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band from

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, composed of former members of Heartcrosslove, One's Own Ruin, What Life Makes Us, and

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. Their sound is a shoot-off of hardcore and

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, played fast and chaotic with an abundance of energy, but with a large focus on melody and tunefulness as well. Their influences can perhaps best be shown by the covers the band has performed live, by groups such as

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, Kid Dynamite, and Suicide File. After playing a handful of shows and releasing a three-song demo under the moniker Coffin, the band changed their name to Comadre in the fall of 2004. The word "

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," in addition to being loosely translated as "godmother," is a slang term for anyone not related by blood being a part of another's family. Since their formation, the band has released four LPs and one EP on their own Bloodtown Recordings, Dood Records, Cosmic Note Records in

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, and ADAGIO830 Records in Europe. They have toured

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and Japan extensively - in America most commonly with Los Angeles-based "cinema-

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" band Graf Orlock, and in Japan with hardcore band Endzweck. The band has also released a series of mixtapes, which feature collaborations with other bands.

Lineup

* Wesley Elsbree (drums) * Juan Gabe (vocals, of ''Heartcrosslove'') * Kenny Gabe (guitar, of ''Heartcrosslove'') *

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(guitar, of ''One's Own Ruin'') * Steven Shirley (bass, of ''One's Own Ruin'' and

)

Discography

Albums

* ''The Youth'' (2004) * ''Burn Your Bones'' (2006) * ''A Wolf Ticket'' (2009) * ''Comadre'' (2013)

EPs

* ''More Songs About the Man'' (2005)

Splits

* ''Trainwreck split'' (2007) * ''Glasses split'' (2010)

Compilation appearances

* ''Carry The Torche: A Tribute To Kid Dynamite'' (2009)Review
in ''

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'' * ''Live At The Atlantic Vol III: Fest Edition'' (2009) * ''The Emo Annihilation'' (2008)

References

External links

Official MySpace

Comadre interviewIn The Atomic Garden with Jack Shirley
by Nikolas Soelter, ''Impose Magazine''
Review
of ''The Youth'', Scene Point Blank
Review
of ''A Wolf Ticket'', Scene Point Blank {{Authority control Musical groups from the San Francisco Bay Area Cosmic Note artists