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Open Hand is an American rock band, first formed in Hollywood, California in 1997.

Open Hand
Origin	California, United States
Genres	Indie rock post hardcore hardcore punk stoner rock grunge
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Trustkill/Roadrunner/ Anodyne/Blacktop/American Propaganda
Website	facebook.com/openhandrocks

History

Open Hand was formed in Hollywood, California in 1997 by guitarist/vocalist Justin Isham. With bassist Michael Anastasi and drummer Alex Rodriguez, they released two EPs on Justin's own label, American Propaganda: Radio Days in 1998 and Evolutions in 1999.

After touring, the band signed with Trustkill Records in 1999. In 2000, Trustkill issued The Dream, a collection of the band's two EPs and bonus unreleased material. They went on to release the album "You and Me" in 2005 on Trustkill / Roadrunner Records. The band went on to tour extensively all over the world from 2005 to 2009. Open Hand released their next album, Honey, on Anodyne Records in 2010.

On April 20, 2020, the band released a remixed, remastered, and re-sequenced version of Honey for its 10th anniversary.

The album "Weirdo" was released on March 5, 2021.

Band members

Current Weirdos

• Justin Isham - lead vocals, guitar
• Ryan Castagna - guitar
• Mike Longworth - bass
• Kyle Hamood - keys
• Gil Sharone - drums

Former members

• Ethan Novak - drums
• Breanne Martin (Breanne Wahl) - vocals, keyboards
• Alex Rodríguez - drums
• Sean Woods - guitar
• Alex Organ - drums
• Beau Burchell - guitar
• Michael Anastasi - bass
• Sean Rosenthal - bass
• Mike Longworth - bass
• Erik Valentine - bass
• Derek Donley - bass
• Paxton Pryor - drums
• Zach Kennedy - bass
• Jeff Meyer - bass
• Jason Gerken - drums
• Drew Marcogliese- drums
• Capt Dave Anderson - bass
• Dave Gaume - bass
• Sam Hoskins - drums
• Steve Riley - drums
• Paul Malinowski - bass
• Clark Gardner - drums

Discography

Studio albums

• The Dream (Trust"we tried to kill hopesfall" Records, 2000)
• You and Me (Roadrunner Records /killtrust with our bands, 2005)
• Honey (Anodyne Records, 2010)
• Weirdo (Blacktop Records, 2021)

Extended plays

• Radio Days (American Propaganda records EP, 1998)
• Evolutions (American Propaganda records EP, 1999)
• The Mark Of The Demon Blacktop Records(EP, 2011)

Live albums

• Live At CBGB (Magazine release, 2002; Blacktop Records reissue, 2015)
• Live at The Rainbow (Blacktop Records reissue, 2016)

References

External links

• Everything Open Hand
• WEIRDO
• Open Hand on Facebook
• Open Hand on MySpace

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