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Afghan Banana Stand

About Me

Afghan Banana Stand formed in Belfast, ME. They have been playing their mix of ‘snotty, hyper ska-punk’ influenced by bands such as NOFX, Descendents and Nirvana throughout New England since early 2006. They have released 2 EP’s and a full length album 'Afghan Banana Stand vs Kanye West' which is now available at Bullmoose locations in Bangor and at Wild Rufus Records in Camden. It is also available online through Crack Rock Records. The band has retained its core lineup since its first show in 2006 with Vint Whitcomb on Vocals and Guitar, Paul staples on Lead Guitar, Aaron Mitchell on Bass and Vocals and Austin Turner on Drums.
In March 2009 the song 'Mass Pike' was included on the new Jonee Earthquake 'Seasick Pirate' single.
On January 2, 2009 Afghan Banana Stand released their first full length
Afghan Banana Stand Vs Kanye West
Buy Now for only $6! Send us a message for more details or purchase through one of the online distributors or stores listed below.
Tracklisting
1. Mass Pike
2. Eat or Drive
3. Cockrocker
4. Salvia
5. Self Control
6. This Ain't No Drill
7. Sincerity (new edit)
8. Bong Hits 4 Jesus
9. New Haven
10. The Thief
11. Kanye West Kicked My Ass
Now Available at...
Wild Rufus Records in Camden, ME
Bull Moose Locations in Bangor, ME Portland, ME & Salem, NH
And Through Bullmoose's Online Store
And on Crack Rock Records Online Distro
Radio Stations that have played us and their numbers so you can request us.
WERU 89.9 FM Orland, ME 1-207-469-0500
WRFR 93.3 Rockland, ME 99.3 Camden, ME 1-207-594-0721
WUMF 100.1 Farmington, ME 1-207-778-7353
WKIT 100.3 Bangor, ME 1-207-990-3100 Homemade Jam
WKDU 91.7 FM Philidelphia, PA 1-215-895-5917
WPTC 88.1 FM Williamsport, PA 1-570 327-4778
The Punk Rock Demonstration, Internet Radio http://www.punkrockdemo.com/
KAMF University of Arizona campus station
To listen to old demos and learn more about the history of the band check out the archive.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/16/2005
Band Members: Vint- Vocals, Guitar
Paul- Guitar
Austin- Drums
Aaron- Bass, Vocals

Influences:
Influences: NOFX, Nirvana, Rage against the Machine, Descendents, Beastie Boys, Leftover Crack, Misfits, Sublime, The Clash

BANDS WE'VE PLAYED WITH:
Pushing Zero
Cohesive
The Divine Ruin
Amaradon
Hat trick Avenue
In Loving Memory
Thanks for Nothing
Monothief
Evil Alchemy x2
The Cab, the sex
Rattleboxx
Waiting on Ian
USA Waste
Fourth Floor Bandits
El Grande
Streetlight Manifesto
The Jonee Earthquake Band x2
Big Meat Hammer
The American MotherFuckers
Let em' Bleed
Piracy
Second Grade Fire Drill
Wood Burning Cat
Huak
Kicking Dicks x2
26 Beers
Grendal's Army
Suburban Showdown
Drive By Radio
Use Your Head
The Cryptics
Clinic Bomb
Your Grandma's Gay
The Crackhead Mics
The Sidescrollers

SUMMER TOUR
BONG HITS LIVE
EAT OR DRIVE @ WORKERS CENTER
Sounds Like: Teen Spirit

Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

News From Afghanistan 5/23/09

-New Song Posted! Eat Or Drive off of 'Afghan Banana Stand vs Kanye West'. We've been saving this one since last summer. Hope you like it. -We also posted 3 new videos on Youtube. Well theres not much...
Posted by on Sat, 23 May 2009 13:08:00 GMT

News From Afghanistan 4/27/09

News Folks- Did it Myself Records will be releasing a free downloadable compilation featuring our hit song 'Salvia'-I forgot to mention it last week but the Jonee Earthquake Band released a new single...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:07:00 GMT

News from Afghanistan: 4/20/09

Hey everybody, I'm going to attempt to be posting a weeklyish news letter about the cool stuff going on with us plus ill be posting some embarrassing music from our past. First some News. -We're playi...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:50:00 GMT

Accidentally in the Paper

For those who are unaware theres this cool zine out now called Flannel. (www.flannelzine.com) In the latest issue which has been out for a little over a month Aaron contributed some art for display in...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:18:00 GMT

Preparing for Summer

Its that time again when the forces of evil are combining to wreck havok on your town! Afghan Banana Stand will soon be returning from a long year of college. Heres what you need to know about. Afghan...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:25:00 GMT

New Album in stores now and available Online

Our new full length album 'Afghan Banana Stand vs Kanye West' Is now available at the following locations. Bull Moose in Bangor and Portland, MEBull Moose Online http://www.bullmoose.com/rel/v2_vi...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:05:00 GMT

ABS Promotional Advertisement

HEY KIDS!! Want to hear about something cool! [SUPER COOL] It's a band called AFGHAN BANANA STAND! [THERE SO COOL] They have cool sounding music& [BUY THERE CD] If you buy there C.D. you'll become sup...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:28:00 GMT

Winter News

Here's some shit you have to look forward to. 2 New songs on the site. Self Control and The Thief. -We just ordered 100 professionally printed copies of Afghan Banana Stand vs Kanye West, which should...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Dec 2008 07:23:00 GMT

End of the Summer

It's that time again. Afghan Banana Stand will be going on hiatus so we can all go back to college. But alas, all is not lost, here is a few things you can look forward to. -We just recorded 4 new so...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:10:00 GMT

Mention on 411mania

http://www.411mania.com/music/columns/80572/411Music-Present s:-What//s-Rockin//-Maine-Issue-1.htm Dan Marsicano was kind enough to check out some Afghan Banana Stand and feature us in his article abou...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:47:00 GMT