Evan Dando , Ben Deily and Jesse Peretz formed the Lemonheads as teenagers at the Commonwealth School in Boston . The band was originally called the Whelps, until inspiration came from a brand of candy , which Dando noted was “sweet on the inside and sour on the outside.” The band recorded and self-released the 7-inch EP Laughing All the Way to the Cleaners. The band’s first show was played on August 19, 1986.
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