Rogue Wave
Rogue Wave | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Oakland, California, United States |
| Years active | ????-present |
| Members | Zach Rogue Pat Spurgeon Evan Farrell Gram LeBron |
Rogue Wave is an alternative rock band from Oakland, California, signed to Sub Pop, and headed by Zach Schwartz (aka Zach Rogue) who created the band after losing his job in the dot-com bust. Their first album was Out of the Shadow which was released privately in 2003 and re-released in 2004. In the autumn of 2004 they went on a national tour of the U.S. They have been compared in the music press to The Shins. Their second album Descended Like Vultures was released in October of 2005.
They are also featured on the Stubbs: The Zombie Soundtrack doing a cover of Buddy Holly's "Everyday". A live version of their Out of the Shadow track, "Every Moment", appeared on the soundtrack for the movie Napoleon Dynamite. However, the song never appeared in the movie itself. In addition, the song "Eyes" was featured twice in the Ryan Reynolds movie Just Friends this fall. The Fox show The O.C. has used Rogue Wave songs, "Publish My Love" (DLV), "California" (DLV), and "Interruptions" (10:1 EP) as well as included "Publish My Love" on The O.C. Mix 5, a collection of songs used in the show.
The current band lineup consists of Zach Rogue (Vocals, Guitar), Pat Spurgeon (Drums, Samples, Guitar, Vocals), Gram Lebron (Keyboards, Guitar, Drums, Vocals) and Evan Farrell (Bass, Vocals). Farrell replaced original bassist Sonya Westcott in Autumn of 2004.
Zach Rogue was previously a guitarist in the Bay Area band The Desoto Reds. Pat Spurgeon has played with bands Antenna, Stranded at the Drive In, Ramona the Pest, Brando, Steve Kowalski, and has also released solo work as The Phantom Drummer. Gram Lebron has been involved in the bands: Long and Golden, Schrasj, Sad Like Crazy, Conundrum, Jessica Six, All Transistor and has also released solo work as Golden Gram. Evan Farrell has played with the following bands: Japonize Elephants, Mega Mousse, Amaldecor, Big Mule, Hunted Haunted Bazergahn Klezmorchestra, Grande Rouge, Kentucky Nightmare, Mama HooHoo. (Sonya Westcott was in the band Venus Bleeding prior to her time with Rogue Wave and is currently working on an album with her new project.)
Recently, drummer Pat Spurgeon has fallen ill and is in need of a kidney transplant.
They are currently on tour supporting Nada Surf.
Band members
- Zach Rogue - vocals, guitar, wurlitzer
- Pat Spurgeon - drums, keyboard, samples, vocals
- Evan Farrell - bass, vocals, keys
- Gram LeBron - guitar, keyboard, vocals, drums
Discography
Albums
- Out of the Shadow (Responsive) (2003 · Sub Pop)
- Out of the Shadow (2004 · Sub Pop)
- Descended Like Vultures (2005 · Sub Pop)
Singles & EPs
Soundtracks
- Napoleon Dynamite original soundtrack (2004 · Lakeshore Records) song: "Every Moment (live)"
- Music from the OC: Mix 5 (2005 · Warner Bros./Wea) song: "Publish My Love"
- Just Friends original soundtrack (2005 · New Line Records) song: "Eyes"