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Tijuana Panthers
12+ albums
surf rockindie rockSurfindieGarage Rock
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Dishing out a witty, lo-fi fusion of surf, garage rock, and punk, Tijuana Panthers are a trio from Long Beach, California who take reverb-soaked guitar lines, attach them to stripped-down rock & roll melodies, and approach the results with a playful attitude and playfully surreal lyrics. The band's scrappy fidelity-challenged beginnings (as documented on 2014's Wayne Interest) gave way to a more polished studio approach and a greater instrumental cohesion on 2015's Poster, and they stretched their melodic ambitions on 2019's Carpet Denim. The members of Tijuana Panthers -- Chad Wachtel on guitar, Daniel Michicoff on bass, and Phil Shaheen on drums -- first met when they attended the same church camp during their days in junior high; they shared an interest in surfing and skateboarding, and grew to be close friends. Sharing a passion for rock & roll, Wachtel and Shaheen played in a two-man band called the Pencils for a while, and Shaheen and Michicoff were bandmates in a group called the Fancy Lads before the three teamed up for Tijuana Panthers. The band made its recorded debut in 2009 with a 7" single, "Girls Gone Wild" b/w "Creature," and both songs would later appear on the band's debut album, 2010's Max Baker (named for one of Shaheen's neighbors, whose exploits in Mexico also inspired the band's moniker). In the fall of 2012, Innovative Leisure Records released another Tijuana Panthers 7", "Tony's Song" b/w "One Way Ticket" (the latter a cover of a track by power pop ic
