History

Digger formed in the Lehigh Valley

Lehigh Valley

The Lehigh Valley, known officially by the United States Census Bureau as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area and referred to locally as The Valley and A-B-E, is a metropolitan region consisting of Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, and Carbon counties in eastern Pennsylvania and...

 in the mid-1990s and signed to Hopeless Records

Hopeless Records

Hopeless Records is an independent record label located in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California. The label was started in 1993 by Louis Posen and financed by a group of private investors. Hopeless's artists are generally considered punk rock, pop punk, post-hardcore, or alternative rock, but some...

 in 1996. Upon the event of Digger's live recording being played on WMUH

WMUH

WMUH is a college radio station, supported through Muhlenberg College, located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania in the United States....

 the word of the band spread quickly, which led to the band's sign to Hopeless Records. The band released their first LP, Powerbait, and toured until the band came back to the studio to record The Promise of an Uncertain Future. The band became a three piece in this era, and launched a world tour. Then Monte Carlo was released as a follow up. Not very long afterward, Digger released the Trainwreck EP. Then after another member change, Digger released what would be their last full album, Keystone

Keystone (album)

Keystone is the twenty-fifth album by trumpeter Dave Douglas. It was released on the Greenleaf label in 2005 and features performances by Douglas, Jamie Saft, DJ Olive, Gene Lake, Marcus Strickland, and Brad Jones...

. The departure of the group's bassist and guitarist resulted in their canceling their tour to support the album. After replacing the members, the group continued touring and recording up until the summer of 2004, when they disbanded.

3 of 5 songs of the final recordings of Digger have been posted on purevolume.com for free download. This final EP is entitled Seaside Diner.

Members

Founding members

• Phil Nelson - vocals, guitar (1995–1997) (Deceased)
• Chris Benner - guitar, vocals (1995–2004)
• Matt Gregorec - vocals, bass (1995–2000)
• Mike "Maniac" Fisher - drums (1995–1998)

Later members

• Mark Kale - guitar (1999-2000)
• Mike Bowen - drums (1999-2000)
• Ben Stephens - bass (2000–2002)
• Garrett Hoskins - guitar(2000–2002)
• Mike Kelly - drums (2001–2004)
• Warren Cooke - bass (2003–2004)
• Tim Wright - guitar (2003–2004)

Discography

• Powerbait (Hopeless Records
  Hopeless Records
  Hopeless Records is an independent record label located in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California. The label was started in 1993 by Louis Posen and financed by a group of private investors. Hopeless's artists are generally considered punk rock, pop punk, post-hardcore, or alternative rock, but some...
  
  , 1996)
• The Promise of an Uncertain Future (Hopeless, 1998)
• Monte Carlo (Hopeless, 2000)
• Trainwreck EP (Hopeless, 2001)
• Keystone (Hopeless, 2002)
• Tattoo Broken Hearts EP (Wynona Records
  Wynona Records
  Wynona Records is an Italian record company which only produces pop punk albums.-Notable artists:* Digger* Duff* Manges* Melody Fall* The Travoltas* Vanilla Sky* The McRackins* New Hope* If I Die Today...
  
  , 2003)
• Seaside Diner EP (Not released on label, 2004)