The Green and Yellow TV was an American pop rock band that formed in 1997 when Michael Regilio,
Todd O'Keefe
Todd O'Keefe (born November 10, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and bass player. Artists O'Keefe has worked with include The 88, Ray Davies, Black Francis, Jeff Beck, Elvis Costello and Rusty Anderson. O'Keefe contributed ...
and Justin Rocherolle uprooted from Boston and moved to the
Silver Lake
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neighborhood of
Los Angeles
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, where the three met bass player Io Perry. The Green and Yellow TV played South by Southwest, CMJ, and North by North West. With the money afforded them by an Atlantic Records spec deal, the band recorded their first E.P. “Scarecrow Museum.”
After "Scarecrow Museum," The Green and Yellow TV completed their first full-length record “As Performed By." British D.J. John Peel began spinning the single “The Big Red Machine."
Steven Shane McDonald, formerly of
Redd Kross, stepped in on bass. The new line up recorded the single “That Says it All." Released in Europe on Falsetto Records, the song was again aired by John Peel.
When McDonald left to tour with Beck, lead singer Todd O’Keefe assumed the role of bass player. O'Keefe quit the band before the release of their final record, "Sinister Barrier" in 2006.
Discography
* ''Scarecrow Museum EP'' (1999)
* ''As Performed By'' (2000)
* ''Record X'' (2001)
* "That Says It All" (single) (2003)
* ''Sinister Barrier'' (2006)
External links
*{{Allmusic, class=artist, id=mn0000437008
Myspace Page/Official Site
1997 establishments in California
Indie rock musical groups from California
Musical groups from Los Angeles
Musical groups disestablished in 2006
Musical groups established in 1997