City (Comma) State

City (Comma) State
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Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Alternative rock, pop punk
Years active	2010-2011
Past members	Joanna Pacitti Justin Siegel Ryan "Frogs" McCormack Jordan McGraw Drew Langan Mark Hoppus Rob Leifer

City (Comma) State was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band consisted of lead vocalist Joanna Pacitti, bassist Justin Siegel, guitarist Ryan "Frogs" McCormack, drummer Drew Langan, and guitarist Jordan McGraw. Blink-182 frontman Mark Hoppus worked closely with the group on their debut album and overall formation.

The band's name comes from the Strong Bad Email "independent". Strong Bad chose it as a potential name for an indie film.

On January 4, 2010, Mark Hoppus first initiated talk of the band. He began posting via Twitter about a new musical endeavor, at the time entitled 10HRSattheMACHINE (read as "10 hours at the machine"). Although he was vague in detail, one of the first things posted was a short video clip of him recording guitar in the studio.

As speculation grew, another post let Mark's fans know that, "10HRSattheMACHINE is not blink-182 nor solo project. It's something I'm doing with friends while Tom finishes his album. Then blink-182!!"

Throughout the course of 2010, details about the project could be pieced together by fans through various Twitter posts and articles.

On April 1, 2010, guitarist Justin Siegel posted a video on Twitter including a clip of the band's song "You Crush My Heart". The track featured lead vocals from Joanna Pacitti and backing vocals by Mark Hoppus. The track also featured a guest keyboardist, Ben Romans from the band The Click Five. The video became the first proper preview of the band's music released to the public.

On April 16, 2010, Mark Hoppus formally announced his involvement with the band in a MTV article. In the article, he stated that the band was going under the name Trousdale Press at the time and that members of the band All Time Low were assisting the group. He also revealed that the band was in the final stages of recording an album.

The band underwent one final name-change to become City (Comma) State.

In a June 28, 2010 interview, Alex Gaskarth from the band All Time Low clarrified his hand in the project. Songs that he had co-written with Mark Hoppus in the past were to be released by City (Comma) State.