Home Grown
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Orange County, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop punk, skate punk, emo, alternative rock, ska punk |
| Years active | 1994–2005 |
| Labels | Liberation, Outpost, Drive-Thru, Mutant League, Burning Heart |
| Associated acts | New Years Day, Limbeck, Red Panda, Paper Models, Defender |
| Website | myspace.com/homegrown |
| Past members |
John Tran Adam Lohrbach Ian Cone Justin Poyser Bob Herco Dan Hammond Darren Reynolds |
Home Grown was a North American rock band formed in 1994 in Orange County, California. They released three full-length albums and several EPs before disbanding in 2005. Their music is often characterized as pop punk, lyrically favoring humor and silly or satirical subjects.
Home Grown was formed in Orange County in 1994. The original recording line-up of the band consisted of John "John E. Trash" Tran on guitar and vocals, Adam "Adumb" Lohrbach on bass guitar and vocals, Ian "Slur" Cone on guitar and backing vocals, and Bob Herco on drums. The quartet began experimenting with elements of punk rock, pop, surf and skate music, and humorous lyrics to craft their sound. They released their first album, That's Business, the following year through Liberation Records. Though rudimentary, the album established the band's presence in the prolific southern California music scene of the 1990s and included several songs that became fan favorites, such as "Surfer Girl" and "Face in the Crowd". The band played many shows in southern California and embarked on some of their first tours. In 1996, the EP Wusappaning?! was released by Swedish label Burning Heart Records.
The band signed to major label Outpost Recordings and released its second album, Act Your Age, in 1998. It increased their popularity and they toured extensively in support of it. The album had peaked at #24 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart in 1998. During this era of the band, the song "We are Dumb" appeared on the soundtracks of movies Half Baked and Homegrown. Cone left the band shortly after and was replaced by Justin Poyser. This line-up released EP Phone Home in 1999. Later that year they toured with the band Limbeck, which whom they recorded a split EP called Connection.
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