Whole Wheat Bread
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| Country | Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
| Years active | 2003 - present |
| Genres | Punk |
| Labels | Fighting Records |
| Members | Aaron Abraham --Lead Vocals, Guitar CJ --Bass, Backup Vocals Joe -- Drums Nick Largen --Bass, Backup Vocals, (Currently Incarcerated) |
Whole Wheat Bread is a punk band from Jacksonville, Florida. They are currently recording on Fighting Records.
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[edit] Background
Jacksonville pop punk outfit Whole Wheat Bread was formed in 2003 by friends vocalist/guitarist Aaron Abraham and vocalist/bassist Nicholas Largen. Both grew up listening to rap and punk music, and though they had intended to form a rap group, the two discovered that they both played guitar and quickly traded their hiphop beats for "Dirty South Punk Rock." Largen's older brother Joseph was tapped for drum duties and Whole Wheat Bread was complete. The band debuted in January 2005 with Minority Rules on Fighting Records, produced by Darian Rundall (Pennywise, Yellowcard). They supported the record on the road with bands like Streetlight Manifesto, the Suicide Machines, MxPx, and Reel Big Fish. In June 2006, Nick, who had previously served jail time and had 17 felony convictions already on his record, was arrested on first degree robbery charges. The band continued on without him, enlisting El Pus' C.J. (aka Johnny Rock) as his replacement. Early fall shows were played supporting WuTang's Killah Priest before closing out the year opening for the Bouncing Souls nationwide. Their EP Punk Life also appeared in stores that November.
The band completed a US tour in 2006 with MxPx, Streetlight Manifesto and Reel Big Fish plus a couple upcoming shows with punk legends Rancid, and then another U.S. tour with The Bouncing Souls. It confirmed that C.J. (aka "Johnny Rock") from Atlanta-based rock band El Pus (formerly on Virgin Records) will be playing bass for the rest of Whole Wheat Bread's tour.
Their album, Minority Rules, reached #8 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart.
The band released a new EP on November 7, 2006 called Punk Life. The EP contains 3 original punk songs and 3 "crunk rock" versions of rap songs.
They will be playing at some 2007 shows of Bamboozle.
[edit] Band Members
[edit] Current Members
- Aaron Abraham - Guitar/Vocals
- Joseph Largen (Mr. Whitefolks) - Drums
- C.J. (aka Johnny Rock) - Bass Guitar
[edit] Former Members
- Nick Largen D.J. Dirty Skeet (Currently Incarcerated) - Bass Guitar
[edit] Discography
| Album Cover | Date | Title | Label | Band Name | Type |
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March 22, 2005 | Minority Rules | Fighting Records | Whole Wheat Bread | Studio Album |
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November 7, 2006 | Punk Life EP | Fighting Records | Whole Wheat Bread | Studio EP |
