Armchair Martian, formed in the early 1990s, is a trio based out of Fort Collins, CO. They are a punk

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 and Alt-Country band influenced by Descendents

Descendents (band)

The Descendents are an American punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California. As of 2011, they have released six studio albums, three live albums, three compilation albums and three EPs. The Descendents broke up and reformed several times over the years, sometimes with different musicians...

, Husker Du, and Uncle Tupelo

Uncle Tupelo

Uncle Tupelo was an alternative country music group from Belleville, Illinois, active between 1987 and 1994. Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy, and Mike Heidorn formed the band after the lead singer of their previous band, The Primitives, left to attend college. The trio recorded three albums for Rockville...

. They have put out numerous recordings through four record labels, the latest being Suburban Home which released the "Good Guys, Bad Band" CD, (a compilation of out of print material) and re-issued their "Who Wants To Play Bass?" LP. Singer Jon Snodgrass later moved on to form Drag the River

Drag The River (Colorado band)

Drag the River is an alt-country band hailing from Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. The band formed in 1996 when members Chad Price and Jon Snodgrass recorded 20 or so songs which were released as demos in 2000. All the members of the band come from a punk rock background. Price and ex-member...

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The band has formed a close friendship with punk rock bands Lagwagon

Lagwagon

Lagwagon is an American punk rock band originally from Goleta, just outside Santa Barbara, California. They formed in 1990 and went on hiatus and reunited several times over the years...

 and Bad Astronaut

Bad Astronaut

Bad Astronaut is an American indie/punk rock band founded in 2000 by Joey Cape, singer from Lagwagon. In Bad Astronaut, Joey Cape explores a new style of pop, with lyrics often about deep and intricate personal matters....

, particularly main songwriter and vocalist of both groups Joey Cape

Joey Cape

Randal "Joey" Cape is an American singer, songwriter and producer. Active since 1989, Cape is best known as the frontman of the seminal California punk rock band Lagwagon....

. Both Joey Cape and Jon Snodgrass have been known to frequently cover each other's songs on numerous releases, including a split EP with Bad Astronaut in 2001 titled War Of The Worlds.

Line-Up

• Guitar
  Guitar
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  /vocals
  Singing
  Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
  
   - Jon Snodgrass
• Drums
  Drum kit
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   - Paul Rucker
• Bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
   - Miguel Barron

Previous Members

• Steve Garcia
• Chad Rex
• Chad Price
  Chad Price
  Chad Price is best known for being the lead singer for the pop-punk band All and alt-country band Drag the River.He joined ALL in 1993 as the band's third singer, after Dave Smalley and Scott Reynolds. He has appeared on the four most recent studio albums, as well as one live album...
  
  

Discography

• Armchair Martian 7" (1995) (Cargo/Headhunter Records)
• Xenophobe: A Car (1996) (Cargo/Headhunter Records)
• Armchair Martian
  Armchair Martian (album)
  Armchair Martian is the first full-length album by Armchair Martian. It was released in 1997. The album features "Jessica's Suicide," which was covered by Bad Astronaut on their split War of the Worlds.-Track listing:# "Back in the Hammock" - 2:52...
  
   (1997) (Cargo/Headhunter Records)
• Monsters Always Scream 10" (1997) (My Records)
• Hang On Ted
  Hang On Ted
  Hang On Ted is a the second album by Armchair Martian. It was released in 1999.The track "Brodeo" is a Lagwagon cover. The original version of the song can found on the Lagwagon b-sides compilation, Let's Talk About Leftovers.-Track listing:...
  
   (1999) (Cargo/Headhunter Records)
• Monsters Always Scream
  Monsters Always Scream
  Monsters Always Scream is a the third album by Armchair Martian. It was released in 2001.-Track listing:# "The Statler Pat" - 1:28# "John Wayne" - 3:06# "Crestfallen" - 2:13# "Armslength" - 1:30# "Retardant" - 1:52# "Jig" - 1:50# "Fired" - 2:20...
  
   (2001) (My Records)
• War of the Worlds
  War of the Worlds (Bad Astronaut album)
  War of the Worlds is a split EP by Bad Astronaut and Armchair Martian, released in 2001 on the Owned & Operated independent record label. The two bands cover each others songs and collaborate on "17 Years," a song written by Miguel Barron of the Chicago band, Deminer .-Track listing:#"Not a Dull...
  
   Split CD with Bad Astronaut
  Bad Astronaut
  Bad Astronaut is an American indie/punk rock band founded in 2000 by Joey Cape, singer from Lagwagon. In Bad Astronaut, Joey Cape explores a new style of pop, with lyrics often about deep and intricate personal matters....
  
   (2001) (Owned & Operated)
• Who Wants to Play Bass?
  Who Wants to Play Bass?
  Who Wants to Play Bass? is a the fourth album by Armchair Martian. It was released in 2002. It shows a much more pronounced country influence than previous releases.-Track listing:# "Mexican Song" - 5:14# "Soccer Song" - 3:54# "Saving Anger" - 2:47...
  
  (2007) (Suburban Home/Mars Motors)
• Good Guys, Bad Band (2007) (Suburban Home/Mars Motors)