Discount was an American punk rock band based in Gainesville, Florida. The band originally formed in Vero Beach, Florida in 1995, but relocated to Gainesville in 1998. They performed their last show on August 19, 2000 at Market Street Pub in Gainesville, Florida. Members have gone on to form the Dead Weather, the Kills, the Kitchen, the Terror in Tiny Town, Black Cougar Shock Unit, Unitas, the Routineers, the Draft, Laserhead, Stolen Parts, Monikers, Young Ladies, and Blab School.
During its span, Discount released three full-length albums, several EPs, and two B-side compilations. The band toured with As Friends Rust and Dillinger Four across the United States for five weeks from June 11 to July 18, 1998. In promotion of their split CD/7" with As Friends Rust, Discount embarked on a six-week European tour, from December 3, 1998 to January 14, 1999, accompanied by Swedish hardcore group Purusam. The European tour included a stop to play at the Good Life Recordings Winter Festival, in Kortrijk, Belgium.
Members Final lineup Alison Mosshart – lead vocals (1995–2000) Ryan Seagrist – guitar (1995–2000) Todd Rockhill – bass guitar (1999–2000) Bill Nesper – drums (1995–2000)
Former members Eric Ervin – vocals (1995) James Parker – bass guitar (1995–1999) Justin Focco – drums (1995)
Discography Albums Ataxia's Alright Tonight (1996), Liquid Meat/Far Out Records Half Fiction (1997), Kat Records Crash Diagnostic (2000), New American Dream
EPs/7-inches/splits Three Piece Suit (1995), 3-way split with Combination Grey and Pohgoh Mom Lied to Me (1995), Parking Lot Records/self-released Discount/My Pal Trigger split 7-inch (1996), Tripucka Records Discount/Flatspots/Wolfdaddys/Stizzle split 7-inch (1996), Boxcar Records (featuring the band's cover of The Golden Girls theme) All Too Often 7-inch (1996), Mighty Idy Records Wonder Pulled Me Under 7-inch (1996), Liquid Meat Records Discount/Shotwell Coho split 7-inch (1997), What Else? Records Discount/Cigarretteman split 7-inch (1997), Snuffy Smile/Suburban Home Records Discount/J Church split 7-inch (1997), Liquid Meat Records Her Last Day 7-inch (1997), Helter Skelter/Panic Records Discount/Crettins Puddle split CD EP (1998), Shock Records Discount/My Winter Jane split 7-inch (1998), Snuffy Smile Love, Billy (1998), Fueled by Ramen As Friends Rust / Discount (split with As Friends Rust) (1998), Good Life Recordings Discount/Beauty School Dropout split 7-inch (1999), Speedowax Open Ended Aerial 7-inch (1999), Rugger Bugger Read Army Faction 7-inch (2000), 4-way split with Avail, The Weakerthans and Hot Water Music, No Idea Records (all four songs were taken from the Better Read Than Dead compilation on AK Press) Discount/J Church split LP (2000), Rugger Bugger (featuring five ELO covers from J Church and the five Billy Bragg covers by Discount from the Love, Billy CD EP) Appeared on 403 Chaos Comp: Florida Fucking Hardcore (1998) Appeared on Songs That Will Make You Cool, a compilation released by Rockstar Recordings in 1995Songs that Will Make You Cool Discogs
B-side compilations Singles No. 1 (2002), New American Dream Singles No. 2 (2002), New American Dream
References
External links Official website archived by the Wayback Machine