Years active 1999–2003
2011–present Website Official Site | Labels Equal Vision Record label Equal Vision Records | |
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Past members Jay Littleton
Ben Green
Justin Cochran
Scott Joplin
Pat Broderick
Xander Stein Origin Virginia, United States (1999) Albums If They Move...Kill Them, Alaska EP, Fairweather, Lusitania, Alaska Genres Indie rock, Alternative rock, Emo, Pop punk, Post-hardcore, Punk rock Members Ben Murphy, Pat Broderick, Xander Stein, Scott Joplin Similar Shit Present, Woahnows, Pale Angels, Muncie Girls, Great Cynics | ||
Fairweather is an American rock band from Virginia, United States. They have released three full-length albums on Equal Vision Records: If They Move...Kill Them (2001), Lusitania (2003) and Fairweather (2014). The band also released several demos and the Alaska EP. In March 2011, after an 8-year hiatus, Fairweather formally announced a reunion show. The reunion show took place May 14, 2011 at the Black Cat in Washington, DC. The band continued with further shows since the reunion and subsequently recorded and released their third album in April 2014.
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Biography
Fairweather began playing shows in the Washington, D.C., and various suburbs of Fairfax, Virginia. After much critical acclaim of their first album, If They Move...Kill Them (named from The Wild Bunch) the band booked dates with Thursday, Brand New, Saves The Day, The Movielife, Piebald, Onelinedrawing, Codeseven, and other nationally known touring acts. The band announced that they would be disbanding in late 2003, not too long after their second full-length album, and finally disbanded in the winter of 2003. They played their final pre-hiatus show at St. Andrews Church in College Park, Maryland, with Darkest Hour, Age of Ruin, StarsHideFire, and Good Clean Fun. The setlist was:
Their reunion show lasted just over one hour and featured 13 songs plus a two song encore. The set featured songs from all of their three albums and set was as follows:
Members
On Lusitania and Alaska
On If They Move...Kill Them
Songs
Let's Hear It for DartanianIf They MoveKill Them · 2001
YoungBrashHopefulIf They MoveKill Them · 2001
Casting CursesIf They MoveKill Them · 2001