La Dispute (band)La Dispute is an American post-hardcore band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, formed in 2004. The current lineup is vocalist Jordan Dreyer, drummer Brad Vander Lugt, guitarist Chad Morgan-Sterenberg, guitarist Corey Stroffolino, and bass guitarist Adam Vass. The band released their debut EP, Vancouver, in 2006 on Friction Records and then temporarily signed to Forest Life Records where they released Here, Hear. and Untitled 7" in May 2008. Their debut album Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altai...
Grand Rapids, MichiganGrand Rapids is a city in and county seat of Kent County. The city had a population of 198,917 at the 2020 census and an estimated population of 201,183 in 2025. Grand Rapids is the second-most populated municipality in the state after Detroit. It is the central city of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area, which has a population of around 1.2 million. This ranks it as the 49th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Grand Rapids is situated along the Grand River approximately 25 miles (40 km) east of Lake...
Lowell, MichiganLowell is a city in Kent County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,142 at the 2020 census. Lowell is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is about 15 miles (24.1 km) east of the city of Grand Rapids. The city is mostly surrounded by Lowell Township to the south, but the two are administered autonomously. Lowell is situated just north of where the Flat River meets the Grand River. The city's downtown area is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Downtown Lowell Histo...
Epitaph RecordsEpitaph Records is an American record label owned by Brett Gurewitz, guitarist of Bad Religion. A large portion of the record label, known as Hellcat Records, is owned by Tim Armstrong, frontman of the punk rock band Rancid. Several sister labels also exist, such as ANTI-, Burning Heart Records, and Heart & Skull Records that have signed other types of bands. HistoryEarly years (1980s)Brett Gurewitz formed Epitaph Records as a vehicle for releases by his band Bad Religion. The name had been taken from the King C...
Post-hardcorePost-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. Like the term "post-punk", the term "post-hardcore" has been applied to a broad constellation of groups. Initially taking inspiration from post-punk and noise rock, post-hardcore began in the 1980s with bands like Hüsker Dü and Minutemen. The genre expanded in the 1980s and 1990s with releases by bands from cities which had established hardcore scenes, su...
Rooms of the HouseSingles from Rooms of the House "Stay Happy There"Released: January 14, 2014"For Mayor in Splitsville"Released: February 13, 2014Rooms of the House is the third studio album by American post-hardcore band La Dispute, released on March 18, 2014 through their own label Better Living. HistoryThe album was written in a cabin in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with producer Will Yip. The album was released with a 48-page companion book, Yesterday's Home, which was written a...
Here, Hear III.Here, Hear III. is an EP by La Dispute, self-released on December 25, 2009. Unlike the previous two EPs in the series, Here, Hear III. was recorded in Brad Vander Lugt's basement. ReleaseWith the release of this extended play, the first two EPs in the Here, Hear. series, as well as Untitled 7" and a two-track Christmas EP, became available for download on La Dispute's Bandcamp site. All purchases made during the three-week period from December 25, 2009, to January 17, 2010, were donated to the Well House Communi...*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.