Greater California

about

Appearing from the burrows of Long Beach, the band Greater California formed in the summer of 2000. Setting out as a three-piece, it soon became very apparent that the band wanted more from their sound and decided to explore the idea of adding instrumentation. Inspired by the works of Love, Brian Wilson, the Velvet Underground, the Zombies and Nick Drake, they entered into their first recordings naturally inclined towards the musical era of the sixties. With the studio being an ideal environment to push boundaries, the band emerged not only with an organ player, but with a completely new direction and their first album, “The Little Pacific.” With their first release making its debut in the CMJ Top 200, Greater California established their own distinct sound with critical acclaim. The band toured the west coast and continued to play shows in and around the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas, opening up for such notable acts as Calexico, Papa M, Rock Four, The Kingsbury Manx, Jesse Sykes, Fruit Bats and The Minders. During this time, the band had the good fortune of acquiring a wurlitzer electric piano. Immediately feeling the influence that its sound had upon the music, Greater California began the concept of writing an entire album around its beautifully hypnotizing tones, and appropriately naming it “Somber Wurlitzer.” Recorded over the last year in the sleepy town of El Cajon, with the band purposely tracking in dimly lit rooms between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m.,

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albums

All the Colors

Somber Wurlitzer

The Little Pacific

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A Gift From a Garden To a Flower: A Tribute To Donovan

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TSURURADIO Presents... What The World Needs Now Is Another Folk Singer Like I Need A Hole In My Head Mixtape!!!

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Trust Us - A Long Beach Comp

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The Color of Water

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NPR: Second Stage Podcast

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Long Shadows

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Long Shadows (single)

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kamoo's_07_16_05

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SomaFM presents: Indie Pop Rocks! [SomaFM]

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