| Squirtgun
are an American punk rock band from Lafayette, Indiana formed by record producer Mass Giorgini in 1993.
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History
1993-1998
Squirtgun originally consisted of Mass Giorgini (Bass, Vocals), Matt Hart (Vocals, Guitar), Flav Giorgini (Guitar), and
Dan Lumley (Drums).
The band signed to
Lookout! Records and their first release was the EP Shenanigans, in the Spring of 1995, followed by their self-titled debut album that fall.
Billie Joe Armstrong of
Green Day, recommended Squirtgun to Jeff Saltzman, the music advisior for the then-upcoming
Kevin Smith film "
Mallrats". Squirtgun's song "Social", which was featured in the opening credits of Mallrats and appeared on the film's soundtrack.
In 1996 the band released their second EP,
Mary Ann, a tribute to the character from
Gilligan's Island. A video was filmed for the title track, and featured an appearance from Mary Ann herself, actress
Dawn Wells. The video was released in the Spring of 1997 and shown on
MTV's
120 Minutes and put into regular rotation on
MTV2.
Squirtgun's second full-length, Another Sunny Afternoon, was also released in the Spring of '97. Several songs from Another Sunny Afternoon were featured in major motion pictures and TV shows, including "Come On Let's Go" in
The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave, and "You're the Greatest" on Fox Television Network's
Clueless sitcom.
Hiatus
In the Fall of 1998, Squirtgun went on a hiatus in order to pursue other interests and other band projects.
Mass and Dan joined
Screeching Weasel, recording
Television City Dream,
Emo, and
Teen Punks In Heat. The two also formed
Common Rider with singer/guitarist
Jesse Michaels (formerly of
Operation Ivy), releasing two full-length albums, and touring extensively in 2002. Dan also drummed on albums by the
Mopes,
The Methadones, and
Even In Blackouts.
Matt received his
MFA in creative writing and began teaching in the Academic Studies Department at the
Art Academy of Cincinnati, a four year college of Art and Design. His poems and reviews have been published in numerous literary journals, including Conduit, Ploughshares, and Spinning Jenny. He is the editor of Forklift, Ohio: A Journal of Poetry, Cooking & Light Industrial Safety.
Flav also took an academic route, earning a PhD degree in molecular genetics and publishing manuscripts in several respected scientific journals, including Development and Molecular and Cellular Biology. He also founded guitarpunk.com and the GPC guitar company, designing original guitars used by bands such as
Alkaline Trio,
Screeching Weasel,
The Queers,
Allister and many more.
2001-2004
In the summer of 2001, Squirtgun regrouped and began work on the album Fade To Bright, for
Honest Don's Records. Fade To Bright was released in the Summer 2003, supported by a US tour. In the Fall of 2003, legendary punk rock drummer
Mike Felumlee (
Smoking Popes,
Alkaline Trio) replaced Dan on drums, and Squirtgun hit the road with
The Ataris,
Hopesfall, and
Planes Mistaken for Stars. In the spring of 2004, Squirtgun toured the U.K.
2008-present
Squirtgun played their first show in almost 4 years in their hometown of Lafayette on February 9th, 2008 at
The Venue. It was a benefit show for the local
YWCA, featuring the bands original line up, and the concert was recorded and released as a live album titled Broadcast 02.09.08, released by
Go Kart Records in December of 2008. Squirtgun will be playing at the 2009
Insubordination Fest in Baltimore. Plans are also underway for a tour of the UK and Europe in the Summer of 2009.
Discography
Albums
1995:
Squirtgun
(Lookout! Records)
1997:
Another Sunny Afternoon
(Lookout! Records)
2003:
Fade To Bright
(Honest Don's/Fat Wreck Chords)
2008:
Broadcast 02.09.08
(Kid Tested/Go-Kart Records)
EPs and Singles
1995:
Shenanigans
EP (Lookout! Records)
1995:
Blue Christmas
Single (Sonic Iguana Records)
1996:
Mary Ann
EP (Lookout! Records)
1997:
White Christmas
Single (Sonic Iguana Records)
1999:
Jingle-Bell Rock
Single (Interpunk Records)
2000:
Live In Italy
Split Single with the Real Swinger (Ballroom Blitz Records)
2002:
Dysfunctional Shadowman
Split EP with Teen Idols (Asian Man Records)