Jawbreaker

Jawbreaker is an American punk rock band active from 1986 to 1996, and again since 2017. The band is considered to be extremely influential to the 1990s emo and punk genre with their "poetic take on hardcore," as cited by James Monger of AllMusic.
Lead vocalist and guitarist Blake Schwarzenbach, bassist Chris Bauermeister, and drummer Adam Pfahler formed the band while students at New York University, later relocating to Los Angeles where they released their debut album Unfun (1990) through independent record label Shredder Records. Relocating again to San Francisco the next year, they released 1992's Bivouac through the Tupelo Recording Company and The Communion Label.
Schwarzenbach's charisma and personal, frustrated lyrics helped establish him as a cult idol, even as he underwent surgery to remove painful, voice-threatening polyps from his throat. Jawbreaker toured with Nirvana in 1993 and released 24 Hour Revenge Therapy in 1994, attracting the attention of major labels. They signed a $1 million contract with DGC Records and released 1995's Dear You, but its more polished production and smooth vocals caused significant backlash from the band's core audience. Internal tensions led to Jawbreaker's dissolution in 1996 and Schwarzenbach had repeatedly stated that a reunion would never happen. However, the band announced a reunion in April 2017, and they are currently in the process of making the follow-up to Dear You.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played their debut single ('Busy') in the summer of 1989 and would play further material from the band well into 1990. However, he never played any of their tracks from the band's 1992 album, 'Bivouac'. In 1994, he played their track, 'Boxcar' from their '24 Hour Revenge Therapy' album released in that year. 
==Shows Played==
;thumb|220x220px1989
*26 August 1989 (BFBS): 'Equalized (7"-Busy)' (Shredder)
*13 September 1989: Busy (7") Shredder
*21 September 1989 (Radio Bremen): Busy (7") Shredder
;1990
*23 July 1990: Gutless (album - Unfun) Shredder
*25 July 1990: Busy (album - Unfun) Shredder
*04 August 1990 (BFBS): 'Busy (LP-Unfun)' (Shredder)
*11 August 1990 (BFBS): 'Incomplete (LP-Unfun)' (Shredder)
*13 September 1990: Driven (LP - Unfun) Shredder 
;1994
*29 January 1994: Boxcar (album - 24 Hour Revenge Therapy) Tupelo 
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
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