DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL

'Dashboard Confessional' is an American band, led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Chris Carrabba, from Boca Raton, Florida.

Contents

History

Live shows

References in popular culture

Discography

Albums

Singles

EPs

Non-album tracks

References

External links

History

Dashboard Confessional was started in 1999, as a side project from Chris Carrabba's venture with Florida rock band Further Seems Forever. The name Dashboard Confessional is derived from one of his songs, "The Sharp Hint of New Tears," which contains the line ''"On the way home/This car hears my confessions."'' Contrary to popular belief, the name Dashboard Confessional refers only to Carrabba, as he originally intended it to be only a solo project. Addressing this misunderstanding, he challenged: "What rulebook says it has to be called your name if you're one guy?"^[1] But Carrabba often brought along friends to play live shows with him and in 2002 he decided to make the current line-up a permanent one. Jolie Lindholm, formerly of The Rocking Horse Winner, also provided background vocals on Chris' debut album The Swiss Army Romance.
The current line-up includes Carrabba (vocals, guitar), John Lefler (guitar), Scott Schoenbeck (bass) (formerly in The Promise Ring), and Mike Marsh (drums). Both John Lefler and Mike Marsh provide background vocals. Chris' friend and guitarist John Ralston and violinist Susan Sherouse often perform and record with the group.^[2] As of 2006, they have released four EPs and five full-length albums, three of which have been certified gold by the RIAA.
They won the MTV2 award at 2002's MTV Video Music Awards for their song "Screaming Infidelities".
In May of 2005, Dashboard Confessional entered the studio to record their fourth album with Daniel Lanois. Lanois has co-produced the albums ''So'' (Peter Gabriel) and ''The Joshua Tree'' (U2), and produced Bob Dylan's Grammy award winning album ''Time Out of Mind'' (Album of the Year, 1997). "Don't Wait" was the first single released from Dashboard Confessional's latest album ''Dusk and Summer'', which was released on June 27, 2006. The album's second single was "Stolen". Following the release of ''Dusk and Summer'', Dashboard Confessional went on a summer tour of the U.S. with special guests Say Anything and Ben Lee. They followed this with a co-headlining arena tour with alternative rock band Brand New.
Dashboard Confessional performed at the Brick Awards on April 12, 2007 as a featured musical guest, in addition to playing the final show of the mtvU Campus Invasion Tour 2007 at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia on April 29, 2007.^[3]
The band was featured on PBS' acclaimed music series Soundstage, with a performance taped at New York's Madison Square Garden debuting on the network July 12, 2007. The broadcast, repeated nationally over subsequent weeks, included "Don’t Wait," "Stolen," and "Screaming Infidelities".
Dashboard Confessional's Official website announced a fall 2007 North American solo tour with special guests Augustana and John Ralston.
Dashboard Confessional announced they will be releasing their fifth studio album on October 2nd called The Shade of Poison Trees. Currently on their MySpace, they have posted two songs from the new album The Shade of Poison Trees, "Thick As Thieves" and "Little Bombs".

Live shows

Dashboard Confessional shows are known for their intimate atmosphere and enthusiastic participation from the crowds. Carrabba encourages the audience to sing large portions of the songs, stepping back from the mic and letting the crowd's voices be heard instead of his. This can be heard on numerous songs from the MTV Unplugged recording. Carrabba has said that this fosters a bond between concert-goers, and helps him and the audience connect on an emotional level, making all his shows intimate, personal experiences.
The band encourages the taping of their live appearances. After one recent show, the band sent out requests for a recording, after Chris started performing freestyle.

References in popular culture

★ Dashboard Confessional's song "Hands Down" is featured on the ''One Tree Hill Soundtrack Volume 1''. Their song "Don't Wait" was on ''The Road Mix: Music from One Tree Hill Volume 3''.

★ "The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most" is the name of a ''One Tree Hill'' episode.

★ "Hands Down" plays on the pilot episode of ''One Tree Hill''. "Don't Wait" appears in episodes 401 and 413. "Currents" is played during episode 402 and "Stolen" is played during episode 417.

★ "As Lovers Go" appeared in the children's movie ''Shrek 2''.

★ "Vindicated" is a song featured in the ''Spider Man 2'' soundtrack.

★ Their song "Stolen" was rerecorded in 2007 with the German band Juli.

★ The song "Standard Lines" was played on an episode of Clone High.

★ The song "Stolen" was also featured in the season 4 finale episode of "Cold Case" as its ending song.

★ Dashboard Confessional's song "Rooftops and Invitations" is featured on the Laguna Beach: Summer Can Last Forever soundtrack.

★ The song "Stolen" was also used on episode 19, season 6 of 'Scrubs" as the final song of the episode in which Zach Braff's JD reflects on other characters around him in the bar and wishes that he was the one proposing to Elliot.

