Drag the River

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Drag the River formed in 1996 when Chad Price of All began working with Jon Snodgrass of Armchair Martian, Paul Rucker and J.J. Nobody of the Nobodys. They released Hobo’s Demos in 2000. Steel guitarist Zach Boddicker joined the band in 2001 around the time they were touring the US West coast. They then released Closed through Upland Records in early 2002; that same year, the live album Live at the Starlight was released through Mars Motors Records. Outtakes from Hobo’s Demos were released under the name Chicken Demos in May 2004. Boddicker left the band shortly afterwards to return to education. Chad Rex filled his role occasionally, until Casey Prestwood of Hot Rod Circuit joined as a full-time member. In November and December 2004, the band went on an East Coast tour with the Enablers. Rucker left towards the end of 2005, being replaced by former Pinhead Circus member Dave Barker.

The band announced they were breaking up in May 2007; Suburban Home released a split between the band and Dents in August 2007. They reunited for a series of shows in January 2008, which were supported by Scott Reynolds and the Steaming Beast. It was expanded to a full tour, with Slorder, Chad Rex, and Cory Branan appearing on select dates. Coinciding with this was the release of You Can’t Live This Way on January 22, 2008. They then appeared at The Fest in Florida in October 2008. Around this time, a music video was released for “Rangement”. In August 2009, Live at the Starlight was released as a free download to combat people selling copies of it at high prices online. They then appeared at The Fest in October 2009; they toured Europe with Chris Wollard and the Ship Thieves to close out the year. In February 2010, the band went on a short West Coast tour with Cheap Girls. They continue to play shows as a duo (Price & Snodgrass) and often as a full band.

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