The band formed in 1991 in Simi Valley, California . The original lineup consisted of vocalist Jason Cruz , guitarist Rob Ramos, bassist Jim Cherry and drummer Adam Austin. After releasing a self-titled 7″ record in 1993, they became one of the first bands to be signed to Fat Wreck Chords , the record label owned and operated by Fat Mike of the band NOFX . Austin left the band in 1992, and was replaced by Brad Morrison. Jake Kiley joined as second guitarist in 1993. Morrison left the band in 1993, and was replaced by Jordan Burns, formerly of fellow Simi Valley natives Ten Foot Pole . This lineup (Cruz, Ramos, Cherry, Kiley, and Burns) wrote and recorded the band’s first album, Another Day in Paradise , which was tracked in late 1993, and released in May 1994. Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues followed in 1996. In 1998 they released The Skinny Years…Before We Got Fat , a compilation album of their pre- Fat Wreck Chords material.
The band formed in 1991
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