Dillinger Four

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American punk rock band

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Field	Value
name	Dillinger Four
image	Dillinger Four, 2006.jpg
caption	Dillinger Four performing in 2006
image_upright	1.25
origin	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
genre	{{flatlist
* Punk rock<ref name	"loren"
* melodic hardcore<ref name	"frankel"
* hardcore punk<ref name	"Ozzi1"
years_active	1994–present
label	Hopeless, No Idea, Fat Wreck Chords
website
current_members	Patrick Costello
Erik Funk
Bill Morrisette
Lane Pederson
past_members	Sloan Lorsung
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| name = Dillinger Four | image = Dillinger Four, 2006.jpg | caption = Dillinger Four performing in 2006 | image_upright = 1.25 | alias = | origin = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | genre = {{flatlist|

Punk rock
melodic hardcore
hardcore punk | years_active = 1994–present | label = Hopeless, No Idea, Fat Wreck Chords | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = Patrick Costello Erik Funk Bill Morrisette Lane Pederson | past_members = Sloan Lorsung

Dillinger Four (sometimes abbreviated as D4) is an American punk rock band formed in 1994 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They have released four full-length studio albums. Since 1996, the band's lineup has been Patrick Costello on bass guitar and vocals, Erik Funk and Bill Morrisette on guitars and vocals, and Lane Pederson on drums.

History

Dillinger Four was formed in 1994 by guitarist Erik Funk and bassist Patrick Costello. The two had previously played together in the Chicago-based hardcore band Angerhouse.

The original lineup, which also included guitarist Sloan Lorsung and drummer Lane Pedersen, released the 1995 debut 7" single Higher Aspirations: Tempered and Dismantled. Lorsung was replaced by Bill Morrisette before the 1996 follow-up EP The Kids Are All Dead. A series of subsequent singles and compilation appearances were later collected on 1999's This Shit is Genius. In June 1998, Dillinger Four joined As Friends Rust and Discount on a leg of their American tour.

The band was signed to California hardcore label Hopeless Records on the strength of what Hopeless founder Louis Posen called its "international following." The label released Dillinger Four's first two full-length records, 1998's Midwestern Songs of the Americas and 2000's Versus God. The band moved to Fat Wreck Chords for 2002's Situationist Comedy and 2008's Civil War.

Funk founded and co-owned the influential Minneapolis music venue Triple Rock Social Club, which opened in 1998 and closed in 2017. Dillinger Four played the venue's final concert in November 2017.

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Discography

Studio albums

Midwestern Songs of the Americas (Hopeless Records, 1998)
Versus God (Hopeless Records, 2000)
Situationist Comedy (Fat Wreck Chords, 2002)
Civil War (Fat Wreck Chords, 2008)

Live albums

Live at First Avenue (2003)
The End. Live At The Death Of The Triple Rock (2020)

Compilation albums

This Shit Is Genius (No Idea Records, 1999)
This Shit Is Geniuser (Anxious and Angry, 2025)

EPs

Higher Aspirations: Tempered and Dismantled (Cerebellum Records, 1995)
The Kids Are All Dead (Cerebellum Records, 1996)
More Songs About Girlfriends and Bubblegum (Mutant Pop Records, 1997)
D4! The Bootleg (Chadwick Records, 2010)

Split releases

The Rebel's Choice (split with The Strike) (THD Records, 1997)
Dillinger Four / Pinhead Gunpowder (Adeline Records, 2000)
Masters of War (credited as "Dylanger Four") with Brother Mark Treehouse and Atmosphere (2004)

Compilation appearances

"Farts are Jazz to Assholes" on Short Music for Short People (1999)
"Our Science is Tight" and "Maximum Piss and Vinegar" on Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 3 (2000)
"Like Sprewells on a Wheelchair" on Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2 (2004)
"No Voices In The Sky" (Motorhead) on Pop For Charity [2002]

Videography

Belt Fighting the Man (with Toys That Kill and Rivethead
Plea for Peace/Take Action Vol. 2

References

"Dillinger Four - 25th anniversary".
"Dillenger Four - ''Midwestern Songs Of The Americas''".
(November 26, 2015). "In Dillinger Four We Trust".
"Dillinger Four Biography – ARTISTdirect Music".
Punknews.org. "Dillinger Four".
Sutherland, Sam.[http://exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=127&csid2=4&fid1=34518 "The Comforts of Dillinger Four"], ''[[Exclaim!]]'', November 2008.
"Dillinger Four's 'Midwestern Songs of the Americas' Spawned a Scene of Copycats". Vice Media Group.
Prenger, Joe. (September 5, 1998). "Interview with Damien Moyal of As Friends Rust and Culture". Reflections.
Julien, Alexandre. (January 10, 2020). "As Friends Rust - A skeletal repository of As Friends Rust's timeline".
Richardson, Jake. "11 Things Hopeless Records Has Taught Us Over the Past 25 Years". [[Kerrang!]].
Ankeny, Jason. "Dillinger Four".
Lunney, Tigger. (November 22, 2017). "The Triple Rock ends its 19-year run with Dillinger Four and Negative Approach". [[City Pages]].
. ["The Stars"](https://first-avenue.com/about/the-stars/).
Bream, Jon. (May 3, 2019). "10 things you'll learn about First Avenue in new Minnesota History Center show". [[Star Tribune]].

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