Dogwood (band)

Dogwood
Origin	Vista, California, US
Genres	Pop punk, punk rock, skate punk, Christian punk, hardcore punk, melodic hardcore
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Tooth & Nail, Rescue, Facedown, Roadside
Website	Dogwood on MySpace
Members	Josh Kemble Jason Harper Sean O'Donnell Russell Castillo
Past members	Shawn Beaty Jayce Molina Billy Nichols Bill Driscol Scott Bergan Corbin King Josh Hagquist Dan Ardis Andrew Montoya Joe Sidoti Rob Hahn Danny Montoya

Dogwood is a punk rock band from Escondido, California founded in 1993. Their music has been compared to that of The Offspring, and they list Bad Religion, NOFX and Lagwagon as musical influences.

In 1993, Josh Kemble united with Jayce Molina on guitar, Josh Hagquist (of The Beautiful Mistake) on bass, and Billy Nichols on drums to form the band Half-Off. After a few shows, the band decided to find a better name, and a relative suggested "Dogwood" in reference to the legend of the dogwood cross.

By 1996, Dogwood had been signed by the now-defunct Rescue Records label, which was also the home for such bands as P.O.D., No Innocent Victim, and Point Of Recognition. While on Rescue, Dogwood released two studio records, Good Ol' Daze and Through Thick & Thin. Dogwood andRescue Records parted ways, and then in 1998 the band self-released an eponymous album. This was later re-released without the track "Never Die" as This is Not a New Album on Facedown Records.

The band caught the eye of Tooth & Nail Records. In 1999, More Than Conquerors was released, followed by Building a Better Me in 2000, Matt Aragon in 2001, and Seismic in 2003. In 2004, Tooth & Nail released a Dogwood greatest hits album titled Reverse, Then Forward Again.

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