Jason Shevchuk
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Jason Shevchuk is the singer and guitarist for the band None More Black
. He is formerly the singer for the band Kid Dynamite
and singer and guitarist for the band LaGrecia.
He became the vocalist of Kid Dynamite
after stealing an audition with his melodic yet abrasive voice and catchy "whoa-whoa-whoa"s. Before Kid Dynamite, he was the vocalist for screamo
band "Bound."
He left Kid Dynamite in 2000 to pursue his film editing work. His first film, Ghetto Venue, was about the recently shut down Philadelphia venue Stalag 13
. However, his musical urges led to the birth of his next band, None More Black
. He still edits film and has worked on music videos with None More Black and other related bands, such as The Loved Ones
.
None More Black announced an indefinite hiatus in 2007 but has since regrouped.
Shevchuck started to write and record his own solo material under the name OnGuard. As of early June 2007, the OnGuard MySpace page has all but vanished, with all songs and pictures/information of the project removed. However later he put up a website at http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/o/r/orm101/redstar/onguard.html which has the project's "entire discography".
Jason emerged on MySpace with the band LaGrecia saying OnGuard is "officially dead" and changed its name while becoming a full band including Dana Berkowitz on Drums and Sal Dell'Aquila on Bass. The band released their first and only album, "On Parallels," on June 24, 2008, on Suburban Home Records. The cover artwork for the album was done by Dell'Aquila. The band broke up just before the release of "On Parallels."
On May 20, 2008, None More Black announced that they were back with a singular show scheduled for July 4, 2008, in Philadelphia, PA. Consequently, LaGrecia's remaining duo of Sal and Dana announced via the band's MySpace account that Shevchuk had left the band and the LaGrecia project was finished. On July 7, None More Black posted on their MySpace, "The creative juices are boiling. That means it's time to start writing a new record. We'll hit a stage near you as soon as we can." On November 1, the band played at "The Fest 7" in Gainesville Florida.
None More Black
None More Black is a New Jersey-based melodic punk outfit on Fat Wreck Chords, formed by lead singer / guitarist Jason Shevchuk after the demise of his previous band, Philadelphia's Kid Dynamite...
. He is formerly the singer for the band Kid Dynamite
Kid Dynamite
Kid Dynamite was a Philadelphia-based melodic hardcore band consisting of drummer Dave Wagenschutz, guitarist Dan Yemin, vocalist Jason Shevchuk, and bassist Michael Cotterman, who replaced original bassist Steve Farrell. The band put out two full-lengths before lead singer Jason Shevchuk left the...
and singer and guitarist for the band LaGrecia.
He became the vocalist of Kid Dynamite
Kid Dynamite
Kid Dynamite was a Philadelphia-based melodic hardcore band consisting of drummer Dave Wagenschutz, guitarist Dan Yemin, vocalist Jason Shevchuk, and bassist Michael Cotterman, who replaced original bassist Steve Farrell. The band put out two full-lengths before lead singer Jason Shevchuk left the...
after stealing an audition with his melodic yet abrasive voice and catchy "whoa-whoa-whoa"s. Before Kid Dynamite, he was the vocalist for screamo
Screamo
Screamo, though used loosely to generally describe music that features screamed vocals, is actually a musical subgenre of hardcore punk which predominantly evolved from emo, among other genres, in the early 1990s...
band "Bound."
He left Kid Dynamite in 2000 to pursue his film editing work. His first film, Ghetto Venue, was about the recently shut down Philadelphia venue Stalag 13
Stalag 13
Stalag 13 was a post-World War II POW camp in Nuremberg, Germany, that held former SS military personnel. It imprisoned 15,000 SS members....
. However, his musical urges led to the birth of his next band, None More Black
None More Black
None More Black is a New Jersey-based melodic punk outfit on Fat Wreck Chords, formed by lead singer / guitarist Jason Shevchuk after the demise of his previous band, Philadelphia's Kid Dynamite...
. He still edits film and has worked on music videos with None More Black and other related bands, such as The Loved Ones
The Loved Ones (American band)
The Loved Ones is a punk band based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in late 2003, the band currently consists of Dave Hause , David Walsh , Chris Gonzalez , and Mike Sneeringer...
.
None More Black announced an indefinite hiatus in 2007 but has since regrouped.
Shevchuck started to write and record his own solo material under the name OnGuard. As of early June 2007, the OnGuard MySpace page has all but vanished, with all songs and pictures/information of the project removed. However later he put up a website at http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/o/r/orm101/redstar/onguard.html which has the project's "entire discography".
Jason emerged on MySpace with the band LaGrecia saying OnGuard is "officially dead" and changed its name while becoming a full band including Dana Berkowitz on Drums and Sal Dell'Aquila on Bass. The band released their first and only album, "On Parallels," on June 24, 2008, on Suburban Home Records. The cover artwork for the album was done by Dell'Aquila. The band broke up just before the release of "On Parallels."
On May 20, 2008, None More Black announced that they were back with a singular show scheduled for July 4, 2008, in Philadelphia, PA. Consequently, LaGrecia's remaining duo of Sal and Dana announced via the band's MySpace account that Shevchuk had left the band and the LaGrecia project was finished. On July 7, None More Black posted on their MySpace, "The creative juices are boiling. That means it's time to start writing a new record. We'll hit a stage near you as soon as we can." On November 1, the band played at "The Fest 7" in Gainesville Florida.