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"It sounds like these guys may have moved to Berkeley about twenty years too late. they play poppy, lo-fi punk that has a bit of an edge to it. the songs are pretty catchy, mostly mid-tempo tunes. I must say that its about time that a pop-punk band got the song length right (thats about two minutes if you were not sure)" - Pete of Maximum Rock and Roll on "The Revenge" - Pete of Maximum Rock-n-Roll
"It can be an ostentatious claim to have the word "party" right in your name, but fortunately these guys deliver. I seriously cannot stop listening to this CD: think scrappy 90's pop-punk but by a bunch of guys who are more interested in having fun, than sounding like some melodramatic-eyeliner band that passes for punk these days. Bay Area underground was built on stuff like this and they definitely keep the tradition going strong. Upbeat and genuinely well written with solid musicianship to back them up, it's pretty hard not to get at least one of their songs firmly rooted in your brain" (Sean Logic)
- Ashcan
Discography
Get It Out (2006)
The Revenge (Feb 2008)
Back On Task (Oct 2008)
Radical Agenda, Go! (expected July 2010)
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"It can be an ostentatious claim to have the word "party" right in your name, but fortunately these guys deliver. I seriously cannot stop listening to this CD: think scrappy 90's pop-punk but by a bunch of guys who are more interested in having fun, than sounding like some melodramatic-eyeliner band that passes for punk these days. Bay Area underground was built on stuff like this and they definitely keep the tradition going strong. Upbeat and genuinely well written with solid musicianship to back them up, it's pretty hard not to get at least one of their songs firmly rooted in your brain" (Sean Logic) Ashcan Magazine Fall 2009 Issue
"Back on Task" CD made Ray Lujan's TOP TEN (Maximum Rock-n-Roll. March 2009)
Deli Magazine's San Francisco BAND OF THE MONTH (January 2009)
No. They do not party with vitamins. It's just the name of the band, so don't ask. They DO play high-energy, straightforward indie-rock-punk to the San Francisco bay area and beyond.
Vitamin Party formed in late 2004 in the living room of Sean and Matty's apartment in Oakland, CA. Afraid that no good band could remain in a living room, they soon migrated to Sean's bedroom, pushed aside the laundry and comic books, and plugged in.... One rule: No shoes on the bed.
Their individual musical tastes are different. Some oldies rock-n-roll, punk, 90's alternative, country, jazz, 80's, irish drinking songs... Wad it up, mic it through a flea market PA, turn up the volume- that's Vitamin Party. Often compared to a mix of Operation Ivy and Pavement, their sound has been described as "high-energy, lo-fi, punk with a bit of an edge" by Maximun Rock-n-Roll.
There is no frontman to Vitamin Party. They all write songs. They all sing. They switch instruments and they put on a fun live show. (It also doesn't hurt that they are the most handsome band in the world.)
Their first album- The Revenge was recorded live with minimal overdubs. In DIY style, the band created all of the artwork and released the CD themselves.
Album #2 "Back on Task" was released on Halloween 2008 at the Stork Club in Oakland. The show featured the band dressed as characters from "The Big Lebowski."
Stop by and check out a show.
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