Keepsake was an
American
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** American ancestry, pe ...
emo
Emo is a rock music genre characterized by emotional, often confessional lyrics. It emerged as a style of and hardcore punk from the Washington D.C. hardcore punk scene, where it was known as emotional hardcore or emocore and pioneered b ...
/
screamo
Screamo (also referred to as skramz) is an aggressive subgenre of emo that emerged in the early 1990s and emphasizes "willfully experimental dissonance and dynamics".Jason Heller, "Feast of Reason". ''Denver Westword'', June 20, 2002Access date: ...
band formed in 1997 by Paul Geller, Mark Silva and Duane Hosein in
Coral Springs, Florida
Coral Springs, officially the City of Coral Springs, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is located approximately northwest of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Fort Lauderdale. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 U.S. C ...
. Hosein joined the band An Acre Lost (which changed name to
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in 1998) and ultimately had to quit Keepsake. He was replaced by Shane Halpern, former vocalist of An Acre Lost. After releasing three albums and EP on the independent label, Eulogy Recordings and
Fearless Records
Fearless Records is an American independent record label that was founded in 1994. Fearless is based in Culver City, California, and is best known for its early pop punk moments captured in the ''Fearless Flush Sampler'' and ''Punk Bites'' releas ...
, Geller left the band for personal reasons. He also produced three records for
RED Music
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-distributed
Undecided Records
Undecided Records was an American independent record label established in 1998 by Clifford Wiener and Alexander Kenny. The record company was founded in Loxahatchee, Florida but its headquarters moved around in various parts of Palm Beach Coun ...
artists Shindig, Hearts Over Rome and Cru Jones. Geller moved into digital music and worked as EVP of Information Products at
Grooveshark.
Jesse Kriz was later a part of Actions Speak Louder and
Until the End. They also appeared on ''
Punk Goes Pop'' with the song "
The Way You Love Me".
Members
Final lineup
* Shane Halpern – lead vocals
(1998–2003), guitar, synths
(2001–2003)
* Robert Yapkowitz – guitar
(2000–2003), bass
(2003)
* Jesse Kriz – drums, background vocals
(2000–2003)
* Derek Carty – bass
(2003)
Former members and touring musicians
* Duane Hosein – lead vocals
(1997–1998)
* Dan Mazin – bass
(1997–1998)
* Trevor Short – bass
(1998–1999)
* Tommy Trimble – bass
(2000–2001)
* Justin Manlove – bass
(2001–2002)
* Brian Pugh – bass
(2002–2003)
* Jesse Steele – bass
(2003)
* Paul Geller – lead guitar, bass, backing vocals
(1997–2001)
* Mark Silva – rhythm guitar
(1997–2000)
* Mykee Shaffer – guitar
(2003)
* Colby Hooper – drums
(1998–2000)
*
Chris Hornbrook – drums
(2000)
* Adam Gobble
* Richard O'Neil
Discography
* ''The Things I Would Say'' (1998,
Eulogy Recordings
Eulogy Recordings is an American independent record label established in early 1997 by hardcore guitarist John Wylie. The record company was founded in Cooper City, Florida but its headquarters moved around in various parts of Broward County, ...
)
* ''She Hums Like a Radio'' (EP, 2000, Red Dawn Records; re-issued by Eulogy Recordings)
* ''The End of Sound'' (2001, Eulogy Recordings)
* ''Black Dress in a B Movie'' (2003,
Fearless Records
Fearless Records is an American independent record label that was founded in 1994. Fearless is based in Culver City, California, and is best known for its early pop punk moments captured in the ''Fearless Flush Sampler'' and ''Punk Bites'' releas ...
)
Related bands
*
Until the End - Dan Mazin, Jesse Kriz
* The Cartoon Life - Shane Halpern
* Harbour Lights - Shane Halpern
* A Jealousy Issue -Duane Hosein
*
Poison The Well Poisoning the well (or to poison the well) is a logical fallacy.
Poisoning the well may also refer to:
*Well poisoning, the literal meaning of the phrase
*"Poisoning the Well", a ''Stargate Atlantis'' episode
*Poison the Well (band), a hardcore pu ...
- Shane Halpern
References
Further reading
*
External links
Keepsake Biographyro
Allmusic.com
Emo musical groups from Florida
Eulogy Recordings artists
Fearless Records artists
Musical groups established in 1997
Musical groups disestablished in 2003
Musical groups from Coral Springs, Florida
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