J. Robbins (Jawbox)

Bio

J. Robbins is the Washington, D.C. singer and guitarist who led the post-hardcore band Jawbox, formed in 1989 after he played bass in the last lineup of Government Issue. Jawbox released Grippe and Novelty on Dischord, then two albums on Atlantic, before breaking up in 1997; Robbins went on to Burning Airlines, Channels, and Office of Future Plans and became a widely hired producer and engineer. The band reunited in 2019 and, after a final festival set in 2024, Robbins said the reunion was over.