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| Full Name: | Dashboard Confessional |
| Date of Birth: | 2000 |
| Place of Birth: | Boca Raton, Florida |
| Claim to Fame: | Hit Screaming Infidelities from album The Swiss Army Romance (2000) |
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Contact Dashboard Confessional |
| Full Name: | Dashboard Confessional |
| Date of Birth: | 2000 |
| Place of Birth: | Boca Raton, Florida |
| Claim to Fame: | Hit Screaming Infidelities from album The Swiss Army Romance (2000) |

Title: Dashboard Confessional Hands Down
Description: "Dashboard Confessional Hands Down" music video from "A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar".
![video first music video [Radio Mix version] second music video [International Version] Artist: Dashboard Confessional [second mv feat. Juli] Song ... Picture](http://3.gvt0.com/vi/PXvRTzQ0JaM/default.jpg)
Title: Dashboard Confessional Stolen [2 music video]
Description: first music video [Radio Mix version] second music video [International Version] Artist: Dashboard Confessional [second mv feat. Juli] Song ...

Title: Vindicated Dashboard Confessional
Description: Yet another music video clip. Starring this time, the film "December Boys", an australian film starring Daniel Radcliffe. Song: " ...
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Arab Times - Found Nov. 4, 2009 Nov 2, (RTRS): Dashboard Confessional's founding singer-songwriter, Chris Carrabba, was having a hard time deciding whether his next album... |
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Chicago Sun-Times - Found Nov. 3, 2009 Citing a 'family issue within the band,' Dashboard Confessional has called off its fall tour, including a Dec. 11 date at the Aragon. |
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Aversion.com - Found Nov. 3, 2009 Dashboard Confessional is altering the ending, the middle and the beginning of its tour. |
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Billboard - Found Nov. 2, 2009 Dashboard Confessional's founding singer/songwriter, Chris Carrabba, was having a hard time deciding whether his next album should be a full-on Dashboard Confessional Doubles Down With 'After The Ending' - Ultimate-Guitar Explore All |
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Rolling Stone Rock and Roll Daily - Found Nov. 2, 2009 Photo: McCay/WireImage Dashboard Confessional have canceled their autumn tour behind new album After the Ending due to a unspecified family... |
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Spin Magazine Online: Music for Life - Found Oct. 30, 2009 Read >> PLUS: The King Khan & BBQ Show, 'Invisible Girl' (In the Red) Read >> Dashboard Confessional, 'Alter the Ending' (Vagrant... |
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i guess i'm floating - Found Oct. 29, 2009 ... dude looks like he's doing his best Dashboard Confessional impersonation... |
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Spin.com - Found Oct. 28, 2009 All Chris Carrabba?s albums as heartthrob-in-chief of Dashboard Confessional have been about tension, primarily romantic: He can't help comparing |
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Bear Rocks - Found Nov. 5, 2009 Dashboard Confessional is scheduled to issue its sixth album, Alter The Ending, on November 10th. The set will come in two versions, with a... |
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FM KX96 Online - Found Nov. 4, 2009 Emo-rock outfit Dashboard Confessional has canceled its upcoming tour with New Found Glory due to what's described as a 'family emergency.' In a |
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Dashboard Confessional Performing, Toronto CA Dec 06.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Boca Raton, Florida, USA |
| Genres | Emo12345 Alternative rock Acoustic rock |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Interscope Vagrant Fiddler |
| Associated acts | Further Seems Forever |
| Website | Official Website |
| Members | |
| Chris Carrabba John Lefler Scott Schoenbeck Mike Marsh |
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| Former members | |
| John Ralston Mike Stroud Andrew Marshall Susan Sherouse |
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Dashboard Confessional is an American alternative rock band from Boca Raton, Florida, led by singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba. The band started out as Carrabba playing intimately personal acoustic songs by himself, but eventually the outfit became a full band ensemble.
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The band originated as Chris Carrabba's solo side-project for his previous band Further Seems Forever. He recorded his first album Swiss Army Romance in 2000. The following year, he recorded Further Seems Forever's debut album The Moon Is Down. However, he left the band soon after the album's release, instead recording and releasing his sophomore album The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most, as well as a follow-up EP titled So Impossible.
By 2002, three other musicians had joined the band, including former Further Seems Forever band mate Jerry Castellanos and started the process of recording the band's next album. After the success of his second album, Carrabba was asked to perform on MTV Unplugged, and the subsequent release marked the first time many of the songs were recorded with a full band.
Also in 2002, the music video for "Screaming Infidelities" produced by James Paul Wisner won the MTV2 award at the MTV Video Music Awards, beating out Norah Jones, The Strokes, The Hives, Nappy Roots and Musiq. This video starred Chris in both the performance and the storyline. The video was directed by Maureen Egan and Matthew Barry.
In 2003, the band released its third album A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar. Peaking at #2 on the United States Billboard charts, the album proved to be the band's most commercially-viable album yet. In the summer of 2004, Dashboard Confessional recorded the song "Vindicated" for the film Spider-Man 2. The song was featured on the soundtrack and played over the film's end credits. Because of this, the band gained a sizable audience for their next release the following summer.
