Than Jake – Losing Streak Millencolin – Life on a Plate MxPx – Life in General MxPx – Move To Bremerton (EP) NOFX – Heavy Petting Zoo Propagandhi – Less Talk, More Rock The Queers – Don't Back Down" Reel Big Fish – Turn the Radio Off Sleater-Kinney – Call the Doctor Snuff – Demmamussabebonk Social Distortion – White Light, White Heat, White Trash Sublime – Sublime Unwritten Law – Oz Factor Weezer – Pinkerton Zebrahead – Yellow Disbandments Jawbreaker The Ramones Sublime Events Sublime singer/guitarist Bradley Nowell dies. Heroin overdose. Sublime breaks up. Pennywise (Bass player) Jason Thirsk, dies suicide. Replaced by Randy Bradbury. The Descendents reform. Release a new album and tour. The Offspring leave Epitaph Records, sign to Columbia. Sex Pistols reunite. Release new album Filthy Lucre Live. 1997 Bands formed 28 Days 400 Blows Acidman Against Me! Alien Crime Syndicate All Star United Amazing Transparent Man Analena Army of Freshmen Autoramas Beautiful Skin Big Satan Bliss 66 Born From Pain Burning Airlines By the Tree Calibretto 13 Capdown Closet Monster Enemy You Everyday Sunday Flogging Molly Johnie All Stars Kid Dynamite Lanemeyer Lucky 7 Lucky Boys Confusion The Blood Brothers The Matches The Movielife This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb Motion City Soundtrack Noise Ratchet Plain White T's Pistol Grip Reach The Sky Riverboat Gamblers SR-71 Showoff Spunge The Bruce Lee Band Thought Riot Thursday Yellowcard Albums AFI – Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes blink-182 – Dude Ranch The Bouncing Souls – Bouncing Souls Buck-O-Nine – 28 Teeth The Cramps – Big Beat from Badsville Dogwood – Through Thick and Thin Green Day – Nimrod Goldfinger – Hang-Ups H2O – Thicker Than Water Hot Water Music – Fuel for the Hate Game Hot Water Music – Forever and Counting Lagwagon – Double Plaidinum Less Than Jake – Greased Lifetime – Jersey's Best Dancers The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Let's Face It Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Have a Ball Millencolin – For Monkeys The Misfits – American Psycho NOFX – So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes The Offspring – Ixnay on the Hombre No Use for a Name – Making Friends Pennywise – Full Circle Reel Big Fish – Keep Your Receipt (EP) Save Ferris – It Means Everything Sleater-Kinney – Dig Me Out Snuff – Potatoes and Melons at Wholesale Prices Straight from the Lockup Toy Dolls – One