Tabula Rasa (Pittsburgh band)
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Tabula Rasa was a post-hardcore
math-rock band from Pittsburgh, PA. They were featured on Deep Elm’s Me Against the World: The Emo Diaries Chapter 7
and released a self-titled EP on One Day Savior Recordings
as well as a full length album The Role of Smith on A-F Records
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. Within a few months, the band had finished recording seven songs at +/- Studio in Pittsburgh with Andy Wright. One of those songs, “The Effects that Try,” appeared as the first track on Me Against the World: The Emo Diaries Chapter 7
. The other six were released by One Day Savior Recordings
as a self-titled EP. Miskis left the band in 2001 and was replaced by Keith Smallwood. Smallwood left before recording with the band and was replaced by Justin Campbell, who played on The Role of Smith, which was produced by J. Robbins
and released by A-F Records
in 2003. The album was recorded in just seven days at Phase Recording Studios in College Park, MD. Kopanic left the band in 2004 and was replaced by Brian Garbark, who left the band less than a year later. Dennis Kern played drums for the band's last few shows. Spagiare and Grossmann now play in Knot Feeder
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Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
math-rock band from Pittsburgh, PA. They were featured on Deep Elm’s Me Against the World: The Emo Diaries Chapter 7
Me Against the World (compilation album)
- External links :* at Deep Elm Records....
and released a self-titled EP on One Day Savior Recordings
One Day Savior Recordings
One Day Savior Recordings is an independent record label based in Williston Park New York, formed in 1997 by Christopher Tzompanakis of the metalcore band skycamefalling...
as well as a full length album The Role of Smith on A-F Records
A-F Records
A-F Records is an independent record label originated by the band Anti-Flag, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. This label was created to help expose more political punk rock bands to a greater audience...
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History
The band was formed in the fall of 2000 when bassist Chris Miskis brought drummer Jeff Kopanic together with guitarists Andrew Grossmann and Rob Spagiare. Kopanic had never met either guitarist before the band’s first practice at the Mr. Roboto ProjectMr. Roboto Project
The Mr. Roboto Project was an all ages, Do It Yourself , non-profit volunteer run cooperative venue and show space in Pittsburgh, PA. Since November 1999 it has been located in a former store front on Wood Street, near the corner of South Avenue. The structure of The Mr...
. Within a few months, the band had finished recording seven songs at +/- Studio in Pittsburgh with Andy Wright. One of those songs, “The Effects that Try,” appeared as the first track on Me Against the World: The Emo Diaries Chapter 7
Me Against the World (compilation album)
- External links :* at Deep Elm Records....
. The other six were released by One Day Savior Recordings
One Day Savior Recordings
One Day Savior Recordings is an independent record label based in Williston Park New York, formed in 1997 by Christopher Tzompanakis of the metalcore band skycamefalling...
as a self-titled EP. Miskis left the band in 2001 and was replaced by Keith Smallwood. Smallwood left before recording with the band and was replaced by Justin Campbell, who played on The Role of Smith, which was produced by J. Robbins
J. Robbins
James Robbins is an American rock music artist. He began his career as a bassist for Government Issue, and has also led four of his own bands: Jawbox, Rollkicker Laydown, Burning Airlines, and Channels. He was a touring bassist for Scream and played bass on the debut 7" from Jack Potential, which...
and released by A-F Records
A-F Records
A-F Records is an independent record label originated by the band Anti-Flag, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. This label was created to help expose more political punk rock bands to a greater audience...
in 2003. The album was recorded in just seven days at Phase Recording Studios in College Park, MD. Kopanic left the band in 2004 and was replaced by Brian Garbark, who left the band less than a year later. Dennis Kern played drums for the band's last few shows. Spagiare and Grossmann now play in Knot Feeder
Knot Feeder
Knot Feeder is a math rock band from Pittsburgh featuring ex-members of Don Caballero, Tabula Rasa, and Southpaw. The band consists of guitarist Mike Banfield , drummer Rob Spagiare , guitarist Andrew Grossmann , and bassist Andy Curl . They recorded a CD with J...
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Members
- Jeff Kopanic – Drums
- Andrew Grossmann – Guitar
- Rob Spagiare – Guitar, Vocals
- Chris Miskis – Bass, Vocals (EP, comp)
- Justin Campbell – Bass (full length)
Touring Members
- Keith Smallwood – Bass (2001–2002)
- Brian Garbark – Drums (2004)
- Dennis Kern – Drums (2005)
Discography
- Tabula Rasa EP (2001) One Day Savior RecordingsOne Day Savior RecordingsOne Day Savior Recordings is an independent record label based in Williston Park New York, formed in 1997 by Christopher Tzompanakis of the metalcore band skycamefalling...
- The Role of Smith (2003) A-F RecordsA-F RecordsA-F Records is an independent record label originated by the band Anti-Flag, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. This label was created to help expose more political punk rock bands to a greater audience...