In May of 2005, Dashboard Confessional entered the studio to record their fourth album with acclaimed producer, Daniel Lanois. The album was released on June 27, 2006; its first single was "Don't Wait". Following the release of Dusk and Summer, Dashboard Confessional went on a summer tour of the U.S. with special guests Say Anything and Ben Lee, followed by a co-headlining arena tour with alternative rock band Brand New.
In 2007, the band released its follow-up to Dusk and Summer, The Shade of Poison Trees.
During an interview with Billboard posted on September 11, 2007, Carrabba stated that he is 14 tracks into what would be the band's sixth studio album.6 He is also unsure about when it would be recorded, but plans to have 30 tracks to draw from. It may be a concept album: "only with the last three has it become, like, 'All right, these have a continuity and there's something going on,' so I'm excited to see where that leads".
During Chris' current UK solo acoustic tour, he has mentioned whilst introducing a new song that the band has completed the recording stage of the new album.
On February 14, 2009, as a special Valentine's Day gift to fans, Chris released a free download on his Myspace page entitled "Even Now (Acoustic)" from their forthcoming studio album.
On July 27, 2009, Chris posted on his Twitter account that he is "sequencing the album", meaning that the upcoming album is close to completion.7
In August 2009, Dashboard Confessional contributed a song to the motion picture soundtrack for dark comedy film Jennifer's Body titled "Finishing School".8 It will not be on their upcoming sixth studio album.
On September 10, 2009, Chris Carrabba confirmed on his Twitter page that the new 12-song album, titled Alter the Ending, would be released on November 10, 2009. It will be released on 2 discs: a first disc consisting of the full-band version of the album, and a second disc consisting of the acoustic version. In addition, Carrabba stated that Dashboard Confessional would be touring with New Found Glory and Never Shout Never in the near future.910
Dashboard Confessional also released "Belle of the Boulevard" For the Universal Pictures movie "Cirque Du Freak: The Vampires Assistant".
However, on October 30, 2009, Chris announced via Twitter and Facebook that the band would be cancelling their Alter The Ending tour with New Found Glory and Never Shout Never with the exception of November 7th with the Louisville Orchestra due to a last-minute family emergency.
All regularly released albums and their chart peak position: Billboard 200 (US), Top Heatseekers (Heat), Top Independent Albums (Indep), Top Internet Albums (Inter), Top Canadian Albums (CAN), and Australian ARIA Albums Chart (AUS), as well as the RIAA certification. A dash indicates that the album did not chart on that chart.
| Year | Title | Chart positions | RIAA certification | |||||
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| US | Heat | Indep | Inter | CAN | AUS | |||
| 2000 | The Swiss Army Romance | – | 39 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001 | The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most | 108 | 1 | 5 | – | – | – | Gold |
| 2003 | A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar | 2 | – | – | – | – | 61 | Gold |
| 2006 | Dusk and Summer | 2 | – | – | 2 | 6 | 22 | Gold |
| 2007 | The Shade of Poison Trees | 18 | – | 1 | – | – | 83 | 200,000 copies- |
| 2009 | Alter the Ending | - | – | - | – | – | - | - |
| Year | Title | Chart positions | RIAA certification | |||||
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| US | Heat | Indep | Inter | CAN | AUS | |||
| 2002 | MTV Unplugged 2.0 | 111 | 1 | 1 | 126 | – | – | Platinum |
| 2007 | The Wire Tapes Vol. 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Singles that appeared in the Billboard Hot 100 (Hot 100), Pop 100 (Pop 100), Hot Modern Rock Tracks (MRT)11 or the UK Singles Chart (UK). A dash indicates the song didn't reach a significant position on that chart.
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||||
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| Hot 100 | Pop 100 | MRT | UK | DE | |||
| 2002 | "Screaming Infidelities" | – | – | 22 | – | – | The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most |
| "Saints and Sailors" | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2003 | "Hands Down" | – | – | 8 | 60 | – | A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar |
| 2004 | "Rapid Hope Loss" | – | – | 37 | 75 | – | |
| "Vindicated" | 103 | – | 2 | – | – | Spider-Man 2 soundtrack | |
| 2006 | "Don't Wait" | 80 | 64 | 17 | 68 | – | Dusk and Summer |
| "Rooftops and Invitations" | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2007 | "Stolen" | 44 | 34 | – | – | – | |
| "Stolen" {ft Juli}1 | – | – | – | – | 15 | ||
| "Thick as Thieves" | – | – | – | – | – | The Shade of Poison Trees | |
| 2008 | "These Bones" | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2009 | "Belle of the Boulevard" | – | – | – | – | – | Alter the Ending |
1 Version was only released in Germany.
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| 2001 | The Drowning EP |
| 2001 | So Impossible EP |
| 2002 | Summer's Kiss |
| 2006 | AOL Sessions EP (iTunes Exclusive) |
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