Chico is a northern California college town nestled among almond orchards and Red Staters. It gets most of its notoriety from being the place where Sierra Nevada is made, and where people (particularly students) party like it's 1999 while drinking Sierra Nevada (and dollar Kamikaze shots served in beakers). But it should be pointed out that some damn fine bands have come out of this cozy little Gomorrah with a farmers market. Most notable was 28th Day , the jangle-pop four-piece that featured a young Barbara Manning on bass and vocals. Around the same time [...]
Forgotten Favorite? No. Vomit Launch was never one of those bands that could either be forgotten or dismissed easily. When I first moved to Chico some twenty years ago, they were kicking around playing either The Blue Max, The Burro Room, or Duffy's short lived Whispering Clam Room which is where I believe they played there last show . . . Then again, I could be wrong, and maybe Bassist Larry Crane would email me with the correction . . . Get this straight, not only were Vomit Launch about [...]
I used to live in Chico, Calif. Yes, that Chico, Calif. The Chico, Calif., where parents send their kids for cheap education and where the kids spend their parents' money on cheap drink specials. It's an interesting place. A fair share of notable bands have come out of Chico. Portland's own Kelly Bauman fronted noise-pop outfit Deathstar in the '90s. There's Barbara Manning and 28th Day . Vomit Launch (which featured Tape Op 's Larry Crane on drums and Exiled Records ' [...]
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