Midtown (band)

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Midtown was an American pop punk and alternative rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Formed in November, 1998 by three Rutgers University students, Midtown soon became a quartet. The band took advantage of the fertile New Jersey punk scene to develop a sound that combined elements of emo and punk rock and began recording shortly after their formation. Their first EP, Sacrifice of Life, was issued by Pinball Records in 1999. Their second album, Save the World, Lose the Girl, was released in early 2000 by the Drive-Thru Records label and picked up for distribution by MCA. After Living Well Is The Best Revenge was released they left the label. Their next album, Forget What You Know, was produced while the band was not under contract with a record label and then picked up by Columbia Records.

Discography

Singles

  • "Just Rock 'n' Roll"
  • "Like a Movie"
  • "Get It Together"
  • "Give It Up" #32 US Modern Rock
  • "Empty Like the Ocean"

Members

Post-Midtown projects

  • Cobra Starship is the new project of Midtown's bassist and lead singer, Gabe Saporta. Their first single, Bring It (Snakes on a Plane), was featured on the soundtrack for the movie Snakes on a Plane. Their first album, While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets came out October 2006 and their second album Viva La Cobra! comes out in October 2007.
  • Heath Saraceno (vocals, guitar) now plays with the New Jersey based rock band Senses Fail. He and Senses Fail drummer, Dan Trapp, have a side-project called The Jettonnes.
  • Rob Hitt (drums) has a record label, I Surrender Records. He shares the label with friend, Alex Sarti, and has signed bands such as Valencia, The High Court, Four Year Strong, and Permanent Me.
  • Tyler Rann (guitar, vocals) sings in the band Band of Thieves.

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Drive-Thru Records is a record label specializing largely in pop punk music. However, since its inception, its executives made an effort to sign bands outside of the mainstream punk rock genres and sealed recording contracts with emo rock, indie rock, acoustic, power pop and
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The Sacrifice of Life EP

EP by Midtown
Released 1999
Genre Pop Punk
Length 14:44
Midtown chronology

The Sacrife of Life EP
(1999) Save the World, Lose the Girl
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Save the World, Lose the Girl is an album by Midtown and was released on Drive-Thru Records on March 9, 2000.

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  1. "Just Rock And Roll" – 3:08
  2. "Direction" – 2:29
  3. "Recluse" – 3:22
  4. "Another Boy" – 0:44

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Millencolin/Midtown Split is a split album EP release by the Swedish punk rock group Millencolin and the US pop-punk group Midtown.
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Living Well Is the Best Revenge is an album by Midtown and was released on Drive-Thru Records on April 14, 2002.

Track listing

  1. "Become What You Hate" – 2:50
  2. "Still Trying" – 2:58
  3. "Get It Together" – 3:28
  4. "Like a Movie" – 3:32

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Gabriel Eduardo Saporta (born October 11, 1979 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is the former lead singer, bassist and lyricist for the punk band Midtown, and is currently the lead singer and lyricist for the band Cobra Starship. In 2006, Gabe and members of the bands The Academy Is...
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Heath Saraceno (born December 21, 1978) Originally vocals/guitar for Midtown, became Senses Fail's newest guitarist after previous guitarist Dave Miller left the band. Heath and bandmate Dan Trapp have a side band called The Jettonnes.
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Cobra Starship is an Alternative Rock band created by Midtown bassist/lead vocalist Gabe Saporta as a side project. They are perhaps best known for their song "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)," which was included on the soundtrack of the action film Snakes on a Plane.
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Gabriel Eduardo Saporta (born October 11, 1979 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is the former lead singer, bassist and lyricist for the punk band Midtown, and is currently the lead singer and lyricist for the band Cobra Starship. In 2006, Gabe and members of the bands The Academy Is...
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Released August 2006

"Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)" is the first single from Cobra Starship, the alter ego of Midtown's Gabe Saporta. The song also features William Beckett of The Academy Is..., Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, and Maja Ivarsson of The Sounds.
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Heath Saraceno (born December 21, 1978) Originally vocals/guitar for Midtown, became Senses Fail's newest guitarist after previous guitarist Dave Miller left the band. Heath and bandmate Dan Trapp have a side band called The Jettonnes.
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Senses Fail is a Ridgewood, New Jersey based band that draws heavily from the punk, emo,[1] screamo,[2] and hardcore genres. Their main influences are Jimmy Eat World, Fairweather, Grade, The Promise Ring, Jawbreaker, Saves the Day,[2]
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Senses Fail is a Ridgewood, New Jersey based band that draws heavily from the punk, emo,[1] screamo,[2] and hardcore genres. Their main influences are Jimmy Eat World, Fairweather, Grade, The Promise Ring, Jawbreaker, Saves the Day,[2]
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Valencia is an Alternative Pop-Punk band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Valencia met by playing local shows together around the tri-state area in separate bands.
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Four Year Strong is a five-piece American power-pop/post-hardcore band from Worcester, Massachusetts. 3/5 of the band were in the original lineup that dates back to 2001. Dan, Alan and Jake all attended Doherty Memorial High School in Worcester and met through mutual friends.
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Permanent ME is an rock band from Bellmore, New York.

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Permanent ME first formed while its members were in high school, first as "The Madison Chase", then "Crown Victorian", and then thirdly as "Yes, Virginia".
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