The Blue Hawaiians
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The Blue Hawaiians are a surf-rock group from Los Angeles. They formed in 1994
to play at the opening of their friend Michelle's club, The Lava Lounge. They rose to fame soon thereafter due to the rise of one of their earliest fans, Quentin Tarantino
, and an appearance on the soundtrack of the hit TV show Friends
. The group have since released several albums which have generally fared well with critics. The band also does music for the hit cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants
and their song The Cheat was featured in an advert for Guess Jeans. Current band members include: Mark Fontana, Erik Godal
, Mark Sproull, Maxwellvision, Gary Brandin. The band are in a self-described “semi-hiatus” but continue to play infrequent live shows, including appearances at the annual Tiki Oasis music festival.
1994 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so....
to play at the opening of their friend Michelle's club, The Lava Lounge. They rose to fame soon thereafter due to the rise of one of their earliest fans, Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s, he began his career as an independent filmmaker with films employing nonlinear storylines and the aestheticization of violence...
, and an appearance on the soundtrack of the hit TV show Friends
Friends
Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
. The group have since released several albums which have generally fared well with critics. The band also does music for the hit cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...
and their song The Cheat was featured in an advert for Guess Jeans. Current band members include: Mark Fontana, Erik Godal
Erik Godal
-Biography:Godal played in several bands throughout the 1990s, beginning in 1992 with the band Blind Fish on Polygram. Together with his Blind Fish band mate David Hallyday, they formed the band Novacaine releasing only one album with Mercury Records in 1996. In 1998 he joined the LA Noir Surf band...
, Mark Sproull, Maxwellvision, Gary Brandin. The band are in a self-described “semi-hiatus” but continue to play infrequent live shows, including appearances at the annual Tiki Oasis music festival.
Albums
- Christmas on Big Island (October 24, 1995)
- Live at the Lava Lounge (August 4, 1997)
- Sway (March 4, 1998)
- Savage Night (July 13, 1999)
- Live at the Lava Lounge 2 (November 15, 2005)
External links
- Artist Home Page on Pascal Records
- Artist MySpace Page
- Biography & Discography (in French)
- Reverb Central includes reviews of all five Blue Hawaiians albums