Indiana-based indie-rock and hardcore pioneers, Split Lip / Chamberlain have announced details of their upcoming New York reunion show, taking place December 7th at The Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan's Lower East Side.
Says the band: Tickets for the event go on sale to the public Tomorrow @ Noon Eastern and can be purchased directly through the Bowery Ballroom's website by going here.
About Split Lip and Chamberlain:
Split Lip was possibly the most important emotionally tinged hardcore band to emerge from the Midwest. Alongside Endpoint, Split Lip helped prove to an international audience that a band could effectively combine the chunky thrash of the coastal straight-edge hardcore scenes with the warm emotional depth of certain, more popular music, emotive drive, and political slant of D.C. bands like Embrace.
Split Lip's songs were mosh-pit inducing, yet often elicited tears and scream-along empathy from audiences. The band formed in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel, IN, in 1990, with vocalist Steve Dujinske, guitarist Clayton Snyder, bassist Curtis Mead, and drummer Charlie Walker. They recorded a poorly circulated demo, but didn't really get moving until vocalist David Moore and lead guitarist Adam Rubenstein came aboard. Still in their teens, this lineup crafted heartfelt, chunky hardcore songs addressing political and personal issues, making a demo tape and then signing to Toledo, OH-based label Doghouse Records. They released their Soul Kill 7" single in 1992 -- complete with an essay that was heavily critical of Christopher Columbus, in commemoration of the 500-year anniversary of the "discovery" of the "new world."
In 1994, the band debuted their first full-length album, For the Love of the Wounded, which blended the guitar dexterity of Metallica with the passionate, affected vocal approach of David Moore and his increasingly more poetic lyrics, which set them apart from the pack. It is perhaps the definitive record of the emocore genre. The band grew in popularity, becoming a headlining act at Ohio's More Than Music Festival and touring with the likes of Samuel, Shift, and Colossus of the Fall. Split Lip released their second album, Fate's Got a Driver, in 1995, just before deciding to change their name to Chamberlain. The album signaled the gradual change of the band into a more roots rock-inflected, radio-oriented outfit.
The band marked its new moniker on a split EP with Bloomington band Old Pike in the fall of 1996. Snyder and Mead left the band just after the release of The Moon My Saddle in the fall of 1998. The group eventually disbanded in 2000.
Split Lip / Chamberlain is:
David Moore
Adam Rubenstein
Curtis Mead
Clay Snyder
Charlie Walker
Split Lip / Chamberlain Live:
December 7th @ The Bowery Ballroom in New York w/ Atlantic/Pacific (feat. Garrett Klahn of Texas Is The Reason)
+ Very Special Guests TBA Shortly!
Says the band:
"We are honored to be playing New York with our original lineup, after a decade-long hiatus. That our music has such staying power in the hearts of our fans has been more humbling than words can express. We look forward to extending our gratitude on what will be a very special and celebratory night!"
About Split Lip and Chamberlain:
Split Lip was possibly the most important emotionally tinged hardcore band to emerge from the Midwest. Alongside Endpoint, Split Lip helped prove to an international audience that a band could effectively combine the chunky thrash of the coastal straight-edge hardcore scenes with the warm emotional depth of certain, more popular music, emotive drive, and political slant of D.C. bands like Embrace.
Split Lip's songs were mosh-pit inducing, yet often elicited tears and scream-along empathy from audiences. The band formed in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel, IN, in 1990, with vocalist Steve Dujinske, guitarist Clayton Snyder, bassist Curtis Mead, and drummer Charlie Walker. They recorded a poorly circulated demo, but didn't really get moving until vocalist David Moore and lead guitarist Adam Rubenstein came aboard. Still in their teens, this lineup crafted heartfelt, chunky hardcore songs addressing political and personal issues, making a demo tape and then signing to Toledo, OH-based label Doghouse Records. They released their Soul Kill 7" single in 1992 -- complete with an essay that was heavily critical of Christopher Columbus, in commemoration of the 500-year anniversary of the "discovery" of the "new world."
In 1994, the band debuted their first full-length album, For the Love of the Wounded, which blended the guitar dexterity of Metallica with the passionate, affected vocal approach of David Moore and his increasingly more poetic lyrics, which set them apart from the pack. It is perhaps the definitive record of the emocore genre. The band grew in popularity, becoming a headlining act at Ohio's More Than Music Festival and touring with the likes of Samuel, Shift, and Colossus of the Fall. Split Lip released their second album, Fate's Got a Driver, in 1995, just before deciding to change their name to Chamberlain. The album signaled the gradual change of the band into a more roots rock-inflected, radio-oriented outfit.
The band marked its new moniker on a split EP with Bloomington band Old Pike in the fall of 1996. Snyder and Mead left the band just after the release of The Moon My Saddle in the fall of 1998. The group eventually disbanded in 2000.
Split Lip / Chamberlain is:
David Moore
Adam Rubenstein
Curtis Mead
Clay Snyder
Charlie Walker
Split Lip / Chamberlain Live:
December 7th @ The Bowery Ballroom in New York w/ Atlantic/Pacific (feat. Garrett Klahn of Texas Is The Reason)
+ Very Special Guests TBA Shortly!
