Christie Front Drive

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The 1990s were a great time for music: there was an ever-growing awareness of underground sounds, and a swelling of bands that would have never stood a chance of making any kind of a career in the 1980s. In Denver, CO, the guys in Christie Front Drive man- aged to forge an emotive and sonically dynamic sound that helped make them one of the most highly respected and fondly remembered bands in the indie rock world. Striking a balance somewhere between the likes of Texas is the Reason, Rites of Spring, and Sunny Day Real Estate, their music was a precursor to the Thursdays, Taking Back Sundays, and Days To Remember that came up during the aughts.

The group released an EP and a 7” on Freewill Re- cords, appeared on various compilation albums, and did three split 7” records with Sineater, Boys Life, and Jimmy Eat World. The two official releases, along with the splits with Jimmy Eat World and Sineater, were later released on their album Anthology. The band called it a day in 1997, seeing members move onto different projects. Singer/Guitarist Eric Richter went on to form Antarctica, as well as The 101 and Golden City. Ron Marschall (drums) and Jason Be- gin (guitar/screams) formed The Blue Ontario, while Kerry McDonald (bass) went on to form The Mighty Rime.

Christie Front Drive has gotten together a scant few times since they called it a day, and their Anthology album has been re-mastered and re-issued by Magic Bullet Records in 2010. Last year saw them perform- ing in their hometown and in Brooklyn, NY to unsur- prisingly animated audiences. Footage from these shows makes it clear that they have not missed a step, and have earned their place in the annals of in- die rock.

ANDREW POHL

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