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California Smile ((NEW SONG posted!!!))

About Me



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Member Since: 02/02/2005
Band Website: www.myspace.com/californiasmile1
Band Members: 3+1+1-1+1-1-4+4+1+2-1+1-1=6

In the order in which they appear:

Michael Murphy as The Confused Guy
Jared Lafond as The Ghost Guy
Jacob Lafond as The Dude
Victor Mansella as The Everything Has Its Place Guy
Cameron Brennan as The Whatever You Need Guy
Michael Connor as The New Age / Life In The Fast Lane Guy

Influences: Robot Dick, The Mars Volta, Genghis Tron, Sigur Ros, Tool, Animal Collective, Radiohead, Tomahawk, Thom Yorke, Battles, Kayo Dot, Meshuggah, Vivaldi, Botch, Air, The Locust, Mozart, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Anathallo, Tchaikovsky, Queen, Chinese Stars, Vashti Bunyan, Bjork, The Velvet Teen, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Pink Floyd, Aeop, Hella, Zach Hill, Explosions in the Sky, Bimania, Daughters, Mike Patton, mewithoutYou, A Perfect Circle, Minus the Bear, Nine Inch Nails, Cursive, Bach, Wu-Tang Clan, Modest Mouse, Babies in Limbo, Eminem, Cursive, Do Make Say Think, The Beatles, At the drive in, Irepress, Disasterpeace, Beethoven, Venetian Snares, each other, sleep, a secret message from your teeth, fortune cookies, clowns/ the circus, Pan's Labyrinth, sunrises and sunsets, Peter Pan, cave people and forest people, fauns, rock and/or roll, Cosmo Kramer, George Costanza, Jerry Seinfeld, Elaine, Newman, The Pink Wall and it's meaningful scripture, tylenol, Star Trek, iced and hot coffees, 28 Days Later, 28 weeks later, the Dark Knight, the Hong Kong Buffet, the Rolfe St. Station, Lady in the Water, Alice in Wonderland, Nathan Brown, drugs, alcohol, euphoria, depression, Basil's Pizza, and the 5-5-5.

Special thanks go to:
Jimmy Flange, Stevie Wah, Christopher Chorus, Freddie Phaser, Rodney Rotary, Robert Reverb, Tom Delay, Herbie Handjob, Eric Echo, Dave Sustain, Ozzy Octave, Dr. Dissonance, Freddy Footswitch, Whammy Sosa, Danny Distortion, Kenny Cleanchannel, Olivia Overdrive, Suzy Synthesizer, Suzie and Earl E.Q., Melinda Doommetal, Craig Crunch, Peter Pedal, Penny Piano, Gary and Woody Guitar, Bob and Joe Bass, Daryll Drum, Tom Tom, Cindy Cymbals, Charlie Cello, Harry Hi-Hat, Curtis Kickdrum, Connie Cowbell, Tammy Tamborine, A. Coustic, Trevor Tremelo, Wanda Whitekeys, E. Lectric, Thomas Knobs, Charlie China, Pat Percussion, Ernie E-bow, Vic Volume, Gerry G-String, Drop D. Tunings, Gregory Oboe, Billy Blast Beats, Nicholas Shredder, Tammy Treble, Archie Capella, James Strap, Arthur Tuner, Stephen Drumsticks, Wynona Slide, Richard Triplet, Tommy Eighth Note, Simon Pickgaurd, Donny Downbeat, James Harp, Upton Upbeat, Clarice Capo, Ricky Rimshots, Freddy Fretboard, Peter Chord, Carl, Danny & Donny Drumfill, Bob E. Sharp, Anne D. Flat, Ryan Capuano, and probably more.
Sounds Like: A six headed mermaid reading from her diary in a past life to statues of children sitting Indian style on stained glass shards at the base of a giant 8-bit Venus fly trap.
Record Label: Limbus Infantus
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

A new record: Roof Came Off House

We are excited to announce the upcoming release of our next album titled Roof Came Off House. The project began in January 09 and is heading in for mastering at Peerless studios by Jeff Lipton today! ...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:17:00 GMT

California Smile nominated for ALBUM OF THE YEAR.

Chillins n' chiclets....California Smile has been nominated for ALBUM OF THE YEAR in Motif Magazine's Motif Music awards!!!  If you can spare a few moments of your understandably precious time, please...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:09:00 GMT

The Ghost of Mark Deshaies

Howdy y'all. It's Christmas day and Cali Smile has perfect gift for everyone... A NEW SONG !!!! Can't think of what to get your grandmother for Christmas? Did your rich step dad give your mother every...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Dec 2008 03:24:00 GMT

Providence Phoenix Article

Cranston kids California Smile released their debut album, A Secret Message From Your Teeth (available for $5 at Newbury Comics and the Brown Bookstore), a few weeks ago, and the result is an entertai...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:04:00 GMT

Motif Magazine album review!

California Smile brings Message to Firehouse 13  by G.W. Mercure        Music is no longer music. The arrangement of sound in time is too limiting a definition to ...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:14:00 GMT

magician Sean Thorough (

Read about this incredible local magician who we have had the pleasure of sharing the stage with here!http://providencedailydose.com/2008/10/02/is-there-a-do ctor-in-the-house/
Posted by on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:52:00 GMT

album track listing

A Secret Message From Your Teeth1. Erecting Nero Mountain2. Half of the Earth in the Shadow of the Other Half3. Known Catone4. The Motherbrain5. Wow! A Secret Message From Your Teeth6. A Woman Comes A...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:31:00 GMT

Recording

We arecording a c d as we speak. It will most likely contain ten tracks on it might not have ten trackso, who knows? It will be titled "A Secret Message From Your Teeth"....
Posted by on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:25:00 GMT

Live Videos

Some live videos of us, check them out!Pregnant by the Wind Add to My Profile | More VideosHALF OF THE EARTH IN THE SHADOW OF THE OTHER HALF (second half of the song) The Second...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 09:31:00 GMT