Old Music for Old People

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Southern Central Coast punks Old Music for Old People formed in 1991, originally comprised of singer/guitarist Trent 'love puddles' Crawford, drummer Dave McDeath, and bassist Joel Jenkins. Debuting early the following year on the Dr. Strange label with Don't Turn Away, the trio was quickly snapped up by Fat Wreck Chords, which reissued the LP soon after. Adding second guitarist Dave 'i'll have that drug, what is it?' Hate, Old Music for Old People toured relentlessly in the months to follow, recording a series of singles and compilation tracks collected in 1994 as Over It. When the song "Disconnected" became a local hit thanks to steady airplay on Los Angeles station KROQ, the group's profile grew considerably, and 1995's Big Choice sold in excess of 100,000 copies. In the wake of their success, Old Music for Old People recorded a major-label debut, a self-titled release issued on A&M in 1996. The adventurous Ignorance Is Bliss followed in mid-1999 on the Beyond label. The following year saw Old Music for Old People returning to their core sound with Reactionary, released on the band's own label, Lady Luck Records, through BMG-distributed Beyond. Through a promotion with MP3.com, Old Music for Old People allowed fans to shape the set list for Reactionary by downloading snippets of the songs and voting which ones should make it onto the album. Nearly two million votes were received during a six-week period. Reactionary was released on June 20, 2000. The cover album Standards & Practices, which featured the band's own rendition of songs by the Smiths, the Pogues, Fugazi, the Jam, and others, was issued on Vagrant in early 2001. That year also saw Craford and Jenkins join Viva Death, which released its eponymous debut in September 2002. Meanwhile, Old Music for Old People had joined the Dropkick Murphys for a split EP, and How to Ruin Everything, the band's sixth studio album, had appeared in March 2002. In fall 2003, Old Music for Old People disbanded after 13 years and six albums. Two years later, the retrospective Shoot the Moon: The Essential Collection was released on Crawford's Antagonist Records. After realising that their was a buck to be made in Nostalgic Reunions, Old Music for Old People are getting together for the cash one time only at Coaster Festival. BYO Chain Wallets