The Great Clearing Off
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The Great Clearing Off were a political hardcore punk band formed in 1998 (playing their first show in Summer 2000) and disbanded in early 2005. The group received comparisons to the Bay Area sound, the Degenerics, Catharsis, and Born Against, playing with a sound notable for dual guitar lines and dynamic song structures drawing from a variety of punk sources including hardcore, melodic punk, crust and emocore. They toured the US several times, released three records and a demo, and played several larger shows in Philadelphia including shared bills with Harum Scarum and Zegota. Live, the band covered songs by the aforementioned Born Against, Sleater-Kinney, and Dissucks.
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[edit] Members
- Josh Gregal - vocals (1998-2005)
- Allie Pope - vocals (1998)
- Denis Carey - bass, vocals (1998-2005)
- Tim McMahon - guitar, vocals (1998-2005)
- Jon Foy - guitar, vocals (1998-2002)
- Alex Hampshire - guitar (2003-2005)
- Kevin Duble - drums (1998-1999)
- Bill Law - drums (1999-2001)
- Jesse Rucco - drums (2001-2004)
- Tom Karl - drums (2004-2005)
[edit] Discography
- Demo CD-R (2000)
- Within This Inch We Are Free 7" (2002, Cheap Art Records)
- Split 7" with The Sound of Failure (2002, Ed Walters Records)
- In Flight From the Terror Behind CD-ep (2004, Ed Walters Records)
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[edit] Post-breakup
Josh briefly sang with Stations. Denis played in Fighting Dogs and Stations, and is currently involved in new projects while living on the West Coast. Tim played bass in Hissyfit and sang in Mothra. Jon played guitar in Red Devil. Alex is involved in the noise and experimental scenes. Tom is working on a solo project in New York City.
