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The Dismemberment Plan was a . The band members included Eric Axelson ( Bass ), Jason Caddell ( Guitar ), Joe Easley ( Drums ) and Travis Morrison ( Vocals and Guitar ). Axelson, Caddell, Morrison and original drummer Steve Cummings formed the band while attending various Northern Virginia high schools (Axelson, Cummings, and Morrison attended Lake Braddock Secondary School together in Burke, Virginia ). Cummings left the band after the recording of the Plan's debut album '' ! '' and was replaced by Easley, who had attended Woodson High School . That cemented the band's lineup for the rest of its existence. BAND HISTORY Aside from a brief interlude in 1998 and 1999 when they were signed by Interscope Records , the band recorded for local label DeSoto Records . Their breakthrough album, '' Emergency & I '', was actually created during their time at Interscope. However, they were dropped from the label shortly after its completion, and thus took it back with them to DeSoto, where it wound up being released. The EP for "The Ice of Boston" is the only item of theirs Interscope actually released during their tenure there. The band somehow managed to avoid being in debt to the label, effectively being able to record on a major label budget with no consequence. The band referred to their situation in a later interview as "slipping through the cracks". Following the massive underground success of ''Emergency & I'', the band received an even higher profile after being invited to open for the European leg of '' in 2004 and We, The Vehicles in 2006. On March 1 , 2007 , the band announced they would be playing a one-and-off reunion show on Saturday, April 28 , 2007 at Washington D.C. 's venerable Black Cat nightclub. The event is scheduled to be a Charity concert benefitting Callum Robbins son of J. Robbins frontman for DeSoto Records labelmate Jawbox . Fan reaction to the decision was overwhelmingly positive, and tickets to the concert sold out within minutes of being offered online. In response to the high demand for tickets, a second show was announced for April 27 . MUSICAL STYLE While drawing heavily from previous Washington-based art- Punk acts such as Fugazi and Jawbox , the Dismemberment Plan were significant for incorporating R&B (in stage banter, Morrison often talked of his obsession with Gladys Knight ) and Hip-hop influences to their sound. Influential indie rock criticism website Pitchfork Media has called them the fathers of the late-1990s/early-2000s Dance-punk movement, which in turn fostered the current New Wave revival. Ironic humor was also a major component of the band's aesthetic, as displayed in songs such as "The Dismemberment Plan Gets Rich" (''Dismemberment Plan/Juno'') and "The Ice of Boston" (''...Is Terrified''). PERFORMANCES The Dismemberment Plan's live shows were generally high-energy affairs, with Morrison frequently inviting audience members to dance on stage during "The Ice of Boston". One of the band's most iconic songs, "Do the Standing Still", mocked indie rock fans for their reluctance to move during even the band's most frenetic performances, though Morrison himself would occasionally discourage fans from moshing. The band toured Japan three times and Europe twice, along with many tours of North America. DISCOGRAPHY
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