The Front Lines

The Front Lines were an early punk band from the Evanston/Northwestern area, who played from 1979-1983. Starting out briefly as a more rock-based band The Lines in 1979, The Front Lines recorded a couple demos, a 4-song EP and another single during their lifetime. They were one of the more prominent bands (along with Epicycle) in what Steve Albini called a "North Shore Miniscene" - and although they did play the Northwestern campus & outlying region, The Front Lines played all over Chicago including O'Banions, Misfits, COD, Waves etc.

The Lines

 * Phil - Guitar and Vocals
 * Kier Strejcek - Guitar
 * John - Bass
 * Seth - Drums

Original The Front Lines (late 1979)

 * Phil - Guitar and Vocals
 * Kier Strejcek - Guitar
 * John - Bass
 * Steve - Drums

1980 to mid 1982

 * Phil - Guitar and Vocals
 * Kier Strejcek - Guitar
 * Kevin - Bass
 * Bruce - Keyboards (from 1981 on)
 * Steve - Drums

Late 1982 to 1983

 * Phil - Guitar and Vocals
 * Kier Strejcek - Guitar
 * Kevin - Bass
 * Bruce - Keyboards
 * Jeff, Ronnie, Ed, John M - Drums

Releases

 * Original Demo (Early 1980)
 * Rebel Not Home
 * Just Because
 * Voice of America


 * Where Do We Go from Here? EP (Practical Records PR001, 1980)
 * Recorded August-September 1980 at Studiomedia (II), Evanston
 * 1000 Copies Pressed
 * 1) Night Napalm
 * 2) Dying In Fiction
 * 3) Voice of America
 * 4) Lips Are Sealed


 * Capital Attraction / In This Universe single (Practical Records PR003, 1982)
 * Engineered by John Nevin and Sam Fishkin
 * Guests: Michelle Kinney, cello; Amy Phoebe, oboe


 * Don't Look Now / The Crossfire Demo (1982)
 * Demo for record companies

History

 * Kier has a comprehensive history of The Front Lines and all the bands he's been involved with on his personal home page. It's all there...

Music

 * Kier has downloadable mp3s of all the TFL recordings, as well as live tracks.