Biography
Portraits of Past are an American screamo band formed in 1993 in Half Moon Bay, California. They are based in San Francisco and were originally active from 1993 to 1995, touring the US in the Summer of 1995.
The band in its heydey consisted of:
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Matthew Bajda - drums
Jeremy Bringetto - bass guitar
Jonah Buffa - guitar
Rob Pettersen - vocals
Rex Shelverton - guitar
Earlier:
Dan Fenton - bass guitar
Aaron Schlieve - drums
The band released two demo cassettes, a split 7 inch with Bleed, A Self-Titled LP, and appeared on two compilation LPs.
Former members of the band later formed Nexus Six, Seventeen Queen, The Audience, Funeral Diner, Vue, ... Who Calls So Loud, Torches To Rome, Bellavista and Tamaryn.
Portraits of Past reformed in 2008 to play a limited number of shows, with the same line-up as in 1995.
A new EP titled "Cypress Dust Witch" was released in November 2009.
Official site: http://www.portraitsofpast.com/
Official Myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/portraitsofpast
Official Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Portraits-of-Past/16225558982
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.