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-'''Dan Schafer''' has been a part of Chicago's punk scene since the mid 1980's.  Although usually credited under his real name, his best known by his psuedonym "'''Dan Vapid'''", which he used during his tenure in [[Screeching Weasel]].  Schafer got his start singing for hardcore bands, but since the late '80's, he has focused on playing pop-punk.
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-=== Screeching Weasel ===
-See main article:  [[Screeching Weasel]]
-Nationally, Schafer is best recognized for his stints in [[Screeching Weasel]].  In the liner notes of SW's [[1995]] ''Kill The Musicians'' compilation, [[Ben Weasel]] noted that Schafer seemed to attend virtually every local show the band played prior to joining the group.  In [[1989]], Schafer approached the band about becoming their bassist after the previous bass player had left the group.  Initially christened "Sewercap" by the group, Schafer's stint in the band was short-lived.  He and drummer [[Brian Vermin]] formed the side-project [[Sludgeworth]] that same year and that would soon lead to the break up of [[Screeching Weasel]].  [[Screeching Weasel]] played a reunion show in [[1991]], after which Schafer proposed the idea of reforming the group.  Now renamed "Dan Vapid", Schafer played 2nd guitar for the group until more line up changes eventually pushed him back into his former role as bassist.  He quit the group again in early [[1994]] and the band dissolved a few months later.  [[Screeching Weasel]] reunited again in [[1996]] but Schafer left permanently in [[1997]].  He did appear with the group in some one-off reunion shows in [[2004]].
-=== Sludgeworth ===
-See main article:  [[Sludgeworth]]
-Dan Schafer was the singer of this popular quintet from 1989 until 1993.  The group split because Schafer wanted to continue with more of the pop-punk sound they were popular for while the other members wanted to pursue more of a funk and alternative rock direction.
-=== Riverdales ===
-In 1995, Schafer reunited with former [[Screeching Weasel]] vocalist Ben Foster (aka [[Ben Weasel]]) and drummer [[Dan Sullivan]] (aka Dan Panic) to form this heavily Ramones-influence band.  In the band, Schafer played bass and split songwriting and singing duties with Ben.  Their song "Back To You", sung by Schafer, was featured in the movie ''Angus'' [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112368/soundtrack].  The group also performed on a European tour with Green Day, which has been blamed by Ben Foster as the catalyst for the Riverdales' early demise (the group called in quits in 1997).  In 2003, Schafer and Foster reunited with a new drummer to record a new LP.  The band has been dormant ever since.
-=== The Methadones ===
-The Methadones started a side-project in 1993, but Schafer resurrected the band (in which he plays guitar and sings) in 1999.  It has since remained his main band.  The group has several albums and features members of the [[The Bomb]], [[Jeff Pezzati]]'s band.
-=== Other Bands ===
-Schafer got his start singing for the hardcore bands [[Igor Skulls]] and [[Generation Waste]] in the mid '80's.  [[Generation Waste]] recorded an LP but it appears to have gone unreleased in their lifetime and an attempt to issue it posthumously by guitarist [[Ted Domurat]] was stalled when he could not get all of the other members to agree to the release.  Dan also made an appearance as a "Slaughterette" on the 1987 LP ''Those Who Laugh Last...Laugh Alone'' by [[Impulse Manslaughter]].  In 1994, Schafer toured as 2nd guitarist for the Queers, and is credited for playing on their 1994 LP ''Beat Off''.  In the mid '90's, Schafer formed the surf and pop punk band The Mopes with [[Jughead]] from [[Screeching Weasel]].  The group released 2 albums on Lookout Records.
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-[[Category:Singers]]
-[[Category:Guitarists]]
-[[Category:Bassists]]
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