The Bananas
Encyclopedia
The Bananas are an underground punk rock
band from Sacramento
, California
. They have albums on Secret Center, Plan It X Records
, and Recess Records
. The Bananas were on the cover of Razorcake Magazine as the feature interview of issue 32 in 2006. They are veterans of Geekfest
, an annual California underground music festival.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band from Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento is the capital of the state of California, in the United States of America.Sacramento may also refer to:- United States :*Sacramento County, California*Sacramento, Kentucky*Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. They have albums on Secret Center, Plan It X Records
Plan It X Records
Plan-It-X Records is an independent record label in the United States. Originally based in Georgetown, Indiana, PIX is currently based out of Bloomington, Indiana following brief stints in Olympia, Washington, Gainesville, Florida and Cairo, Illinois. Some consider the label most notable for...
, and Recess Records
Recess Records
Recess Records is an independent record label founded in 1989 with the release of F.Y.P's Extra Credit, an 11 song 7-inch record. Label founder Todd Congelliere originally created the label as a vehicle to release F.Y.P's material...
. The Bananas were on the cover of Razorcake Magazine as the feature interview of issue 32 in 2006. They are veterans of Geekfest
Geekfest
Geekfest is the name of a series of free, all-ages concerts organized by California indie label S.P.A.M. Records during the 1990s. The first Geekfest was held in June 1996 on the shoreline at Point Molate in Richmond, California...
, an annual California underground music festival.
Albums
- Forbidden Fruit (CD - Plan-It-X Records, 1997 / LP - Recess Records, 2006)
- A Slippery Subject (CD - Plan-It-X Records, 2000 / LP - Recess Records, 2006)
- Nautical Rock 'N' Roll (CD - Plan-It-X Records, 2003 / LP - Vida Loca Records, 2005)
- New Animals (CD and LP - Recess Records, 2008)
EPs
- Bad Banana Rising (7" - Secret Center Records, 1993)
- The Peel Sessions (7" - Secret Center Records, 1997)
Compilation Appearances
- New Wave Explosion (CD - Super 8, 1999)
- This Was Supposed to be a Celebration (CD and LP - Mauled By Tigers, 2007)