# Avoid One Thing > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Avoid_One_Thing > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Avoid_One_Thing.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoid_One_Thing > Source revision: 1337969899 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American punk rock band This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. 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Find sources: "Avoid One Thing" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Avoid One Thing Origin Boston, Massachusetts, USA Genres Punk rock Years active 2002–2005; 2019–present Label Side One Dummy Members Joe Gittleman Amy Griffin John Lynch Past members Paul Delano Dave Karcich **Avoid One Thing** is a punk band that started as a side project by [The Mighty Mighty Bosstones](/source/The_Mighty_Mighty_Bosstones)' bassist [Joe Gittleman](/source/Joe_Gittleman). The [Boston](/source/Boston%2C_Massachusetts)-based group's first album, titled *[Avoid One Thing](/source/Avoid_One_Thing_(album))*, was released in 2002 on [Side One Dummy Records](/source/Side_One_Dummy_Records). The album was written and recorded almost solely by Gittleman. Gittleman assembled a band with which to tour and play his music. Before the release of the band's next album in 2004, the band went through several lineup changes. John Lynch joined the band after Dave Karcich's death due to a sudden brain aneurysm. Later, Delano left and the band continued as a three-piece. The trio returned to the studio and released *[Chopstick Bridge](/source/Chopstick_Bridge)* in 2004.[1] The album reflected the combined efforts of all three band members and sounds vastly different from their first in many respects; Amy Griffin and Gittleman even split lead vocals on a few tracks. After the release of this album, the band toured until February 2005 before going on hiatus. Since that time, Griffin has been playing guitar for [Darkbuster](/source/Darkbuster) and Gittleman has moved to [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) and is once again a member of the reunited Bosstones. Paul Delano underwent emergency surgery in 2006 and a series of benefit shows were held. John Lynch has since joined up with David Minehan and is now playing drums for The Neighborhoods. [The Bouncing Souls](/source/The_Bouncing_Souls) covered the song "Lean on Sheena" on their 2006 *[The Gold Record](/source/The_Gold_Record)*. The band got back together and released a new record in September 2019 titled *Right Here Where You Left Me* on Big Rig Records.[2] ## Discography ### Albums - *[Avoid One Thing](/source/Avoid_One_Thing_(album))* ([Side One Dummy Records](/source/Side_One_Dummy_Records), 2002) - *[Chopstick Bridge](/source/Chopstick_Bridge)* ([Side One Dummy Records](/source/Side_One_Dummy_Records), 2004) - *Right Here Where You Left Me* ([Big Rig Records](/source/Big_Rig_Records), 2019) ### Compilations - *[2002 Warped Tour Compilation](/source/2002_Warped_Tour_Compilation)* ([Side One Dummy Records](/source/Side_One_Dummy_Records), 2002) - *Giant Rock N Roll Swindle* ([Fork In Hand Records](/source/Fork_In_Hand_Records), 2002) - *[Atticus: ...dragging the lake](/source/Atticus%3A_...dragging_the_lake)* ([Side One Dummy Records](/source/Side_One_Dummy_Records), 2002) - *[2003 Warped Tour Compilation](/source/2003_Warped_Tour_Compilation)* ([Side One Dummy Records](/source/Side_One_Dummy_Records), 2003) - *Outlaw Volleyball - Music Inspired From the Game* ([Sumthing Else Music Works](/source/Sumthing_Else_Music_Works), 2003) - *[2004 Warped Tour Compilation](/source/2004_Warped_Tour_Compilation)* ([Side One Dummy Records](/source/Side_One_Dummy_Records), 2004) - *[In Honor: A Compilation To Beat Cancer](/source/In_Honor%3A_A_Compilation_To_Beat_Cancer)* ([Vagrant Records](/source/Vagrant_Records), 2004) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Avoid One Thing - Chopstick Bridge"](https://www.punknews.org/review/2905/avoid-one-thing-chopstick-bridge). *www.punknews.org*. May 4, 2004. Retrieved June 21, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Sacher, Andrew. ["Avoid One Thing releasing first album in 15 years, playing live (stream a track)"](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/avoid-one-thing-releasing-first-album-in-15-years-playing-shows-stream-a-track/). *BrooklynVegan*. Retrieved June 21, 2025. Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF National United States Artists MusicBrainz This article on a United States punk rock band is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:US-punk-band-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3AUS-punk-band-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:US-punk-band-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Avoid One Thing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoid_One_Thing) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoid_One_Thing?action=history)). 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