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With the Punches is an American pop punk band from Newburgh, New York, originally formed on August 29th, 2008 and was active until their farewell show on August 31st, 2013 which marked the beginning of their hiatus. Since then, they have played multiple reunion shows, including the Panic State Records 7 Year Anniversary show in Sayreville, New Jersey, Transit's farewell New York City farewell show and most recently a Toys For Tots benefit at their home venue, The Chance of Poughkeepsie, New York in December of 2017. They are currently an unsigned and independent band who has previously worked with Hang Tight Records, Doghouse Records and most recently Panic State Records. Over the course of their career, they have released one full-length album and two EPs, which were later released on 12" vinyl together through Panic State Records. They released their first EP 'Keep It Going' in January 17th of 2009, followed by their second EP 'It's Not the End of the World' on March 4th, 2011. Their most recent album, 'Seams and Stitches', was released on July 3rd, 2012 through Doghouse Records. Upon the announcement of their hiatus, they had released a 12" vinyl compilation of both EPs, entitled 'Farewell', released through Panic State Records. The band has noted Blink-182, Green Day, New Found Glory, Saves the Day, The Movielife, H2O, Alkaline Trio, Lifetime, Comeback Kid, A Wilhelm Scream, Lagwagon, and Bigwig as large influences on their music. The band has gone on to be an influence for more moderns bands in the genre in the current day and their impact on the growth of the genre is undeniable.

History
Dustin met Jesse in high school and they hated each other. After a couple of years, they realized that they both love Lifetime and became friends. They started writing songs, they asked Sam to play guitar in a new band with them a and he said no. They found Shane on MySpace and asked him to play drums and he said yes. He introduced Dustin and Jesse to his best friend Joe, and he joined the band too. They were now without a bass player until one day, Sam rescued them from their bassist-less existence. The bands first show was on August 29th 2008 at The Loft in Poughkeepsie, New York alongside Fireworks and Hit the Lights. From this point on, the band played in any venue, any basement or any VFW hall that would host them. Over their career as a band, they toured with acts such as Real Friends, State Champs, A Loss for Words, Hit the Lights, I Call Fives, Divided by Friday, Forever Came Calling and Me Vs Hero. On June 25th of 2013, the band announced their hiatus and a string of finals show over August of 2013 including New Jersey, Philadelphia, Long Island and Poughkeepsie. On August 31st of 2013, the band played their final show at The Chance Theatre in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Albums

 * Extended plays
 * Keep It Going (self-released, 2009)
 * It's Not The End Of The World (self-released, 2010)