Detroit's Empire State Games (Nate Beale - Guitar/Vocals, Dave Shettler - Drums, Chris Salmon - Vocals/Guitar, Rodrigo Palma - Bass) began roughly in late 1996, and broke up in November of 1998. During their two year stint they released three 7"s - the 'white' 7" (Old Skool), the yellow 7" (Makoto), and a split 7" with King For A Day (Old Skool), as well as a CDep (Makoto). From word of mouth, and the strength of their releases and live show, ESG quickly became a force in the independent music scene. Just as they were ready to take the band to new levels, they called it quits.

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