Braid

Braid
Formed: 1993 in Champaign-Urbana, IL
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102 Ratings
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Disbanded: 1999
Styles: Indie Rock, Emo, Alternative Pop/Rock
Group Members: Jay Ryan, Damon Atkinson, Bob Nanna, Roy Ewing, Pete Havranek, Todd Bell, Chris Broach
Biography: In a search to find others interested in trading videos of live shows, drummer/singer Bob Nanna, of Friction, placed a classified ad in Maximum Rock 'n Roll and met drummer Roy Ewing, of Champaign-Urbana, IL, in 1993. That fall, Bob, a freshman at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, started ...Read full biography
Frame and Canvas
Released: 1998
Label: Polyvinyl Record Company
Critics' Rating:
These poppy math rock and emo veterans put together very technical pop melodies, often with time changes and beautiful interlocking melodic guitar parts, fused together with yelled/sung boyish vocals. ...Read full review
The Age Of Octeen
Released: 1996
Label: Parasol
Critics' Rating:
Braid's second full-length, The Age of Octeen, exudes a passion and roughness reminiscent of high school. From the boyish shouted/sung vocals to the straightforward, punk-influenced guitars to the lyrics ...Read full review
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