No Knife

The band's original lineup was Mitch Wilson (vocals/guitar), Brian Desjean (bass), Aaron Mancini (guitar), and Ike Zaremba (drums/vocals). Prior to their second full-length, the band replaced Mancini with Ryan Ferguson (guitar/vocals). Early on, the band's biggest influences were Pitchfork, Pixies, and the Cure.

After their first and second full-lengths, Drunk on the Moon (1996){{cite web|last=Raggett|first=Ned|title=Drunk on the Moon (review)|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/drunk-on-the-moon-mw0000647544|work=AllMusic|accessdate=12 March 2013}} and Hit Man Dreams (1997),Verna, Paul (August 9, 1997). "No Knife: Hit Man Dreams", Billboard 109 (32): 53. [https://books.google.com/books?id=2AkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22this+sharp-witted+San+Diego+rock+quartet%22&pg=PA53 Convenience link]. Chris Prescott was enlisted to play drums.Vineyard, Jennifer (October 13, 1999). "Call them 'emo-core,' but not to their faces: Record companies are quietly talking about a new rock trend while the bands involved don't want anything to do with the tag", The Orange County Register, p. F4. The group went on to release two more full-lengths: Fire in the City of Automatons (1999){{cite web|last=Raggett|first=Ned|title=Fire in the City of Automatons (Review)|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/fire-in-the-city-of-automatons-mw0000238992|work=AllMusic|accessdate=12 March 2013}} and Riot for Romance! (2002).{{cite web|last=Spano|first=Charles|title=Riot for Romance! (Review)|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/riot-for-romance!-mw0000661648|work=AllMusic|accessdate=12 March 2013}}Wallace, Brian (November 4, 2002). "[https://archive.today/20130411101414/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458463/no-knife-romance-jimmy-eat-world-fans.jhtml No Knife Finish Jimmy Eat World Tour, Romance! Larger Audience: Band rides emo wave without creative compromise]", MTV News. Retrieved March 9, 2013.

No Knife often toured with Jimmy Eat World.Nixon, Chris (May 12, 2005). "[http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050512/news_lz1w12jimmy.html Investing in 'Futures': Jimmy Eat World changed producers for new work, new approach]", The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved March 9, 2013. After hinting on their website in March 2008 that they might reunite in late 2008 or early 2009, the band was announced as the opening act for three west coast dates on Jimmy Eat World's "Clarity x 10" tour. No Knife played their final show Thursday, June 18, 2009, at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, California.

The band reunited to play shows in 2014, 2015, 2019, and 2024 mostly at The Casbah in San Diego.{{Cite web|url=https://www.songkick.com/artists/485682-no-knife/gigography|title = No Knife Gigography, Tour History & Past Concerts – Songkick}}

Mitch Wilson currently sings and plays guitar and keyboards in Lunar Maps who released their self-titled debut album on June 15, 2011.

Brian Desjean was playing bass for Get Your Death On!, a San Diego rock trio which formed in late 2005 and now he is playing bass and drums with Wilson in Lunar Maps. Ryan Ferguson is now a solo artist who has released an EP, Three Four, and a full-length album, Only Trying to Help.(August 9, 2007). "[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12593281 Ryan Ferguson: 'Remission']", NPR. Retrieved March 9, 2013. He has done some touring, including opening for the San Diego rock band, Switchfoot. Chris Prescott joined the live band for Pinback in late September, 2005, playing guitar, keyboard and singing backing vocals. then went on his first full tour with them as their drummer in 2006, and went on to record with them for Autumn of the Seraphs which was released in September 2007. He also is playing guitar/vocals for The Jade Shader which formed in 2004.

Fellow Californian band Thrice has cited No Knife as an influence, particularly on their 2005 album Vheissu. Thrice bassist Eddie Breckenridge has credited No Knife for "[changing] my musical path" and praised them for their "moving" melodies and mix of "melodic and discordant-weaving instrumental melodies [which] provide a depth and push/pull that many musicians can't pull off without sounding just noisy."{{Cite web |date=January 5, 2010 |title=From The Desk Of Thrice: No Knife |url=https://magnetmagazine.com/2010/01/05/from-the-desk-of-thrice-no-knife/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110042504/https://magnetmagazine.com/2010/01/05/from-the-desk-of-thrice-no-knife/ |archive-date=November 10, 2024 |access-date=May 11, 2025 |website= Magnet Magazine |quote=[No Knife] was the band that changed my musical path. (...) Their combinations of melodic and discordant-weaving instrumental melodies provide a depth and push/pull that many musicians can't pull off without sounding just noisy.}}

• Mitch Wilson – guitar, vocals (1993–2003)
• Brian Desjean – bass (1993–2003)
• Ryan Ferguson – guitar, vocals (1996–2003)
• Chris Prescott – drums (1997–2003)
• Ike Zaremba – drums, vocals (1993–1997)
• Aaron Mancini – guitar (1993–1996)

• Drunk on the Moon (1995)
• Hit Man Dreams (1997)
• Fire in the City of Automatons (1999)
• Riot for Romance (2002)

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• [http://www.noknife.net Official website]

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Category:Indie rock musical groups from California

Category:Musical groups from San Diego

Category:Time Bomb Recordings artists