GOGO13

GOGO13
GOGO13 in San Francisco in 2011.
Background information
Origin	St. George, Utah Huntington Beach, California
Genres	Ska
Years active	1993-1994, 2001-present
Labels	Horchata, Free Agent
Associated acts	The Aquabats, The Soulutions, Attaboy Skip
Website	www.gogo13.com

GOGO13 is an American ska band formed in 1993 by singer and artist Parker Jacobs and currently based out of Huntington Beach, California.

Originally formed in St. George, Utah, the first incarnation of GOGO13 lasted for just under a year, yet ultimately helped pioneer a thriving ska scene in Utah during the mid-1990s. In 2001, following their rediscovery through their association with the popular Orange County band The Aquabats, GOGO13 permanently reunited and continue to play shows throughout the southwestern region. The band released their first studio album I Like It! in April 2012.

GOGO13 was formed in late 1993 by singer Parker Jacobs and his brother Tyler, two former child actors who had recently relocated back to Utah from southern California. Billed as "Southern Utah's first ska band", GOGO13 were credited for helping build a flourishing ska scene in Utah during the first half of the 1990s alongside such regionally successful bands as Swim Herschel Swim, Stretch Armstrong and Model Citizen. Musically, GOGO13 were heavily influenced by the 2 Tone and Mod revival scenes of the late 1970s and early 1980s, in particular the bands Madness and Bad Manners, whose irreverent sense of humor was similarly adopted by the band: deriving their name from the Japanese spy comic Golgo 13, GOGO13 boasted a spy-themed aesthetic which manifested itself in such stage theatrics as cap gun fights and other assorted antics.

The first incarnation of GOGO13 lasted for less than a year, up until several factors - including Tyler Jacobs' relocation to Northern Utah and the impending missions of Parker Jacobs and co-vocalist Dustin "Skip" Blad - prompted an early disbandment. The band played their final shows in September 1994 with Reel Big Fish and Mealticket, concluding with a performance on a tennis court which ended with Parker Jacobs humorously firing each of the band members. Just prior to their break-up, GOGO13 had recorded a seven-track EP, Toy Guns & Pixy Stix, which was ultimately never released due to the band's dissatisfaction with the production, though two of its tracks, "Idiot Box" and "Espionage", would later appear on the compilation album Rice Capades in 2001.