The Band Ice Cream
The Band Ice Cream is an American/Canadian garage rock band from San Francisco, California.[1]
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Also known as | Ice Cream |
Origin | San Francisco, California, United States |
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Years active | 2014 | –present
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Website | thebandicecream |
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History
The Band Ice Cream formed in San Francisco, California in 2014 as "Ice Cream" consisting of Kevin Fielding (Toronto), Joseph Sample (Grand Rapids), Dylan Murray and Raphael DiDonato.[4] Their first EP We're Set was recorded by Mike Carnahan and released on January 15, 2015.[5] Songs "Wild" and "Surfer Girl" from the EP earned the band praise both locally in the Bay Area[6][7] and nationally[8][9] with The Deli Magazine listing We're Set in their 10 Best Bay Area Albums of 2015.[2] By the end of 2015 both DiDonato and Murray left the band and were replaced by Bryce Fernandez (O‘ahu) and Louis Rappoport on bass and drums.
Classically Trained (2017)
In December 2016 the group signed to Urban Scandal Records as The Band Ice Cream, started working with producer Bruce Botnick and released their debut full-length album Classically Trained on March 10, 2017.[1][10] Singles "Jerk It Off", "Sand Dunes" and "Mexico" premiered on Consequence of Sound,[1] PunkNews.org[3] and SF Weekly[11] respectively.
Numbskull (2018)
As the group began the process that would become their second LP, "Numbskull," Rappoport left the group and was replaced by Dante Johnson. The group entered the studio with Jack Shirley in East Palo Alto. "Numbskull" was released on August 17, 2018.
Discography
- Classically Trained (2017)
- Numbskull (2018)
References
- The Band Ice Cream leave little to the imagination on “Jerk It Off” Consequence of Sound, January 2017
- The 10 Best Bay Area Albums of 2015 The Deli Magazine, December 2015
- The Band Ice Cream: "Sand Dunes" PunkNews.org, January 2017
- Today's Local Music: Ice Cream KALW 91.7, November 2014
- Ice Cream - We're Set (CASS) Wiener Records, January 2015
- Get to know: Ice Cream The Bay Bridged Magazine, April 2015
- Mixtape: San Francisco Songs for Summer KQED 88.5, June 2015
- Video Premiere: Ice Cream - "Wild" CMJ, August 2015
- Ice Cream (Noah) Side One Track One, November 2014
- The Band Ice Cream Signs to Urban Scandal Urban Scandal Records, December 2016
- Premiere: Eradicate Winter Blues With The Band Ice Cream’s Sunny, New Track, “Mexico” SF Weekly, January 2017