Allister

Allister is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois.

Allister
Allister at the Shibuya Eggman livehouse in Tokyo in 2012
Background information
Origin	Chicago, Illinois
Genres	Pop punk, punk rock
Years active	1995–2007, 2010–present
Labels	Drive-Thru, Universal J
Associated acts	Scott Murphy, Scott & Rivers
Members	Tim Rogner Scott Murphy Kyle Lewis Mike Leverence
Past members	John Hamada Eric "Skippy" Mueller David Rossi Chris Rogner

Career

The band was formed in 1995 under the name Phineas Gage by high school classmates Tim Rogner and John "Johnny" Hamada. Eric "Skippy" Mueller later joined the band in 1996. In 1996, the band changed their name to Allister, to pay tribute to Alasdair Gillis from the Canadian TV show You Can't Do That on Television. The band released their debut studio album, Dead Ends and Girlfriends in 1999 through Drive-Thru Records.

Their second studio album Last Stop Suburbia was released on October 1, 2002. Their song "Somewhere On Fullerton" from Last Stop Suburbia was featured in the 2003 video game Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure.

Band members

Current

• Tim Rogner — Drums, percussion, lead and backing vocals (1995—2000); rhythm and lead guitar, lead and backing vocals (2000—2007, 2010—present)
• Scott Murphy — Bass guitar, lead and backing vocals (1998—2007, 2010—present)
• Kyle Lewis — lead guitar, backing vocals (2003—2007, 2010—present)
• Buddy "Goldfinger" Schaub — Tenor trombone and backing vocals (1993—present)

Former

• John Hamada — lead guitar, backing and lead vocals (1995—2002); backing vocals (July 20, 2007)
• Eric "Skippy" Mueller — bass guitar, backing vocals (1996—1998); rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1998—2000)
• David Rossi — drums, percussion (2000—2003)
• Chris Rogner — lead guitar, backing vocals (2002—2003); rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals (2007)

Studio albums

• Dead Ends and Girlfriends (1999)
• Last Stop Suburbia (2002)
• Before the Blackout (2005)
• Countdown to Nowhere (2010)
• Life Behind Machines (2012)