Stroke 9 had their first live performance at Caffe Nuvo in San Anselmo. They split up for the summer and didn't get back together until the summer of 1991. Haddad and Stromberg had no desire to revive Stroke 9, so Esterkyn and Gueldner recruited old schoolmates John McDermott and Stephen Heath. They moved from the basement to the garage and played publicly anywhere that they could. The band put out two independent releases in 1993 and 1995. Eric Stock began filling in on drums in April 1997; Stock was a New York transplant who had previously toured with Modern English.
After signing to Universal Records, the band released Nasty Little Thoughts in 1999, which charted in the US, yielded two rock radio hits, "Little Black Backpack" (originally released in Bumper to Bumper) and "Letters", and was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 21, 2000.[1] The band appeared in the film EDtv as part of the promotion of Nasty Little Thoughts.[2] A second album on Universal followed, entitled Rip It Off. The album's art cover was made to resemble a bootleg CD-R, similar to that of System of a Down's Steal This Album!, which was released about a year later.
The album was not promoted heavily, and its lead single, "Kick Some Ass", was less successful at radio. "Kick Some Ass" appeared in Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back during a montage of Jay and Silent Bob flying around the country to attack message board users who bashed them. Late in 2003, the band split with Universal and announced plans to release its next album, All In, independently.[3]
The band released The Last of the International Playboys on June 5, 2007, on Rock Ridge Records. Stroke 9 also recorded "Tap Tap Domination" for the iPhone OS game Tap Tap Revenge. It features "The Yeah Song" as a free downloadable track.[4]
On November 14, 2019, the band announced via their social media a new single Calafrio as well as a new album of the same name. The album was released January 17, 2020.[5] Between 2021 and 2023, Stroke 9 released several singles,[6] one of which was written for the film Losers of Eden. [6] In October 2023, the band released a compilation album called Calafuego, composed of 11 previously released singles.
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^"Stroke 9 Announce New Album 'Calafrio'". Antimusic.com. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Stroke 9 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Stroke 9 is an American alternative rock band formed in Marin County California in 1989 Stroke 9OriginMarin County California U S GenresAlternative rock post grungeYears active1989 presentLabelsRock Ridge Records Universal RecordsMembersLuke Esterkyn Jens Funke John McDermott Greg Gueldner Eric StockPast membersTom Haddad Kirsten Stromberg Stephen Heath Jeremy FischWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 History 2 Members 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 Demo albums 3 3 Compilation albums 3 4 Extended plays 4 Charting singles 5 References 6 External linksHistory editStroke 9 had their first live performance at Caffe Nuvo in San Anselmo They split up for the summer and didn t get back together until the summer of 1991 Haddad and Stromberg had no desire to revive Stroke 9 so Esterkyn and Gueldner recruited old schoolmates John McDermott and Stephen Heath They moved from the basement to the garage and played publicly anywhere that they could The band put out two independent releases in 1993 and 1995 Eric Stock began filling in on drums in April 1997 Stock was a New York transplant who had previously toured with Modern English After signing to Universal Records the band released Nasty Little Thoughts in 1999 which charted in the US yielded two rock radio hits Little Black Backpack originally released in Bumper to Bumper and Letters and was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 21 2000 1 The band appeared in the film EDtv as part of the promotion of Nasty Little Thoughts 2 A second album on Universal followed entitled Rip It Off The album s art cover was made to resemble a bootleg CD R similar to that of System of a Down s Steal This Album which was released about a year later The album was not promoted heavily and its lead single Kick Some Ass was less successful at radio Kick Some Ass appeared in Kevin Smith s Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back during a montage of Jay and Silent Bob flying around the country to attack message board users who bashed them Late in 2003 the band split with Universal and announced plans to release its next album All In independently 3 The band released The Last of the International Playboys on June 5 2007 on Rock Ridge Records Stroke 9 also recorded Tap Tap Domination for the iPhone OS game Tap Tap Revenge It features The Yeah Song as a free downloadable track 4 On November 14 2019 the band announced via their social media a new single Calafrio as well as a new album of the same name The album was released January 17 2020 5 Between 2021 and 2023 Stroke 9 released several singles 6 one of which was written for the film Losers of Eden 6 In October 2023 the band released a compilation album called Calafuego composed of 11 previously released singles Members editPosition Current Original Universal Original Rock Band Guitar amp Vocals Luke Esterkyn Drums Greg Gueldner Eric Stock Greg Gueldner Guitar John McDermott Keyboard amp Vocals Kirsten Stromberg Bass Jens Funke 7 Greg Gueldner Tom HaddadDiscography editStudio albums edit Boy Meets Girl 1993 Bumper to Bumper 1995 Nasty Little Thoughts Universal Records 1999 Billboard Top 200 peak No 83 8 Rip It Off Universal 2002 All In Rock Ridge Records 2004 The Last of the International Playboys Rock Ridge Records 2007 Calafrio 2020 Demo albums edit Bad Language Makes for Bad Feelings 1990 Music About Friends Acquaintances and People We Don t Even Know 1991 Compilation albums edit Hidden Treasures Rock Ridge Records 2005 unreleased tracks amp other demos Cafe Cuts Rock Ridge Records 2006 acoustic versions of popular songs from their discography Songs We Didn t Love Released independently 2020 unreleased and unfinished demos Calafuego Released independently 2023 11 singles from 2021 2023 Extended plays edit Jessica Album Part 1 EP 2010 9 Charting singles editYear Title Chart Positions 10 Album US Modern Rock US Top 40 Mainstream CANAlt NZ 1999 Little Black Backpack 6 39 3 16 Nasty Little Thoughts 2000 Letters 27 Nasty Little Thoughts 2001 Kick Some Ass 36 Rip It OffReferences edit RIAA Gold amp Platinum Searchable Database February 24 2013 Recording Industry Association of America Archived from the original on 2013 02 25 Retrieved 2012 08 07 Biography AllMusic Stroke 9 Goes Unsigned Archived 2007 05 21 at the Wayback Machine AlternativeAddiction com October 12 2003 accessed May 8 2006 The Yeah song Stroke 9 Tap tap revenge YouTube Archived from the original on 2021 12 21 Stroke 9 Announce New Album Calafrio Antimusic com Retrieved 8 March 2023 a b Stroke 9 s Community Stroke9 bandcamp com Retrieved 8 March 2023 For The Record Quick News On Lindsay Katharine McPhee Foxy Brown Idol Kanye Fergie K Fed amp More Music Celebrity Artist News MTV January 17 2007 Retrieved February 25 2011 Billboard AllMusic Jessica Album part 1 by Stroke 9 Stroke9 bandcamp com Retrieved 30 December 2016 Billboard Singles AllMusicExternal links editStroke 9 official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stroke 9 amp oldid 1186808978, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
