La Dispute was formed in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2004 by Jordan Dreyer, Kevin Whittemore, Brad Vander Lugt, Derek Sterenberg and Adam Kool, who were all school friends and some related whilst growing up in Grand Rapids. The band was primarily a small garage band, playing the occasional show and performing in warehouses and garages. It wasn't until two years after their formation, after the loss of Derek Sterenberg and Adam Kool, that they took ... See more [+] the project seriously. Chad Sterenberg and Adam Vass later joined the band to occupy the spaces left by Sterenberg and Kool.
