Washington, D.C.'s art-punk combo Durian formed in 1997 and began gigging and recording almost immediately, self-releasing their debut album Tomorrow 6:30 later that year. Throughout the rest of the '90s, the quintet -- which consists of vocalist Matt Hermann, guitarists Kevin Adams and Frank Stewart, bassist/vocalist Cameron Whitman, and drummer Jason Merriman, later replaced by Derek Fricano -- toured with bands like The Dismemberment Plan, The Wicked Farleys, and Sweep the Leg Johnny, and recorded consistently, teaming up with J.

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