Dave Hause | |
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Born | March 12, 1978 |
Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
Genres | Alternative rock, Punk rock, folk rock, Americana |
Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
Years active | Mid-90s–present |
Labels | Jade Tree Fat Wreck Paper + Plastick Xtra Mile Recordings |
Associated acts | Step Ahead The Curse Paint It Black The Loved Ones |
Website | www.davehause.com |
Dave Hause, born David Andrew Hause, March 12, 1978 is an American singer-songwriter that has played in multiple Philadelphia, PA area punk and hardcore bands. He currently performs solo as well as sings and plays guitar in The Loved Ones.
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In the mid-90s, Hause played guitar in a Philadelphia-based hardcore/punk band called Step Ahead, who released one album.[1] After they broke up, Hause and Brendan Hill, the drummer from Step Ahead, formed The Curse.[2] The Curse, which featured Hause on guitar and sharing vocals, released two songs on the four-way split album The Philadelphia Sound and released a six-track EP on Hell Bent Records before playing their last show on April 12, 2003 opening for Kid Dynamite.[3] While with The Curse, he also played guitar and sang back-up vocals for Paint It Black.
Then in April 2004, he formed The Loved Ones with former Kid Dynamite member Michael "Spider" Cotterman and former Trial By Fire drummer Mike Sneeringer.[4] Shortly after, in July 2004, he quit Paint It Black to focus on The Loved Ones.[5]
In 2010, Hause began recording solo material, with his first solo release being a 7" single in May 2010.[6] He released a CD single in December, 2010, followed by the January 24 release of his debut, full-length solo album, Resolutions via Paper + Plastick.[7]
On 12 April 2011 a video was released for the song "Time Will Tell[8] The video pays homage to the 1967 Martin Scorsese short film The Big Shave.
He was featured in The Gaslight Anthem's music video for their single Bring It On off of their album American Slang.[9]
A video for the song "C'mon Kid" was released on Sept 1st, 2011 via Rocksound.
In September, 2011, Xtra Mile Recordings licensed Resolutions and released the record in the UK and Europe.