The Draft (band)
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The Draft are a band featuring Hot Water Music
members Jason Black, George Rebelo and Chris Wollard
. The band also features guitarist Todd Rockhill of Black Cougar Shock Unit, Discount
and a host of other Gainesville
, Florida
based acts.
The Draft formed soon after the departure of singer/guitarist Chuck Ragan
from Hot Water Music
. The three remaining members of the band wanted to continue making music together, but decided not to continue under the Hot Water Music name, choosing instead to start fresh.
In 2006, The Draft began touring. Their debut album, In a Million Pieces
, was released on September 12, 2006.
On March 13, 2007 The Draft released a self-titled digital EP through all major music download services.
In mid October 2007, The Draft released the We'll Never Know/Hard to Be Around It 7" on No Idea Records
. The two songs are also available through iTunes.
Hot Water Music
Hot Water Music is a punk rock band from Gainesville, Florida. The members of the band are Chuck Ragan, Chris Wollard, Jason Black, and George Rebelo. HWM first formed in 1993...
members Jason Black, George Rebelo and Chris Wollard
Chris Wollard
Chris Wollard is a singer and guitarist in the band Hot Water Music from Gainesville, Florida. He's also a member of The Draft.Other Gainesville-based projects in which Wollard has participated include Baroque , The Blacktop Cadence, The Cros and, most notably, Rumbleseat, alongside fellow Hot...
. The band also features guitarist Todd Rockhill of Black Cougar Shock Unit, Discount
Discount (band)
Discount was a punk rock band that formed in Vero Beach, Florida, in 1995 and disbanded in 2000. Before disbanding, the group's members relocated to Gainesville, Florida, where they performed their last show in August 2000. They released three full length albums, several EPs, and two b-side...
and a host of other Gainesville
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
based acts.
The Draft formed soon after the departure of singer/guitarist Chuck Ragan
Chuck Ragan
Chuck Ragan is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. From 1993 until 2006 he was one of the lead singers for Gainesville, Florida-based punk rock band Hot Water Music...
from Hot Water Music
Hot Water Music
Hot Water Music is a punk rock band from Gainesville, Florida. The members of the band are Chuck Ragan, Chris Wollard, Jason Black, and George Rebelo. HWM first formed in 1993...
. The three remaining members of the band wanted to continue making music together, but decided not to continue under the Hot Water Music name, choosing instead to start fresh.
In 2006, The Draft began touring. Their debut album, In a Million Pieces
In a Million Pieces
In a Million Pieces is the first full length by The Draft. It was released in 2006 on Epitaph Records, and was the first new music released by members of Hot Water Music following that band's hiatus earlier that year.-Track listing:...
, was released on September 12, 2006.
On March 13, 2007 The Draft released a self-titled digital EP through all major music download services.
In mid October 2007, The Draft released the We'll Never Know/Hard to Be Around It 7" on No Idea Records
No Idea Records
For other uses, see No Idea .No Idea Records is an independent record label based in Gainesville, Florida which produces both vinyl records and compact discs...
. The two songs are also available through iTunes.
EPs
- The Draft - 2007, Epitaph Records, Digital EP
- We'll Never Know/Hard to Be Around It - 2007, No Idea Records, 7" Vinyl and Digital EP