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Jawbreaker



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Hometown: San Francisco, CA (USA)

About:

Jawbreaker was a San Francisco punk band with roots in Los Angeles, where members Blake Schwarzenbach and Adam Pfahler attended Crossroads High School together, and New York City, where Schwarzenbach and Pfahler met bass player Chris Bauermeister at New York University in 1988.

The band released several critically acclaimed albums on a variety of indie labels before signing to major label Geffen for Dear You. The band split up shortly after the polarizing release, but the album developed a significant following leading to its reissue a decade later.

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forgetters, Jets To Brazil, Mutoid Men, Shorebirds

Reviews

Jawbreaker Unfun [reissue]

Jawbreaker

Unfun [reissue] (2010)

Blackball

Jawbreaker Etc.

Jawbreaker

Etc. (2002)

Blackball

Jawbreaker Etc.

Jawbreaker

Etc. (2002)

Blackball

Jawbreaker Live 4/30/96

Jawbreaker

Live 4/30/96 (1999)

Blackball

Jawbreaker Dear You

Jawbreaker

Dear You (1995)

Geffen

Jawbreaker 24 Hour Revenge Therapy

Jawbreaker

24 Hour Revenge Therapy (1994)

Tupelo

Jawbreaker Bivouac

Jawbreaker

Bivouac (1991)

Tupelo

Jawbreaker Unfun

Jawbreaker

Unfun (1990)

Shredder

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Interviews

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Adam Pfahler (Jawbreaker/Blackball Records) - Part 1

Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 8:00 PM (EDT)

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Adam Pfahler (Jawbreaker/Blackball Records) - Part 2

Monday, July 12, 2010 at 8:00 PM (EDT)

Tours: forgetters (midwest, east coast)
forgetters will be playing eight shows next month, mostly in the midwest. Check out the dates by clicking below. The band features Blake Schwarzenbach (ex-Jawbreaker, ex-Jets To…
February 25, 2013
Punknews Podcast: The week of December 18, 2012
This week on the Punknews Podcast, Chris Moran, John Gentile and Kira Wisniewski discuss the departure of Jay Weinberg from Against Me!, growing up with Jawbreaker, Bad Religion's "True North" and…
December 21, 2012
Punknews Podcast: Jason Heller talks about growing up with Jawbreaker
The Onion's less satirical younger brother, the AV Club has put together an interesting feature called What does it mean to grow up with a band?. The piece, written by Jason Heller, looks at his love for Jawbreaker and how it's changed over the years since he…
December 18, 2012
Punknews Podcast: Forgetters unveil new bassist
Forgetters - the new project from Blake Schwarzenbach of Jawbreaker and Jets to Brazil vocalist Blake Schwarzenbach and Kevin Mahon of Against Me! - has…
November 07, 2012
Punknews Podcast: Jawbreaker to reissue 'Bivouac' and 'Chesterfield King' EP
Jawbreaker are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their album Bivouac and Chesterfield King EP with remastered reissues of both released. The digital and CD versions of Bivouac…
October 17, 2012
Videos: Candy Hearts: "Bad Scene, Everyone's Fault" (Jawbreaker)
Candy Hearts singer/guitarist Mariel Loveland stopped by the Glamour Kills office recently to perform Jawbreaker's "Bad Scene, Everyone's Fault," for the clothing…
October 11, 2012
Videos: Forgetters resurface, announce full-length
forgetters, the most recent project from Jawbreaker frontman Blake Schwarzenbach, have posted an update to their blog, announcing a new full-length record, and more touring. The band posted: We…
September 10, 2012
Interviews: Play Date
To those aging punkers out there with young children, let's face it: So far, our kids aren't too impressed with our old Dillinger Four and Jawbreaker records. Sure, they're colorful and serve as questionable teething devices, but for whatever reason, "Peel It the Fuck Down" just doesn't resonate with a…
August 14, 2012
Interviews: Sanawon release music video documentary
Chicago, IL's Sanawon have released a unique project through Quote Unquote Records. The project, entitled The Promise, is a five song music video documentary about lead singer Jenny Choi's parents' lives as immigrants. Choi interviewed her parents as they looked through a photograph book of their…
June 20, 2012
Interviews: Sorry Punknews, Brian Fallon is not that into the Replacements and Jawbreaker
The Q&A portion of the recent Red Bull Music Academy Radio performance by Brian Fallon is now available as a high-def video. Other than talking about his very sad move from Brooklyn to New Jersey (one assumes), Fallon talks about his bands - Gaslight Anthem and The Horrible…
April 18, 2012

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