The Dismemberment Plan was a
Washington D.C. based
indie rock band formed on January 1, 1993. Also known as
D-Plan or
The Plan, the name comes from a stray phrase uttered by insurance salesman Ned Ryerson in the popular comedy
Groundhog Day. The band members include Eric Axelson (
bass), Jason Caddell (
guitar), Joe Easley (
drums), and
Travis Morrison (
vocals and
guitar). Axelson, Caddell, Morrison and original drummer Steve Cummings formed the band in college, knowing each other from attending northern Virginia high schools (Axelson, Cummings, and Morrison attended
Lake Braddock Secondary School in
Burke, Virginia). Cummings left the band after the recording of their debut album
! and was replaced by Easley, cementing the band's lineup.