Frisbitar

• Frisbitar formed in 1998, as a project for an 8th grade middle school class in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The instrumentation was two saxophones, piano, and drums. An instrumental song was written and performed for the school under the name “Par 4”. High school brought a couple of member changes, a lot of name changes, and a few instrument changes. By junior year, 11 original songs were written and ready to be recorded. Recording took place and the result was an album called “Desert Drinking...

• Frisbitar formed in 1998, as a project for an 8th grade middle school class in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The instrumentation was two saxophones, piano, and drums. An instrumental song was written and performed for the school under the name “Par 4”. High school brought a couple of member changes, a lot of name changes, and a few instrument changes. By junior year, 11 original songs were written and ready to be recorded. Recording took place and the result was an album called “Desert Drinking On The Porch Of Mr. Finnegan’s Diner” under the name Abandoned Ship. By this time the band was playing shows frequently and was able to sell a good number of CDs at shows. The band participated in many battles of the bands, talent shows, and competitions. They won nearly everything they entered and gained accolades in local press for their outstanding achievements at such a young age. They quickly became the outstanding local high school band of the Lancaster area, won their high school’s talent show 4 consecutive years, and headlined many local shows that had multiple bands on the bill. • After making their rounds playing graduation parties for the class of 2003 each member had their own collegiate path ahead. Throughout college the next batch of songs that were written were distinctively more developed and mature. Each player’s skills had been honed, and the cohesiveness of the band was clear after five years of playing together. With a new and better sound emerging, and a new outlook for the future, one last name change was in order. The band is now called Frisbitar, and is a four piece “Semi-Progressive-Indie-Jam Band.” The band’s current sound melds influences from an extremely wide spectrum. Their Indie rock idols cross with their jam/experimental heroes to form their own original sound. While capable of writing short, concise, structured songs they are also capable of extending into uncharted territory with improvisational sections at live shows. Currently, three members reside in Lancaster while the drummer splits time between Lancaster and Philadelphia.