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Nerf Herder

www.nerfherder.net/

pop punk

Fartbarf

fartbarf.com/

eclectic

Sun Valley Gun Club

www.facebook.com/sunvalleygunclub

electronic indie rock

Nerf Herder

-Nerf Herder is a pop punk band from Santa Barbara formed in 1994 by Parry Gripp, Charlie Dennis and Steve Sherlock.

-Pioneers of the late 90's Pop-Punk and Geek Rock movements, Nerf Herder are perhaps best known for their powerful theme to the iconic Joss Whedon TV show, Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Formed in Santa Barbara, California, in 1994, Nerf Herder was signed to major label Arista Records soon after their ironic tribute "Van Halen" stormed the Modern Rock charts in 1996. The video for their follow-up single, "Sorry", featured Mark Hamill and Miguel Ferrer, and played regularly on MTV. Following years saw the band touring the world multiple times, and releasing a number of albums on various labels, including esteemed indie punk label Fat Wreck Chords and novelty powerhouse Oglio Records.

The current band features founding members Parry Gripp and Steve Sherlock, with newer members Linus Dotson and Ben Pringle (ex-The Rentals). As of 2013, Nerf Herder has begun work on a new album.





Fartbarf

Josh -

Korg MS-20 Semi-Modular Synthesizer

Arp Odyssey 2800

Dave Smith Instruments - Tempest Analogue Drum Machine

Dave Smith Instruments Mopho X4 + Roland SVC-350 Vocoder



Dan -

Moog Little Phatty Synthesizer

Oberheim SEM

Dave Smith Instruments Mopho + Electro Harmionix Vocoder



Brian -

Ludwig Vistalites

Roland SPD-30 Octopad

Synthetic Woodblock

Doepfer A-100 Modular Drum Synthesizer (In the works)



-A mere handful of ape-like orderlies resisting a touchscreen future. Give us knobs or give us death!



-We begin in the year 2008 with Josh, Dan and Brian. Three unassuming, well mannered and fun-loving fellows from a town near the sea. Regressed, mutated and collectively known as Fartbarf, they somehow bring us all into the future, captivating audiences with relentless melodies, robotically tight rhythms, and danceable beats by use of a strict limitation of tools at hand; vintage analog synthesizers, vocoders, drum machines, analog modular systems, and live drums.

Fartbarf Manifesto:

1. Set public expectations low, but keep internal standards high.

2. Attempt only to please yourself – if others choose like it, so be it.

3. Avoid all trends. Nothing good ever comes from following them.

4. Create what others cannot easily duplicate (and probably would't want to anyway).

5. Everything fun mustn't always be Fartbarf, but everything Fartbarf must always be fun.







Sun Valley Gun Club

Evan Bailey - Vocals, Guitar

Ashley Maiden - Bass

Justin Butler - Guitar

Travis Quinn - Drums

John Allen - Words / Sometimes Drums

-from Sacramento/Oakland

-"...ripped from the body of a time-traveling slacker circa 1995..."







