Junction was formed in my basement in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania in 1989. Gregg (guitar & vocals) and I knew each other as children and played in many proto-bands in junior high. We renunited in college where we met Garrett Rothman and added him on bass. Garrett introduced us to the central Pennsylvania hardcore scene and we were off and running.

We recorded our first 7" with Significant Records, a split with New Jersey band Seperate Peace featuring the songs, Saturation and Transit. By the time the record came out we had moved to State College, PA and added our biggest fan at the time, Vanessa Downing on lead vocals.

Later we recorded the Falling & Laughing EP again for Significant, featuring three songs sung by Vanessa. And finally the Swingset EP for Redemption Records. We did a couple of crazy east-coast, mid-west US tours and played what seemed like hundreds of regional shows from Morgantown, West Virginia to New York City, and Washington DC over the years.

Gregg was in the Delta 72 and makes Philadelphia his home. Vanessa lives in Boston and performed with Rosa Chance Well as well as others. Garrett lives in central Pennsylvania and is a lawyer. As for myself I live in Washington DC and perform for lots of bands in various genres, you can keep up with them all at benazzara.com .
-Ben Azzara

Live Photos: Saint Stephans, Washington DC Mountain Lodge, Washington DC

Purchase: "Collection of Random Mishaps" combines all official releases onto one CD.

Unreleased demos: recorded on my box-radio in the basement • Mirdamadi An instrumental we'd open the show with. • Downtime • Unknown Song 1 • Unknown Song 2 • Unknown Song 2 tk2 • Improvisation I • Improvisation II These improvisations are from an early practice. Like many bands, we would just get together and start playing, and out of this we would find parts we like and make a much shorter condensed, actual song.

Split 7" with Seperate Peace: Significant Records click to enlarge • Saturation~ • Transit (guest, Robb Monn on alto sax)

Falling & Laughing EP: Significant Records click to enlarge click to enlarge • Sister* • Big Machine* • Basking Bridge* • Admirable ~ • Lay To Waste ~ (unreleased) read a review

Swingset EP on Redemtion Records click to enlarge • Autobody* • Swoon* • Second Skin* • Booster* • Ivy* • Timepiece* read a review