Don Salsa

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Hailing from an affluent cluster of rolling hills in the south bay region of Los Angeles, in sunny southern California, Don Salsa (1993-1997) was the enigmatic band formed (while still in high school) by Tim Smolens (a.k.a. Dr. Rich Appleman, electric bass and production/engineering), Jason Schimmel (a.k.a. Rabbi Larry Wong, guitar and banjo), Doug Smolens (a.k.a. the Poo project, drums), Jeff Atridge (a.k.a. Father Agar Agar, keyboards), and Rob Hondrick (a.k.a. Officer Pancake, "lead vocals"). Tim, Doug, and Jason had been the core of various bands from middle school onward, progressing from their militaristic training in classic rock, to hard rock (80’s glam), and by peer pressure onto grunge/"alternative," and finally without warning (via a mysterious alchemical process), to the extreme experimentalism on display in Don Salsa. It was just before this abrupt transformation that they added Jeff Atridge on keys/vocals, and serendipitously happened upon an oddly disposed Rob Hondrick, wandering aimlessly outside a local show. Without any good reason to think so, they figured Rob would be the perfect "lead singer" for their group (hear his audition tape which is the last song of the album). Don Salsa would perform extremely bizarre shows annually at their high school, Peninsula High, replete with tasteless cover songs, chaotic noise walls, and relentless metal riffs, that would serve to confound the student body and tarnish their already tattered reputation on the 90210-like c

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Koolaide Moustache in Jonestown

Koolaid Moustache in Jonestown

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Kool-Aid Moustache in Jonestown

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Koolaide Moustache in Jonestown [Explicit]

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Xtreme Music Sampler

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Koolaid Mustache in Jonestown

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Koolaide Mustache in Jonestown

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01 Koolaid Moustache in Jonestown

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A Koolaid Moustache in Jonestown

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Central City: Vengeance

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Kool Aid Mustashe in Jonestown

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Ich bin's / The Days of Blue Jeans

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