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== Primitive Painters ==
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''Active from 1991 - 1994''
  
 
'''Band Members'''
 
'''Band Members'''

Revision as of 07:30, 16 March 2010

Active from 1991 - 1994

Band Members

  • Brian Hays
  • Brian Ross
  • Chad Patchen
  • Dennis Crupi
  • J-Matt Greenberg
  • Patrick Homa
  • Scott Huckabey
  • Wesley Goo


From OCWeekly's 129 Greatest OC Bands Ever #105

"Garden Grove's Primitive Painters were another one-album wonder, but at least 1992's Dirtclods proved to be an OC alt-rock classic: it still stands up more than a decade later. With atmospheric soundscapes that referenced the Smiths, October-period U2 and Simple Minds, it was filled with vulnerable vocals and stream-of-consciousness lyrics about youthful alienation and independence. We remember our first Painters gig at Cal State Fullerton vividly: Jim Ustick engaged in chiming guitar sounds, while riveting front man Dennis Crupi mumbled incoherent phrases between verses, did a spastic dance and shouted into a megaphone. Their high drama was quite unique at the time, and they amassed a sizeable college following. We recall readily making long treks to catch them at such dearly-departed clubs as Bogart's (a virtual Painters home-away-from-home), Scalzo's, Electric Circus and elsewhere. Fortunately, the Painters have re-formed and are working on new material."