★ The song "Stolen" was used on an episode of ''What About Brian''. It is played in the ending of the episode "What About Temptations" from the second season.

★ "Reason to Believe" is a song featured in the ''Eletronic Arts'' football game ''Madden NFL 07''.

★ "Several Ways To Die Trying" is featured in an episode of the ABC show 'Life As We Know It'.

Discography

Albums

All regularly released albums and their chart peak position: Billboard 200 (Hot 200), Top Heatseekers (Heat), Top Independent Albums (Indep), Top Internet Albums (Inter) and Top Canadian Albums (CAN), as well as the RIAA certification. A dash indicates that the album did not chart on that chart.

Year	Title	Chart positions					RIAA certification
		Hot 200	Heat	Indep	Inter	CAN
2000	''The Swiss Army Romance''	–	39	–	–	–	–
2001	''The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most''	108	'1'	5	–	–	Gold
2002	''MTV Unplugged 2.0''	111	'1'	'1'	126	–	Platinum
2003	''A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar''	2	–	'1'	2	–	Gold
2006	''Dusk and Summer''	2	–	–	2	6	-
2007	''The Shade of Poison Trees''	-	–	–	-	-	-

Singles

Singles that appeared in the Billboard Hot 100 (Hot 100), Pop 100 (Pop 100), Modern Rock Tracks (MRT)^[4] or the UK Singles Chart (UK). A dash indicates the song didn't reach a significant position on that chart.

Year	Title	Chart positions					Album
		Hot 100	Pop 100	MRT	UK	DE
2002	"Screaming Infidelities"	–	–	22	–	n.P.	''The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most''
2002	"Saints and Sailors"	–	–	–	–	n.P.	''The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most''
2003	"Hands Down"	–	–	8	60	n.P.	''A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar''
2004	"Rapid Hope Loss"	–	–	37	75	n.P.	''A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar''
2004	"Vindicated"	–	–	2	–	n.P.	''Spider-Man 2 soundtrack''
2006	"Don't Wait"	80	64	17	68	n.P.	''Dusk and Summer''
2006	"Rooftops and Invitations"	-	-	-	-	-	''Dusk and Summer''
2007	"Stolen"	44	34	–	–	-	''Dusk and Summer''
2007	"Stolen" feat. Juli	-	-	–	–	15	''Dusk and Summer''
2007	"Thick as Thieves"	-	-	–	–	-	''The Shade of Poison Trees''

n.P. = not present

EPs

Year	Title
2001	The Drowning EP
2001	So Impossible EP
2002	Summer's Kiss
2006	AOL Sessions EP (iTunes Exclusive)

Non-album tracks

★ "Jamie" - cover released on ''Rock Music: A Tribute to Weezer'' (2002)

★ "The Only Gift That I Need" - released on ''KROQ's Kevin and Bean present: Swallow My Eggnog'' (2002)

★ "Hold On" and "This Is a Forgery" - released on the Vagrant Records re-issue of ''The Swiss Army Romance'' (2003)

★ "This Old Wound" - released on non-US versions of ''A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar'' (2003)

★ "The End of an Anchor" - released on non-US versions of ''A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar'' (2003) and "The End of an Anchor" single on iTunes (2003)

★ "I Do" - released on the UK CD single for "Hands Down" (2003)

★ "Warmth of the Sand" - released on ''Another Year on the Streets Volume 3'' and "Vindicated" single (2004)

★ "Christopher" - never released and only performed once at Messiah College in 2004. Very few copies of this recording have been circulated, making it the most difficult to find Dashboard Confessional song in the band's extensive library.

★ "I Need a Sure Thing" - First played at the famous Valentine's Day concert in 2004. Only a few shows did this song get played at before dropping out of rotation.

★ "Get What You Get" - First song ever played by Chris on the piano. Only played once, at the above mentioned Valentine's Day show.

★ "Vindicated" - released on the original soundtrack to ''Spider-Man 2'' (2004) and as a bonus track on ''Dusk and Summer'' (2006)

★ "In a Big Country" - released on iTunes as part of the single for "Don't Wait" (2006) and on the German CD single for Stolen (Feat. Juli)

★ "But Beautiful" - released on the Ilse DeLange album ''The Great Escape'' (2006)

★ "Write it Out" - another hidden track on ''Dusk and Summer'' (2006)

References

1. Dashboard Confessional Interview by Nate Bailey
2. Dashboard Confessional - Sessions - AOL Music
3. Dashboard Confessional Confirmed as Musical Guest
4. Artist Chart History - Dashboard Confessional

External links

★ Official website

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★ Dashboard Frequently Asked Questions and Facts

★ DBC Fans - Fansite that hosts recordings of live performances