Campfire Girls (band)
Campfire Girls is a U.S. rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band formed in 1993 in Hollywood, California.
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| Genres | Alternative rock |
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Band History
The Campfire Girls formed in 1993, shortly after Christian Stone moved from Massachusetts to California and met Pikus at the Miracle Mile district. The band later moved to DeLongpre, east of Highland. and met Andrew Clark thanks to Casey Nicolli, a close friend of Stone's.[1]
Less than a year after forming, in 1994,the band self-released a 3-song EP Sad Dog · Little Wolverine · Post-Coital, on their own label, Boy's Life Records. The EP sparked a major label bidding war, which ultimately led to the band signing a three-album Interscope Records, who gave them a $350,000 advance, a home recording studio worth $150,000 and an imprint label. This deal would lead to the release of an EP, Mood Enhancer (1995). The band then attempted to record their debut album, DeLongpre, however the band's recorded and live performances were growing increasingly worse by their growing addictions to heroin, which had started around the time they entered the studio, and the album was ultimately shelved by Interscope. In the fall of 1995, after the band members had a physical fight over Pikus (the only relatively clean member of the group) wanting Stone and Clark to go to rehab, Pikus was fired. The band attempted to tour, but eventually disbanded at the end of the year.
Years later, the band re-emerged, thanks to the encouragement of Scott Weiland and his brother, Michael, who Stone had been working with as a bartender[2] at a West Hollywood coffee shop. They initially recorded some songs for them, with the intention being that the band would record a full-length for the Weiland's newly formed label, Lavish Records; ultimately, the band re-signed to Interscope in 2003 thanks to a connection with A&R manager Mark Williams, who had attempted to sign the band to Virgin Records in 1994. They eventually released a second studio album, Tell Them Hi, later that year before appearing at Lollapalooza in 2003.[1] The album received some critical praise, but their popularity did not increase.
The band has since reunited for some shows in 2019[3] and 2020.[4]
Members
- Christian Stone - vocals, guitar (1993-1995, 2001–2004, 2019-present)
- Andrew Clark - bass (1993-1995, 2001–2004, 2019-present)
- Jon Pikus - drums (1993-1995, 2019–present)
Past Members
- Mike Semple - guitar (2003-2004)
Discography
Studio Albums
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| Mood Enhancer |
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References
- "Ten Years After". LA Weekly. 2004-01-08. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- "Weiland Picks Up His Career--and a Sideline". Los Angeles Times. 2001-01-14. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- "Campfire Girls Concert Setlists". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- on, Kevin Bronson (2020-01-29). "Stream two 'OG versions' of Campfire Girls' singles before their reunion shows". buzzbands.la. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
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