Turbo Fruits
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Turbo Fruits is a garage rock band from Nashville, Tennessee
founded by Be Your Own Pet
guitarist Jonas Stein.
. The earliest version of Turbo Fruits also included Be Your Own Pet drummer John Eatherly who performed on the self-titled debut, which was released in the U.S. via Thurston Moore
's Ecstatic Peace! label and then a few months later in the United Kingdom by ARK Recordings. The duo later added bassist Max Peebles for touring. Stein continued the band after Be Your Own Pet folded in 2008 and again after Eatherly and Peebles left the band to join Be Your Own Pet
's frontwoman Jemina Pearl
in her solo project. Stein then added bassist Wes Traylor and drummer Zack Martin for Turbo Fruits' second album , Echo Kid, which was released in fall 2009 on Fat Possum. That fall, the band (Stein, Eatherly & Peebles) also appeared in Drew Barrymore
's directorial debut Whip It.
Just before Echo Kid was released Traylor and Martin left the band to start Nashville based rock band Natural Child and Matt Hearn and Dave McCowen of Nashville's The Tits were recruited for touring.. In the summer of 2010 Kingsley Brock was added on guitar making the band a 4-piece for the first time.
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
founded by Be Your Own Pet
Be your own PET
Be Your Own Pet was a four-piece punk/garage rock group from Nashville, Tennessee, USA.-Members:* Jemina Pearl – vocals* Nathan Vasquez – bass, backing vocals* Jonas Stein – guitar, backing vocals* John Eatherly – drums...
guitarist Jonas Stein.
Biography
The band was formed by guitarist/vocalist Jonas Stein. Turbo Fruits formed while Stein was still in Be Your Own PetBe your own PET
Be Your Own Pet was a four-piece punk/garage rock group from Nashville, Tennessee, USA.-Members:* Jemina Pearl – vocals* Nathan Vasquez – bass, backing vocals* Jonas Stein – guitar, backing vocals* John Eatherly – drums...
. The earliest version of Turbo Fruits also included Be Your Own Pet drummer John Eatherly who performed on the self-titled debut, which was released in the U.S. via Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore
Thurston Joseph Moore is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label...
's Ecstatic Peace! label and then a few months later in the United Kingdom by ARK Recordings. The duo later added bassist Max Peebles for touring. Stein continued the band after Be Your Own Pet folded in 2008 and again after Eatherly and Peebles left the band to join Be Your Own Pet
Be your own PET
Be Your Own Pet was a four-piece punk/garage rock group from Nashville, Tennessee, USA.-Members:* Jemina Pearl – vocals* Nathan Vasquez – bass, backing vocals* Jonas Stein – guitar, backing vocals* John Eatherly – drums...
's frontwoman Jemina Pearl
Jemina Pearl
Jemina Pearl Abegg , known by the stage name Jemina Pearl, is an American singer, formerly the frontwoman of Be Your Own Pet....
in her solo project. Stein then added bassist Wes Traylor and drummer Zack Martin for Turbo Fruits' second album , Echo Kid, which was released in fall 2009 on Fat Possum. That fall, the band (Stein, Eatherly & Peebles) also appeared in Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore
Drew Blyth Barrymore is an American actress, film director, screenwriter, producer and model. She is a member of the Barrymore family of American actors and granddaughter of John Barrymore. She first appeared in an advertisement when she was 11 months old. Barrymore made her film debut in Altered...
's directorial debut Whip It.
Just before Echo Kid was released Traylor and Martin left the band to start Nashville based rock band Natural Child and Matt Hearn and Dave McCowen of Nashville's The Tits were recruited for touring.. In the summer of 2010 Kingsley Brock was added on guitar making the band a 4-piece for the first time.
Current Members
- Jonas Stein - vocals, guitar
- Kingsley Brock - guitar, backing vocals
- Dave McCowen - bass, backing vocals
- Matt Hearn - drums
Former Members
- John Eatherly - drums (2006-2008)
- Max Peebles - bass, backing vocals (2008)
- Zack Martin - drums (2009)
- Wes Traylor - bass, backing vocals (2009)
Appearances
- Reading and Leeds Festival (2006)
- SXSW (2007 - 2011)
- CMJ Music MarathonCMJ Music MarathonCMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival is put on by CMJ Network. CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival 2010 is scheduled for October 19–23 and will be headquartered at New York University and other downtown NYC venues.- History :...
(2008 - 2011) - Whip It (film) (2009)
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Festival (2010)
Support Tours & Shows
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Studio Albums
- Turbo Fruits - July 17, 2007 (Ecstatic PeaceEcstatic PeaceEcstatic Peace! is a record label based in Easthampton, Massachusetts, founded in 1981 by Sonic Youth member Thurston Moore. The premiere release was a split cassette featuring spoken word performances from Michael Gira of Swans and Lydia Lunch...
) / August 6, 2007 (Ark Recordings) - Echo Kid - September 29, 2009 (Fat Possum Records) / November 23, 2009 (Ark Recordings)
Singles
- Mama’s Mad Cos I Fried My Brain 7" - September 29, 2009 (Fat Possum Records)
- Colt 45 7" - February 20, 2010 (CASS Records)
- Get Up Get On Down (Digital EP) - June 14, 2010 (Ark Recordings)
- Where the Stars Don’t Shine 7" - Oct 12, 2010 (Turbo Time Records)
- Keepin’ On 7" - Dec 14, 2010 (Turbo Time Records)
Splits
- Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) / Split 7" with PUJOL - Oct 12, 2010 (Turbo Time Records)
- Ain't the Only One Havin' Fun / Split 7" with Quintron & Miss Pussycat - Feb 25, 2011 (Bruise Cruise Records)