Discount was an American
punk rock band based in Gainesville, Florida.[2] The band originally formed in
Vero Beach, Florida in 1995, but relocated to Gainesville in 1998.[1][2] They performed their last show on August 19, 2000 at Market Street Pub in Gainesville, Florida.[3] Members have gone on to form
The Dead Weather,
The Kills, The Kitchen, The Terror In Tiny Town, Black Cougar Shock Unit, Unitas, The Routineers,
The Draft, Laserhead, Stolen Parts, Monikers, Young Ladies, and Blab School.[4][5]
During its span, Discount released three full-length albums, several EPs, and two b-side collections. The band toured with
As Friends Rust and
Dillinger Four across the United States for five weeks from June 11 to July 18, 1998.[6][7] In promotion of their split CD/7" with
As Friends Rust, Discount embarked on a six-week European tour, from December 3, 1998 to January 14, 1999, accompanied by Swedish hardcore group Purusam.[8][6] The European tour included a stop to play at the
Good Life Recordings Winter Festival, in Kortrijk, Belgium.[8][6]
Discography
Albums
Ataxia's Alright Tonight (1996), Liquid Meat/Far Out Records
Discount/Beauty School Dropout split 7-inch (1999), Speedowax
Open Ended Aerial 7-inch (1999), Rugger Bugger
Read Army Faction 7-inch (2000), 4-way split with Avail, The Weakerthans and Hot Water Music,
No Idea Records (all four songs were taken from the Better Read Than Dead compilation on
AK Press)
Discount/J Church split LP (2000), Rugger Bugger (featuring five ELO covers from
J Church and the five
Billy Bragg covers by Discount from the Love, Billy CD EP)
Appeared on 403 Chaos Comp: Florida Fucking Hardcore (1998)
Appeared on Songs That Will Make You Cool, a compilation released by Rockstar Recordings in 1995[9]