In 1995, singer and guitar player for General Handywork Ted Bond got together with Andy Snyder, Scott Hrapoff, and Heath Konkel to pursue a sound that was inspired by Lagwagon and other bands on Fat Wreck Chords.
[1] After Adam Nigh joined the group in 1997, Craig's Brother signed a contract with the independent label Tooth & Nail Records, and in 1998 the band released their first album, Homecoming.
After spending the summer of 1998 touring to promote Homecoming, Andy and Adam left Craig's Brother to form the band Too Bad Eugene.
[3] After recording finished in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in January, Dan McLintock also opted to return home to Jacksonville, rejoining his old band Inspection 12.
The band continued to play shows, experimenting with a number of drummers and guitar players, including Garrett Baldwin, Justin (Juice) Cabrera and Steven Neufeld.
The band openly gave their support to file sharing, arguing that sales would ultimately benefit from the free publicity, although reminding the fans that their label was against it.
[4] Both of Craig's Brother's Tooth and Nail releases were initially banned from Family Book Stores and picked up later due to the demand from customers.
The band's perspectives on the Christian Music industry, and Napster led to strained a relationship with their label and in fall of 2000, Craig's Brother was released from their contract by Tooth & Nail Records.
The three longest-lasting members, Ted Bond, Scott Hrapoff and Heath Konkel reunited around Christmas 2003 and Craig's Brother was reformed, with Sam Prather as their new guitarist.
[7] It was made available for streaming its entirety on Christmas Day and then released on January 24, 2011, as a digital download, and later that spring on CD, and finally Veritas Vinyl pressed an LP in the summer of 2011.