck Chords CD/LP First studio album since the hiatus.
2005 Resolve Fat Wreck Chords CD/LP This album is a homage to the original Lagwagon drummer Derrick Plourde.

[edit] Splits and EPs

Year Title Label Format Other information
1992 Ox Magazine Comp Ox Magazine 7" Split release with Subway Arts, Bone Club and Boxhamsters; song "Lag Wagon".
1992 Tragic Vision b/w Angry Days Fat Wreck Chords 7"
1994 Jughead's Revenge Split Hard Records 7" Split 7" with Jughead's Revenge
2000 A Feedbag of Truckstop Poetry Fat Wreck Chords 7"
2008 I Think My Older Brother Used to Listen to Lagwagon Fat Wreck Chords CD/EP

[edit] Other releases

Year Title Label Format Other information
2000 Let's Talk About Leftovers Fat Wreck Chords CD/LP Compilation of rare and previously unreleased tracks.
2005 Live in a Dive Fat Wreck Chords CD/LP Live album

Lagwagon has also featured on several compilations such as Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Aversion.com | Lagwagon - Blaze
  2. ^ Lagwagon – Music at Last.fm
  3. ^ ROCKZONE.COM: Live: Lagwagon, The Transplants, Roger Miret and the Disasters, Avoid One Thing
  4. ^ Lagwagon on purevolume™
  5. ^ Lagwagon lagging, but leader has plenty of options

[edit] External links

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Lagwagon
Joey Cape | Chris Flippin | Chris Rest | Jesse Buglione | Dave Raun
Past members
Full-lengths
Duh (1992) | Trashed (1994) | Hoss (1995) | Double Plaidinum (1997) | Let's Talk About Feelings (1998) | Blaze (2003) | Resolve (2005)
EPs
Tragic Vision b/w Angry Days (1992) | A Feedbag of Truckstop Poetry (2000)
Live and compilation albums
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