Paloalto (band)
Paloalto | |
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| Origin | American Recordings State Champ Records |
| Members | James Grundler Marc Boggio Tommy Black |
| Past members | Jason Johnson Alex Parnell Andy Blunda Florian Reinert |
Paloalto is a rock band formed in
Billboard Heatseekers chart in 2003,[2] on the strength of the song "Breathe In", which had been featured on The O.C.
The song "Try" was the theme song on the 2003 Warner Brothers show "Tarzan".
After the band dissolved, Grundler formed a new band called Golden State. As of 2021, Grundler is still actively releasing new material under Golden State.
Paloalto has occasionally played a few reunion shows in the 2010s. On August 15, 2014, the band performed a reunion show at The Viper Room in West Hollywood, California. To commemorate the event, Grundler released the single “Don’t Give Up Before You Start”, the first release under the Paloalto name in over ten years. In 2018, the band performed live again supporting Walking Papers.
Members
- James Grundler – vocals, guitar (previously lead singer of The Din Pedals)
- Marc Boggio – guitar
- Tommy Black – bass
- Steve Clark – drums
Previous members
- Jason Johnson – guitar
- Alex Parnell – bass
- Andy Blunda – lead guitars, keyboards
- Florian Reinert – drums
- Jason Goodhue – bass
Discography
Albums
- American Recordings– 2000
- Heroes and Villains (CD) – American Recordings – 2003
Singles
- "Sonny" (CD) – American Recordings – 2000
- "Fade Out/In" (CD) – American Recordings – 2002
- "Breathe In" (CD) – American Recordings – 2003
- "Don’t Give Up Before You Start" (Digital) – State Champ Records – August 11, 2014
- "Misery" (Digital) – State Champ Records – December 8, 2014
In popular culture
- Paloalto's single "Breathe In" was used in the movie Hellboy.
- "Breathe In" was also used in the TV show Life As We Know It- Episode 3 - "The Best Laid Plans".
- The songs "Last Way Out of Here" and "The World Outside" was used in the movie The Perfect Score.
- The song "Fade Out/In" was used in the soundtrack for movie Daredevil but wasn't included in the film.
- The song "Going Going Gone" was used in the movie Shallow Hal.
- The song "Throwing Stones" was used in the TV show John Doe - Episode 19 - "Shock to the System".
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