Drag the River is an American

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band from

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History

Drag the River formed in 1996 when Chad Price of

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began working with Jon Snodgrass of

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, Paul Rucker and J.J. Nobody of the Nobodys. They released ''Hobo's Demos'' in 2000.

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ist Zach Boddicker joined the band in 2001 around the time they were touring the US West coast. They then released ''Closed'' through Upland Records in early 2002; that same year, the live album ''Live at the Starlight'' was released through Mars Motors Records. Outtakes from ''Hobo's Demos'' were released under the name ''Chicken Demos'' in May 2004. Boddicker left he band shortly afterwards to return to education. Chad Rex filled his role occasionally, until Casey Prestwood of

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joined as a full-time member. In November and December 2004, the band went on an East Coast tour with the Enablers. Rucker left towards the end of 2005, being replaced by former Pinhead Circus member Dave Barker. The band went on a Midwestern tour until the end of the year, and played a handful of shows in February 2006. On March 8, 2006, it was announced that Drag the River had signed to Suburban Home Records. They toured across the US in May 2006 with Koufax, Cordero, and Tim Barry of

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. ''It's Crazy'' was released on June 6, 2006. In August and September 2006, they toured across the US with

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, and then appeared at

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and FunFunFun Fest. From November 2006, Suburban Home Records began reissuing the band's back catalogue. They went on a US tour for the rest of the year with Lucero. They opened 2007 supporting

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. In February 2007, they went on a West Coast tour with Tim Barry of Avail, and then supported

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on his headlining US tour in March and April 2007. In the midst of the tour, Snodgrass left; he later clarified he only left the tour, but not the band. The band announced they were breaking up in May 2007; Suburban Home released a split between the band and Dents in August 2007. They reunited for a series of shows in January 2008, which were supported by Scott Reynolds and the Steaming Beast. It was expanded to a full tour, with Slorder, Chad Rex, and

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appearing on select dates. Coinciding with this was the release of ''You Can't Live This Way'' on January 22, 2008. They then appeared at

in Florida in October 2008. Around this time, a music video was released for "Rangement". In August 2009, ''Live at the Starlight'' was released as a free download to combat people selling copies of it at high prices online. They then appeared at The Fest in October 2009; they toured Europe with

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and the Ship Thieves to close out the year. In February 2010, the band went on a short West Coast tour with

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. They continue to play shows as a duo (Price & Snodgrass) and often as a full band.

Discography

Studio albums * ''Hobo's Demos'' (2000) * ''Closed'' (2002) * ''Chicken Demos'' (2004) * ''It's Crazy'' (2006) *''Gabba Gabba Hey Buddies...LP'' (2007) *''You Can't Live This Way (2008) *''2010 Demons'' (2010) *''Drag The River'' (2013) Compilation albums *''Bad At Breaking Up'' (2009) *''Primer'' (mix tape CD) (2009) Live albums * ''Live at

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'' (2002) * ''At the Green Door LP'' (2003) 7"s, EPs and splits * ''Hey Buddies...'' (2004) * ''...A Way with Women'' 7 inch (2006) * ''A Shame – Beautiful and Damned (Space mix)'' 7 inch (2006) *''Found All The Parts'' (Split with the Dents) (2007) *''can't Leave These Strays'' 7 inch (2009) *''Garage Rock'' 7 inch (2009) *''Under the Influence Vol 5'' 7 inch (2009) *''Split 7inch'' w/ Chris Wollard & the Ship Thieves (2009) *''Hometown Caravan Fishing Club'' 7 inch (2013) *''Losers/Marooned'' 7 inch (2013)

References

External links

Official websiteSound Scene Revolution podcast interview with Jon and Chad of Drag the RiverStreams: Drag the River
American alternative country groups Musical groups from Colorado Musical groups established in 1996 {{US-country-band-stub