Bluetip was an American rock band from
Washington, D.C.
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, forming in March 1995 by ex-members of
Swiz
Swiz was an American hardcore punk band formed in 1987 in Washington, D.C., United States.
History
The founding members were Shawn Brown (vocals) and Ramsey Metcalf (guitar), who later added Nathan Larson (bass), Alex Daniels (drums) and Ja ...
. They released four albums, an EP, and a number of singles before splitting up in January 2002. Originally, the band was to be named The Ohio Blue Tip, however the name was shortened to Bluetip early on.
In 2001, when Farrell moved to New York, the band eventually folded.
Farrell and Joe Gorelick from Bluetip continued making music in a very similar vein under the band name Retisonic, starting in 2002, with Jim Kimball on bass.
The band Red Hare was formed in 2013 by three former members of Bluetip (Farrell, Gorelick, and Dave Stern) and three former members of both Swiz and Sweetbelly Freakdown (Farrell, Stern, and Shawn Brown.
The band has been known to performs Swiz songs in some live performances, in addition to original Red Hare songs.
Members
Final lineup
*Brian Clancy (guitar, 1999–2001)
*Jason Farrell (guitar/vocals)
*James A. Kump (bass)
*Areif Dasha Sless-Kitain (drums, 2000–2001)
Previous members
*Dave Bryson (drums, 1998–2000)
*Zac Eller (drums, 1995–1996)
*Joe Gorelick (drums, 1996)
*Aaron Ford (drums, 1996–1998)
*Dave Stern (guitar, 1995–1999)
Discography
Studio albums
*''Dischord No. 101'' (
Dischord
Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in punk rock. The label is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded Dischord in 1980 to release ''Minor Disturbance'' by their band The Teen Idles. ...
, June 1996)
*''Join Us'' (Dischord, November 1998)
*''Polymer'' (Dischord, September 2000)
Singles and EPs
*''Ohio'' 7-inch (Discord/Hellfire, August 1995)
*''Bluetip/Kerosene 454'' split 7-inch (Maggadee, September 1996)
*''Join Us/No. 2'' 7-inch (Dischord, March 1998)
*''Bluetip/NRA'' split 7-inch (B-Core Disc, November 1999)
*''Hot (-) Fast (+) Union'' CDEP (Slowdime, May 2000)
Compilation albums
*''Post Mortem Anthem'' (Dischord, 2001)
Compilation appearances
* ''Not One Light Red: A Desert Extended'' (
Sunset Alliance, 2002) - "Newport"
References
External links
VH1 Bio
Punk rock groups from Washington, D.C.
Dischord Records artists
American post-hardcore musical groups
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