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Girlpope
Origin
Powerpop
Years active1992 (1992)–2004 (2004)
LabelsAtom Smash Records
Past membersMark Norris, Richie Campagna, Brandon Delmont, Tommy Stanford
Websitewww.girlpope.com

Girlpope (1992–2004) were a

rock band from Buffalo, New York.[1] The power pop band included guitarist and vocalist Mark Norris, bassist and vocalist Richie Campagna, drummer Brandon Delmont, and guitarist and saxophonist Tommy Stanford.[2]

History

Girlpop was founded in

Buffalo News named them Best Local Band.[2] They also won the ninth annual WBNY Battle of the Bands.[3]

Their first LP Cheeses of Nazareth was distributed nationally, and recognized as Best Local Album by the Buffalo Times.[2] It opened for bands such as Cheap Trick, Everclear, Mercury Rev, and Shudder to Think. Twice[2] the band performed at the International North by Northeast Festival in 1998, when they were a three-piece.[4] They also played at the Friendship Festival in Ontario.[2]

Vocalist Mark Norris won Original Male Vocalist at the 2001 Buffalo Music Awards.[5] According to the Buffalo News, the band "was given to taking Kinks-inspired riffs, doubling the tempo, and then adding the sort of rough-but-right grit to the proceedings that belied the influence of their forebears, be they Ramrods or Stooges."[6]

Disbanding in 2004,[1] a farewell show was performed on November 27, 2004. The group then played a reunion show in 2009[7] and reunited again in December 2015 in Buffalo.[6]

Mark Norris went on to form a new band named Mark Norris and The Backpeddlers.[8] Brandon Delmont began playing in A House Safe For Tigers and Son of the Sun.[9] Tommy Stanford began playing bass in the Missing Planes with Matt Barber; the "fifth" member of girlpope and plays lead guitar and sings in "The Nothing").

Members

  • Mark Norris: Vocals and guitar
  • Richie Campagna: Bass and vocals
  • Brandon Delmont: Drums
  • Tommy Stanford: Guitar, vocals, keyboard

Discography

Records

  • 1996: Cheeses of Nazareth (Atom Smash Records, P22-003)
  • 1999: The Whole Scene Going EP (Atom Smash Records, P22-007)
  • 1995: I was A Teenage Jesus / She 7" (P22 Records, P22-001) – 3 versions: Black, White, and Burgundy limited edition vinyl
  • 2001: Bobo vs. girlpope Live (Atom Smash Records, P22-011)
  • 2002: The Whole Scene Going EP+bonus tracks (Shutdown Recordz (Australia))

Compilations

  • 1995: WBNY Alive On Air – "Single Girl live" (WBNY 91.3)
  • 1996: Temple Of Music – "Song About Girls" (Atom Smash Records, P22-002)
  • 1998: MLR-1 – "So Far as Now" (
    Mary's Lounge
    , 61603710012)
  • 1998: That Other Christmas CD Big Star's "Jesus Christ" (Hotwings HOT 8)
  • 1999: COMP "Indy 500"

References

  1. ^
    Buffalo News
    . Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e Blanford, Roxanne, Girlpop
  3. ^ a b Ruberto, Toni (August 15, 1997), CHANGEABLE FEAST GIRLPOPE, The Buffalo News
  4. ^ 4th Annual North by North East Music Festival, North by North East Music Festival, 1998
  5. ^ 2001 Buffalo Music Awards The Funhouse, Buffalo Music Awards, November 16, 2001
  6. ^
    Buffalo News
  7. ^ Girlpope Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of The Whole Scene Going, Buffalo Rising, November 24, 2009
  8. ^ Silver, Curtis (January 27, 2012), PARENTHOOD BRINGS SONGS OF GUILT & REVENGE FROM THE BACKPEDDLERS, Wired
  9. Buffalo News

External links

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