Branch Manager
(1990-December 1997)Ron Winters - guitar and lead vocals
Dave Allen - bass and vocals
Derrick Decker - drums
Compilations
Reston, Virginia is one of the earliest planned communities in the United States. It's located about twenty miles south of Washington and the kids there would regularly come into DC for gigs. However, the bands that formed out there did not get much notice in town, and this situation created a bit of a satellite scene. By the early 1990s Branch Manager had already made a name for themselves within this scene and were beginning to create an impact in DC as well. Those who saw them swore by them, and a cult-following developed. After releasing two singles on local labels (one on VHF Records, the other on Level Records) Branch Manager eventually caught the attention of the folks at Dischord and released two albums on the label in 1995 and 1997. During these years Branch Manager toured extensively, including a number of dates with Fugazi, and it was after a particularly grueling trip in 1997 that the band cracked up and disappeared from sight.
Ron Winters now plays in Sons of Disobedience who released a 4 song EP in April 2007.
Photo: Branch Manager by Cynthia Connolly
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