Allister

Allister is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois. 

Career
The band was formed in 1995 under the name Phineas Gage by high school classmates Tim Rogner and John "Johnny" Hamada. Eric "Skippy" Mueller later joined the band in 1996. In 1996, the band changed their name to Allister, to pay tribute to Alasdair Gillis from the Canadian TV show You Can't Do That on Television. The band released their debut studio album, Dead Ends and Girlfriends in 1999 through Drive-Thru Records.

Their second studio album Last Stop Suburbia was released on October 1, 2002. Their song "Somewhere On Fullerton" from Last Stop Suburbia was featured in the 2003 video game Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure.

 Band members 
Current
Tim Rogner — Drums, percussion, lead and backing vocals (1995—2000); rhythm and lead guitar, lead and backing vocals (2000—2007, 2010—present)
Scott Murphy — Bass guitar, lead and backing vocals (1998—2007, 2010—present)
Kyle Lewis — lead guitar, backing vocals (2003—2007, 2010—present)
Buddy "Goldfinger" Schaub — Tenor trombone and backing vocals (1993—present)

Former
John Hamada — lead guitar, backing and lead vocals (1995—2002); backing vocals (July 20, 2007)
Eric "Skippy" Mueller — bass guitar, backing vocals (1996—1998); rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1998—2000)
David Rossi — drums, percussion (2000—2003)
Chris Rogner — lead guitar, backing vocals (2002—2003); rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals (2007)

 Discography 
Studio albums
Dead Ends and Girlfriends (1999)
Last Stop Suburbia (2002)
Before the Blackout (2005)
Countdown to Nowhere (2010)
Life Behind Machines (2012)

References

Category:1995 establishments in Illinois
Category:1990s American music groups
Category:2000s American music groups
Category:2010s American music groups
Category:American punk bands
Category:Musical groups established in 1995
Category:Musical groups from Chicago
Category:Pop punk bands
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2007
Category:2007 disestablishments in the United States
Category:2000s disestablishments in Illinois
Category:Musical groups established in 2010
Category:2010 establishments in Illinois