Calvin Krime was a hardcore band in

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, during the late 1990s. The trio formed in 1995 when Sean Tillmann, Jon Kelson, and Jason Ralph met at

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while in their teens. Signed to

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, their primary audience was in the punk and noise scene dominant in South Minneapolis at the time. Usually, Calvin Krime was booked in smaller venues and often at house parties. During their three-and-a-half years together, they released two albums ('' Dress for the Future'' and ''

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'') and an EP ('' 3x3x3 1/2''). The group disbanded in 1998. Afterwards, all the members went on to other bands, including Sean Tillmann, who went on first to

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and then to his persona as

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. Eleven years after their break-up, Calvin Krime played a reunion show at the Uptown Bar in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on September 13, 2009. Tillmann, Kelson and Ralph also reunited to play The

25th Anniversary gala on August 29, 2010.

Members

* Sean Tillmann bass, vocals, keyboard * Jon Kelson guitar, vocals *Jason Ralph drums

Discography

*Calvin Krime - Pretty in Pink 7-inch (1995) *Calvin Krime - Kids Incarcerated 7-inch (1996) *Calvin Krime - Dress for the Future (1997)

*Calvin Krime - You're Feeling So Attractive (1998)

*Calvin Krime - 3x3x3 1/2 (1998)

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*Calvin Krime - Dope-Guns-N'-Fucking in the Streets, Vol. 11 compilation

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References

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