Dan Vapid and the Cheats

Dan Vapid and the Cheats
Background information
Origin	Chicago, Illinois
Genres	Pop punk, Punk rock, Power pop
Years active	2011-present
Associated acts	Screeching Weasel, The Methadones, Noise by Numbers, The Bomb
Website	danvapidandthecheats.com
Members	Dan Vapid, Mike Soucy, Simon Lamb, Rick Uncapher
Past members	Mike Byrne

Dan Vapid and the Cheats are a pop punk band from Chicago that features former members of Screeching Weasel, The Riverdales, The Methadones, Noise By Numbers, The Vindictives, Sludgeworth and The Bomb.

Following the demise of Screeching Weasel after the SXSW debacle, Schafer formed a new band called Dan Vapid and the Cheats featuring bassist Simon Lamb (Screeching Weasel, Riverdales), guitarist Mike Byrne (Methadones, Vindictives) and drummer Mike Soucy (Methadones, The Bomb). The band was originally intended to be a one-off project that would play songs from throughout Vapid's career at a concert to be held over the Memorial Day weekend of 2011, the same weekend that Screeching Weasel was meant to play if they had not disbanded. However, following the concert Vapid decided to keep the band as an ongoing entity. They recorded their debut album in October 2011, with Justin Perkins producing, at the Mystery Room.

Mike Byrne left the band before their appearance at Riot Fest in September, 2012 when the band performed as a trio. In January, 2013 a new line-up was introduced with Simon Lamb moving over to guitar and Rick Uncapher (Noise By Numbers, Textbook, Woolworthy) joining on bass. The band's second album, entitled Two was released in July 2013.

Former Members:

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