Genres: Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Jangle Pop, College Rock, American Underground Active: 80's, 90's Formed: 1983 in Santa Cruz, CA
Barbara Manning, Cat Heads, Violent Femmes, Harm Farm, The Pogues, Monks of Doom, The Mekons, Robyn Hitchcock, Cracker, Ophelias, Nick Cave, Donner Party, The Feelies, Granfaloon Bus, Guadalcanal Diary, Yo La Tengo, The Replacements, Geggy Tah, The B-52's Too Much Joy, Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers, Roger Clyne, Warm Wires, Great Lakes Myth Society, moe., Spiv, Guster, The Refreshments, David Wechsler, The Cubby Creatures, Engine 88, Creeper Lagoon, The Happy Accidents, Cake, Sparklejet, Cowboy Buddha, Marmoset, The Strugglers |  |
Back in the day, before alternative rock was invented and indie rock was still shy of roots music and other folk elements, Camper Van Beethoven's merging of punk, folk, ska, and world music was truly a revelation. Singer/songwriter David Lowery's smart-aleck lyrics, delivered in laid-back California style, combined with Jonathan Segel's violin as lead instrument were the band's instant trademarks. Twenty years after its inception, the CVB sound is still remarkably fresh and its influence on alternative music undeniable and resounding.
Self-described as "surrealist absurdist folk," the group had its beginnings in the summer of 1983 when Lowery and boyhood friend Victor Krummenacher (bass) started playing music together around Riverside and Redlands, CA.
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Release: June 24, 2008
Label: Cooking Vinyl
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Release: October 11, 2004
Label: Cooking Vinyl, Vanguard
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