Dave Allen (bass, vocals), Rob Anthony (guitar, vocals), Sean Lara (guitar, vocals), Mark Stalzer (drums).
Info from ambiguous city! Records “Hailing from the District of Columbia and Baltimore, The Maginot Line was formed in the winter of 2000 and includes former members of Branch Manager (Dischord) and Corm (Shute/Dischord). They released their first effort, the “To Victory” EP, in late November that same year. The Line have had the pleasure to play with such bands as The Dismemberment Plan, Bluetip, Naht, Fin Fang Foom, Stinking Lizaveta, and The Fuses.”
“Paris Burning, the debut full-length from The Maginot Line, presents a quartet focused squarely on the pursuit of smart, energetic rock songs. The opening track, “Working Hard to Make a Bad Life Worse,” features a band capable of both straightforward melody and sudden left turns into new territory. Anchored by the precision bass playing of Dave Allen and warm thwack of drummer Mark Stalzer, the quartet is rounded out by the thick chords and brassy ambience of guitarists Sean Lara and Rob Anthony. Sewn together by the vocal interplay of Allen, Lara and Anthony, The Maginot Line relishes every opportunity to enrich the mix with singing that ranges from shouted call-and-response (“Hospital Corners”) to three-part harmonies (“Eight by Nine”).”
In addition to their 2000 CD EP “To Victory”, subsequent releases have included a full length CD in 2002 “Paris burning”, a split CD EP in 2003 with the band Jet By Day (Tow Sheds Music), and tracks on “Copper Press Sampler 13” (2002 – Copper Press Magazine), and “Pop Culture Press Sampler 18” (2003 – Pop Culture Press Magazine).
2000(CD EP) To Victory
2002(CD) ambiguous city! ABC022 Paris burning
