Links
web – http://www.ladisputemusic.com
myspace – http://www.myspace.com/ladispute
facebook – La Dispute on Facebook
twitter – http://www.twitter.com/ladisputeband
press quotes – http://nosleeprecs.com/home/index.php?viewrelease=14
Vitals
Name: La Dispute
Hometown: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Label: No Sleep Records
Current Release: “Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair” – sold over 3000 copies
For fans of: At the Drive-In, mewithoutYou, Saetia
Biography
La Dispute is a five-piece band from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Their blend of post-hardcore, progressive rock, and screamo has begun to build a palpable underground buzz worldwide, with the late 2008 release of their first full-length album, entitled “Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair”. The band hopes that the album accurately displays their growth both as individuals and as a single artistic unit, while creating an end product that encourages the listener to both think and feel.
Drawing its title from an Asian folktale, “Somewhere” attempts to prompt discussion regarding the aspects of ourselves that prevent us from maintaining our happiness as people by documenting both their own experiences in the matter and the experiences of those around them, while musically encouraging the listener to expand their notions of music and art by exploring time signatures, tempos, dynamic, song structures, etc. The result of countless sleepless nights, exhaustingly precise recording sessions, and a diligence bordering psychosis, “Somewhere” is far and away the band’s most mature, articulate, and diverse release thus far, expanding significantly upon the groundwork from its previous two short releases. Recorded at Studiotte in Grand Rapids by Joel and Troy Otte with artwork by Nick Satinover, “Somewhere” attempts to display an unceasing passion for art, emotion, love, community, and any other aspect of life that similarly inspires humanity to create for the better.
Discography
“Vancouver” – CDEP – April 2006 (Friction Records)
“Untitled” – 7″ vinyl EP – May 2008 (Forest Life Records)
“Here, Hear” – mini CD-R – May 2008 (Forest Life Records)
“Vancouver” – 12″ Vinyl LP – September 2008 (Friction Records)
“Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair” – full-length CD – November 2008 (No Sleep Records)
“Here, Hear II” – 7″ vinyl EP – November 2008 (No Sleep Records)
“Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair” – 12″ vinyl LP – September 2009 (No Sleep Records)
details for all releases at http://www.myspace.com/ladispute
Touring History
Successfully completed 4 full US tours, coast to coast
Toured with Thursday, Fall of Troy, Young Widows in Fall 2009
Toured Australia in Summer 2009
Capable of drawing a minimum of 30 to 100 per night in most markets
Performed nearly 450 shows in career
Touring Europe in June 2010
Performed to huge crowds at Cornerstone Festival 2008 and 2009
Will be performing on the Alternative Press stage at SXSW 2010 (was named 1 of AP’s “10 bands you need to know” for 2010)
Media
Live video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IddMgfVq3U
Free mp3, wallpaper, and hi-res photos – http://nosleeprecs.com/home/index.php?view=media