alternative rock
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quartet from
Santa Barbara, California
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, United States, where, in 1987, vocalist/guitarists Tim Cullen and Sean McCue met in high school. Another fellow student, bass guitarist Misha Feldmann, joined soon after; and drummer Tony Sevener signed on in 1994, making the line-up complete. With Chris Shaw producing, the band issued its first LP, ''Pure Juice'', in 1997 on Maverick Records.
They charted with the single "Drawer" in the U.S. and "Should I Walk Away" reached the Top 10 in Japan.
Summercamp toured the US, Europe and Japan in support of their release, including the second stage of the 1997
Lollapalooza
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, the 1997
Pukkelpop
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, and appearing at the very first
Fuji Rock Festival
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in Japan in 1997. The band also toured with
Failure
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,
Poster Children
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Toad the Wet Sprocket
Toad the Wet Sprocket is an American alternative rock band formed in Santa Barbara, California, in 1986. The band at the time consisted of vocalist/guitarist Glen Phillips, guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning, and drummer Randy Guss, w ...
.
After coming off the road in support of ''Pure Juice'', the band started work on a second album that went unfinished and unreleased, as record company issues led to their eventual breakup in 2001. Summercamp reunited in mid-2015 and performed a reunion show on August 8 at Velvet Jones in Santa Barbara.
Summercamp also released a new single called "PeachTree" independently through their bandcamp page on August 28, 2015.
Members
* Tim Cullen (born September 12, 1969) – lead vocals/guitar
* Sean McCue (born March 3, 1969) – lead vocals/guitar
* Misha Feldmann (born December 19, 1970) – bass guitar
* Tony Sevener (born August 21, 1970) – drums
* Ramy Antoun – drums
* Erik Herzog – drums (in ''Old Man'')
* Eric Merone (born August 11, 1970) - bass guitar/vocals
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Old Man'' (1993) (under the name ''Old Man'')
* ''
Pure Juice
''Pure Juice'' is the debut album by alternative rock band Summercamp, released in 1997 by Maverick Recording Company.
Background and promotion
After signing with Madonna's Maverick Records in late 1996, Summercamp began working on their major ...
'' (1997)
EPs
* '' Tonight!'' (1997)
* Sampler (1997) Maverick Recording Company PRO-CD-8730 U.S.A. A preview of their upcoming album
Pure Juice
''Pure Juice'' is the debut album by alternative rock band Summercamp, released in 1997 by Maverick Recording Company.
Background and promotion
After signing with Madonna's Maverick Records in late 1996, Summercamp began working on their major ...
.
Singles
* "Drawer" (1997, Maverick) No. 21 Modern Rock Tracks, No. 37 Mainstream Rock Tracks
* "Should I Walk Away" (1997)
* "PeachTree" (2015)
Old Man
On June 1, 1993, Old Man (effectively the first incarnation of Summercamp, with Sean McCue, Tim Cullen, Misha Feldmann, Eric Merone and Erik Herzog on
drums
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) released a self-titled album, recorded on a TASCAM 38" analog 8-track tape machine at McCue's home in Santa Barbara. Three of the songs on this album ("Should I Walk Away", "The Bright Side" and "Thing of the Past") arreared on ''
Pure Juice
''Pure Juice'' is the debut album by alternative rock band Summercamp, released in 1997 by Maverick Recording Company.
Background and promotion
After signing with Madonna's Maverick Records in late 1996, Summercamp began working on their major ...
'' four years later.
Dean Dinning
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of
Toad the Wet Sprocket
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plays
bass guitar
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on "Johnny", "Strollin'" and "Time Passes". Under the Summercamp moniker, a different version of the song "Johnny" was released on the 1997 My Records label compilation ''Happy Meals: A Smorgasbord of My Favorite Songs''.Wilfully Obscure ''Happy Meals: A Smorgasbord of My Favorite Songs'' /ref>
Solo discographies
Tim Cullen
Albums
* ''
Fun Razor
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'' (2004)
Singles
* "One More Time Around" (February 2010)
* "Merry Christmas" (December 2010)
* "Face" (January 2011)
* "I Never Said" (1999)
* "Peace Is the Word" (" Grease" cover - 2008)
* "Lying in the Shade" (2009)
* "Rescue" (May 2010)
* "Falling for You" (July 2010)
* "Feeling Creative" (August 2010)
* ''SAF3'' EP (August 2010)
* "Home" (April 2015)
Sean & Michelle (Sean McCue and Michelle Beauchesne)
Albums
* ''Simple Lines'' (2009)
* ''After the Fire'' (May 2012)
Singles
* "Beautiful Day" ( U2 cover - November 2010)
* "Blackbird" (
Beatles
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cover - November 2010)
* "You Can Close Your Eyes" (April 2011)