Dance Hall Crasher history is firmly rooted @ ground zero of the American ska revolution. The band, which took its name from a‘60s Jamaican Ska anthology, formed in Berkeley, California as a side-project of another well-known band. You may recognise the names of the two now-famous 90s punk rockers- guitarist Lint, now known as Rancid s Tim Armstrong and Rancid bassist Matt Freeman. It was these two blokes back in 1989 that started the whole DHC thing! In fact, the first version of the Dance Hall Crashers was started by the Rancid boys when they were still in Operation Ivy, so that they could play more ska-heavy sounds.
     
      Basically, Tim and Matt started the band in late 1988 as a side project, explained current Dance Hall Crashers vocalist Karina Denike. They wanted something more ska, so they started it. But then they quit basically right after and never played any shows or recorded anything. I don t even think they had a name. It was just like they started it and they left.
     
      It s become a big part of our history which is kind of funny because they started it ... (More DANCE HALL CRASHERS Biography)