Adam Nathanson is an American musician currently based in

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. He is best known as the guitarist in the New York-based

hardcore punk Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier pu ...

band

Born Against Born Against was an American hardcore punk band from New York active between 1989 and 1993. In addition to their radical leftist politics, the group espoused a DIY punk message and challenged what they perceived as being a problem within the p ...

, and the singer and guitarist in the proto-

folk punk Folk punk (known in its early days as rogue folk) is a fusion of folk music and punk rock. It was popularized in the early 1980s by the Pogues in England, and by Violent Femmes in the United States. Folk punk achieved some mainstream success in ...

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(Young) Pioneers (Young) Pioneers (alternately stylized as Young Pioneers or The (Young) Pioneers) was an American folk punk band from Richmond, Virginia, active from 1993 to 1999. Composed of members of such influential bands as Born Against, Avail and Ted Le ...

Musical career

Nathanson's early band Life's Blood played a politicized form of

New York hardcore New York hardcore (also known as NYHC) is both the hardcore punk music created in New York City and the subculture and lifestyle associated with that music. New York hardcore grew out of the hardcore scene established in Washington, D.C., by ...

. The group was extant from 1987–1989, and upon its demise, Nathanson and bassist

Neil Burke Neil Burke is an American musician and artist. He is known as a former member of several hardcore punk and noise rock bands, most notably Born Against and Men's Recovery Project. Burke is currently a poster artist, graphic designer and screen ...

formed Born Against with singer

Sam McPheeters Sam McPheeters (born 1969) is an American artist, journalist, novelist, and performer. Early life Raised in Albany, New York, he became a published author at age 12, with ''Travelers' Tales'', a collection of regional folklore. Music In 1985, Mc ...

. Born Against toured extensively and released several records before breaking up in 1993. After Born Against, Nathanson formed and fronted the (Young) Pioneers, a group that would later influence the folk punk movement. Early in their career, the (Young) Pioneers moved from McPheeters'

Vermiform Records Vermiform Records was an American independent record label that specialized in releasing punk rock music from 1990 until 2002. Vermiform released 58 albums and relocated many times, being headquartered in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Rhode Isl ...

to the larger

Lookout! Records Lookout Records (stylized as Lookout! Records) was an independent record label, initially based in Laytonville, California and later in Berkeley, California, Berkeley, focusing on punk rock. Established in 1987, the label is best known for having ...

label, where they released several records before disbanding in 1999. During this era, Nathanson also briefly played in the post-Born Against group Men's Recovery Project. Nathanson most recently formed Teargas Rock, a sporadically active group continuing in the direction of (Young) Pioneers.

Personal

Nathanson currently lives in Richmond with his wife and children, teaches adult literacy, and is involved in community organizing such as Food Not Bombs.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nathanson, Adam American punk rock musicians Living people Men's Recovery Project members Born Against members (Young) Pioneers members Year of birth missing (living people)