The Cost (band)
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The Cost was a San Francisco Bay Area
band active between 1999 and 2003. They released an EP on New Disorder Records
, a split 7" with Canadian punk band d.b.s.
, an album on Lookout! Records
, and were featured on several compilations over the years. They toured extensively on the west coast, mainly in the Pacific Northwest
, and also across the United States. The tours were exhausting and often ill-fated due to broken vans and being stranded in small cities, but nevertheless fun, if marginally rewarding. The Cost played their last show at Berkeley
's 924 Gilman Street
, the venue they called home, on July 5, 2003.
Members of The Cost later played in Communique
and Natomas. Guitarist Sean McArdle went on to record and release solo material.
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
band active between 1999 and 2003. They released an EP on New Disorder Records
New Disorder Records
New Disorder Records is an independent record label based in San Francisco, California.-History:Ernst Schoen-René formed the label in 1993 with the release of Skinhead Magnet's 10" EP...
, a split 7" with Canadian punk band d.b.s.
D.b.s.
d.b.s. were a punk rock band from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. From their beginnings in 1992 to their eventual breakup in 2001, they gained popularity in the Canadian punk rock scene d.b.s. were a punk rock band from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. From their beginnings in...
, an album on Lookout! Records
Lookout! Records
-History:Larry Livermore and David Hayes formed the label in 1987. From the start, Lookout released punk rock records, but over time expanded its scope to include various types of pop rock, reggae fusion, acoustic rock, pop punk, and indie rock...
, and were featured on several compilations over the years. They toured extensively on the west coast, mainly in the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is a region in northwestern North America, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains on the east. Definitions of the region vary and there is no commonly agreed upon boundary, even among Pacific Northwesterners. A common concept of the...
, and also across the United States. The tours were exhausting and often ill-fated due to broken vans and being stranded in small cities, but nevertheless fun, if marginally rewarding. The Cost played their last show at Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
's 924 Gilman Street
924 Gilman Street
924 Gilman Street is an all-ages, not for profit, collectively organized music club usually referred to by its fans simply as "The Gilman." It is located in the West Berkeley area of Berkeley, California about a mile and a half west of the North Berkeley BART station and a quarter-mile west of San...
, the venue they called home, on July 5, 2003.
Members of The Cost later played in Communique
Communiqué (band)
Communiqué is an indie rock band from the San Francisco Bay Area. The band originated as American Steel, but decided to record under the name Communiqué during the taping of A Crescent Honeymoon in 2002 because the synth-rock sound did not match the punk style of American Steel.-Band members:*Rory...
and Natomas. Guitarist Sean McArdle went on to record and release solo material.
Members
- Steven Loewinsohn - Vocals, Guitar
- Shaun Osburn - Bass, Vocals
- Michael Hoffman - Drums
- Sean McArdle - Baritone Guitars, Vocals (2000–2003)
- Laird Rickard - Vocals (1999–2000)
7-inch singles and EPs
- Split with d.b.s. (1999, Sellout Records)
- El Sueno De La Razon Produce Monstrous (New Disorder Records, Bad Monkey Records, 1999)
Compilation appearances
- A Little Something For Everyone (New Disorder, 2000)
- Another Juan Rides The Bus (Stickrod Tapes, 2000)
- New Disorder Soda (New Disorder, 2001)
- Lookout! Freakout episode 3 (Lookout!, 2002)