Dishwalla
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| Background information | |
| Origin |  Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Alternative Rock |
| Years active | 1994-2006 |
| Label(s) | A&M, Warner Bros., Immergent, Orphanage |
| Members | |
| J.R. Richards, Rodney Browning Cravens, Jim Wood, Pete Maloney | |
| Former members | |
| George Pendergast, Scot Alexander | |
Dishwalla is an alternative rock band. The roster includes Jim Wood (keyboards), Rodney Browning Cravens (lead guitar), J.R. Richards (vocals, guitar, and keyboards), Pete Maloney (drums), and Scot Alexander (bass, Juno 60). George Pendergast played drums for the band until 1998; he was replaced by Pete Maloney. The band's name comes from an Indian term for a person providing cable television to a neighbourhood. In a Vox interview, Rodney claimed the band took the name out of a Wired magazine article.[1]
In 1996, the single "Counting Blue Cars" from the album Pet Your Friends climbed the charts and was much-played on the airwaves, bringing the band a short round of mainstream-scale success. The track earned them a Billboard Award for "Best Rock Song" for 1996 as well as two ASCAP Awards for "Rock Track Of The Year" in both 1996 and 1997. Their 1998 follow-up album, And You Think You Know What Life's About, failed to sustain the level of popularity achieved by "Counting Blue Cars". (Partially responsible for the situation was Universal's 1998 purchase and dissolution of A&M/Polygram, the label that produced the two albums.) The group is remembered by most as a one-hit wonder.
Dishwalla have since made a handful of other ventures into the limelight. In 1998 landed the song "Truth Serum" in The Avengers, in 1999, the song "Stay Awake" was featured in the movie Stir of Echoes, in 2002 the song "Home" was in the movie "The Banger Sisters", and the The WB series Charmed spotlighted Dishwalla as Musical Guests in one episode. Other TV shows that have used their songs include Smallville, The OC and Cold Case. The band, which has a loyal fan following, has gone on to release two more studio albums, Opaline and the self-titled Dishwalla, as well as a live album, Live... Greetings From The Flow State.
In 2006 the band decided to take a break from recording and are currently pursuing other interests.
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[edit] Members
- J.R. Richards - vocals
- Rodney Browning Cravens - guitar
- Scot Alexander - bass (1993-2005)
- Jim Wood - keyboards (1996-present)
- Pete Maloney - drums
- George Pendergast - drums (1993-1998)
[edit] Discography
| Year | Title | Label | Other information |
| 1994 | It's Going To Take Some Time (CD Single) | A&M | |
| 1995 | Pet Your Friends | A&M Gold | |
| 1995 | Haze (CD Single) | A&M | |
| 1995 | Counting Blue Cars (CD Single) | A&M | |
| 1998 | And You Think You Know What Life's About | A&M | |
| 2001 | Gems (EP) | Immergent | |
| 2002 | Opaline | Immergent | available on CD, DualDisc and DVD-Audio |
| 2002 | Somewhere in the Middle (CD Single) | Immergent | |
| 2003 | Santa Claus Lane (EP) | Self-Released | 3-Song X-Mas CDR |
| 2003 | Live... Greetings From The Flow State | Immergent | available on CD, DualDisc and DVD |
| 2004 | Santa Claus Lane II (EP) | Self-Released | 4-Song X-Mas CDR |
| 2004 | Southeast Asia 2004 (EP) | Self-Released | 6 Song Live CD |
| 2005 | Dishwalla | Orphanage |
[edit] See also
- 1990s music groups
- List of alternative music artists
[edit] References
- Wilson, MacKenzie. "Dishwalla". All Music Guide. Retrieved March 28, 2004.
