Garrison (band)

Garrison
Garrison, 1999, Pacific Coast
Background information
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Genres	Post-hardcore, Punk rock, Post-punk, Emo
Years active	1996–2004
Labels	Revelation Records Iodine Recordings Espo Records
Website	Official website

Garrison was a post-hardcore/punk band based in Boston, Massachusetts from 1996-2004. Ed McNamara and Joe Grillo shared lead vocal, guitar, and songwriting duties. Their sound was largely influenced by early post-hardcore, most notably Drive Like Jehu, and also incorporated components of post punk, shoegaze, and emo. In their eight years, Garrison released two full-length albums, both on Revelation Records, as well as three EPs, two split EPs, and one early single released as a 7" vinyl record.

History

After officially disbanding in 2004, members of Garrison went on to play with Judas Knife, Rules, Leafminer, The Many Mansions, Pointillist, Instruction, Fires, The Fly Seville, Gay for Johnny Depp, Campaign for Real-Time, The Rise Park, Placer, and Kill Verona.

Original Members

• Ed "Open Tab" McNamara - vocals, guitar
• Joseph Grillo - vocals, guitar
• Andrew White - bass
• Guy D'Annolfo - drums

Other Members

• Jason Carlin - bass
• Ethan Dussault - bass, baritone guitar
• Matt LaVonture - bass
• John Ledoux - drums
• J. Morrissette - drums
• Frank Trippi - keyboards

Notes

• Although never an official member, Mike Ushinski played drums with Garrison during several tours
• Garrison's final shows were performed on a 2003 tour of Japan. This tour is often missing from official accounts due to its unusual lineup which excluded Grillo entirely and found J. Morrissette on bass. The lineup was: Ed McNamara (guitar and vocal), J. Morrissette (bass), Mike Ushinski (drums), Taylor Bearfoot (guitar). Due to this unusual final set of performance, McNamara is the only member of Garrison to play every show and his mouth was open the whole time.

Discography

• 24 (7" single) (1998, Espo Records)
• The Bend Before the Break (1999, Espo Records)
• A Mile in Cold Water (2000, Revelation Records)
• Hundred Reasons/Garrison split EP (2001, Simba Recordings UK, Iodine Records US)
• Be a Criminal (2001, Revelation Records)
• The Model (2003)
• The Silhouette (2003)
• Split EP w/ Orange Island (2003, Iodine Records)
• Tv or the Atom Bomb (2020, Arctic Rodeo Recordings)

Ltd editions:

• 24 (7" 500 Grey Vinyl)
• The Bend Before The Break (7" 200 green vinyl)
• A Mile in Cold Water (LP 220 blue (opaque) vinyl)
• Be a Criminal (LP 307 grey/white marble vinyl)

External links

• Bio from Allmusic.com
• Bio from Perfect Sound Forever
• Be A Criminal album review from Punk News
• Be A Criminal album review from In Music We Trust