From 1995 to 1997, the Presidents toured worldwide to support their first two albums. In 1996, MTV aired a previously recorded live concert from Mount Rushmore for Presidents Day . The band was introduced with: “Ladies and gentlemen, the Presidents of the United States”. In addition to relentless touring in…
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In 1994, the Presidents signed with the independent Seattle label PopLlama Records and released their self-titled debut the following year. They also issued a limited-edition blue vinyl 7″ single, “Fuck California”, on C/Z Records . Columbia signed the band shortly thereafter and re-released the album in late July 1995. Driven…
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The Presidents recorded a ten-song cassette, Froggystyle , in early 1994 at Laundry Room Studios, selling it at shows that year.
The band was formed in late 1993 by Chris Ballew (bass guitar and lead vocals) and Dave Dederer (guitar and backup vocals), who met at school in Seattle. Ballew had previously been in a punk- busker band called Egg, who wrote many songs that would later be turned into Presidents…
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