Spitalfield

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This article is about the musical group. For the location in London, England, see Spitalfields.
Spitalfield
Origin DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Genre(s) Alternative rock, Pop punk
Years active 1998–2007
Label(s) Victory Records
Associated acts Project Rocket
Former members
Mark Rose
J.D. Romero
T.J. Milici
Jon Lullo

Spitalfield were a rock band based in Chicago, signed to the Victory Records label. Formed in 1998 Spitalfield caught the attention of Victory Records with their 2002 "The Cloak And Dagger Club EP" and a year later released fan-favorite "Remember Right Now". The bands name comes from what members describe as a village where Jack the Ripper came from. The name for this location is actually Spitalfields, and is a section of London's East End. Spitalfield announced their breakup on September 10, 2007 and announced their goodbye tour.

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[edit] Biography

Formed in the suburbs of Chicago in 1998, Spitalfield play punky alternative rock with some pop sensibilities. A split release first appeared in 2001, followed the next year by Faster Crashes Harder on Sinister. Their debut five-song EP, The Cloak and Dagger Club, came out in October 2002 to rave reviews from Punk Planet, and the band soon signed to their hometown's powerhouse label, Victory.

Their label debut, Remember Right Now, was issued in June 2003 and highlighted the band's trademark straightforward melodic nature. Touring with bands like Sugarcult, Thursday, the Early November, and Piebald further spread Spitalfield's name to a widening pop-punk audience. Their 2005 follow-up album, Stop Doing Bad Things, was a hard-driving collection of harmony-laden pop that brought to mind bands like the Foo Fighters and Jimmy Eat World.

Bassist T.J. Minich left the group in the second half of the year; the remaining members -- vocalist/guitarist Mark Rose, drummer J.D. Romero, and guitarist Dan Lowder -- were completed again in the beginning of 2006 with the addition of similarly named bassist, T.J. Milici. Spitalfield hit the Warped Tour for the summer, but were forced to drop off near its end when Lowder suddenly announced he'd be leaving the band. The remaining three returned home to find and ready a replacement guitarist in time for the release of their third album, Better Than Knowing Where You Are, that October.

On September 10, 2007 the band posted a heartfelt blog on myspace explaining that they were "calling it quits". At the final DuPage county show, Mark said that the decision to break up was "a business decision" and had nothing to do with ill will among the bandmates.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] EPs

  • Capture the Moment (1998)
  • Don't Worry About It Loves Spitalfield (2000, 12" split record with Don't Worry About It)
  • The Cloak & Dagger Club EP (2002)

[edit] Singles

  • "I Loved the Way She Said 'L.A.'" (2003)
  • "Those Days You Felt Alive" (2003)
  • "Gold Dust Vs. the State of Illinois" (2005)
  • "Secrets in Mirrors" (2006)

[edit] Non-album tracks

  • "It's Cold Out There" – released on A Santa Cause 2: It's a Punk Rock Christmas (2006)
  • "The Yearbook Song" - unreleased (2001)

[edit] Members


[edit] Former members

  • Blake Croson - guitar (1998-1999)
  • Scott Morrow - guitar (1999-2001)
  • Daniel Lowder - guitar (2001-2006)
  • Terry Hahin - bass (1998-2002)
  • T. J. Minich - bass, vocals (2002-2005)
  • Jeff Meilander - touring guitarist, backing vocals (2006-2007)
  • Jon Lullo - touring guitarist(2007)

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