Artist description CERAMIC HOLIDAY takes deep melodic guitar riffs, adds a good old-fashioned punk rock rhythm section and tops it off with powerful vocals to make up an angry, souful sound that's all their own. 2000 has found the band expanding into the visual arena. They just completed shooting their first music video with up-and-coming director Robert Johnson. Their popular club "The Haunt" will be featured on the "Mimic 2" soundtrack being released later this year by Miramax.Principle songwriters, Paul Anthony Arellano (formerly of Uprising) and Jennifer Robinson (formerly of The FeM&M's) invited two friends from school (Kathleen Ogushi on drums and Kent Fernandez on bass) to form a band and CERAMIC HOLIDAY was born -- a true Los Angeles native. The assemblage turned out to be magic and the band has been creating scores of rocking songs such as "Love Haze", "Path of Destruction", and "H. Banger" ever since.In 1999, the band started playing Los Angeles clubs. They've built a strong, loyal following locally and have fans as far away as Russia and Argentina via their internet presence. You can check out the music for yourself on many MP3 sites around the web. See the audio page for more details.The band is currently meeting with producers and plans on recording their first full length album early next year. Contact the band at: P.O. Box 49441 Los Angeles, CA 90049 or at management@ceramicholiday.com or 310-472-4679

Music Style Rock

Musical Influences anything that rocks

Similar Artists Blondie, Pixies, X, Cramps, No Doubt, Violent Femmes, Sex Pistols

Group Members Jennifer Robinson (Vocals)Paul Anthony Arellano (Guitar)Kent Fernandez (Bass)Kathleen Ogushi (Drums)

Instruments guitar, bass, drums, vocals

Albums CERAMIC HOLIDAY

Press Reviews Ceramic Holiday By Mike Moore Sunset Strip Radio September 13, 2001 The Players: Jennifer Robinson -- Vocals Paul Anthony Arellano -- Guitars Kent Fernandez -- Bass Kathleen Ogushi -- Drums Reminiscent of a Blondie/Go Go’s cocktail mixed with a stiff splash of straight punk, Ceramic Holiday’s cooled-out punk-lite is certainly tuneful and loaded with nicely melodic guitar riffs and sassy vocal moments. Set opener "Love Haze" is a punky pop morsel that slowly but steadily churns along with an especially Blondie-esque attitude. "Never" is likely the most effective tune as it immediately begins with frontwoman Jennifer Robinson snapping a resounding, "I could never love you!" Guitarist Paul Anthony Arellano answers each of Robinson’s vocal lines with a catchy two-note motif, and the rhythm section (comprised of drummer Kathleen Ogushi and bassist Kent Fernandez) lays down a full, healthy rock groove that propels the song along. Overall the CH sound is raw, but intriguingly clean and precise at the same time. Onstage, each member has a good time and the vibe is generally loose. Robinson is the focal point; she’s all smiles and waving arms, whether spitting a bit of venom during the aforementioned "Never" or simply chiding the crowd to "Bang your head and lose your mind!" throughout "H. Banger." Arellano stakes his claim to stage right with a legs-spread rock stance and loses himself in the riffage, while Ogushi and Fernandez share moments with a giddy glance here and there when they’re not similarly losing themselves in their own parts. So attending a Ceramic Holiday show is a pleasant experience -- something of a laid-back, head-bobbing affair as far as 40-minute rock and roll shows go. It’s unclear whether the folks in Ceramic Holiday would cringe upon hearing such a description, as many bands with punk influences might. It’s obvious that they first and foremost play for fun, and don’t necessarily feel the need to conjure that extra spark or air of danger that other starving-artist bands on the scene have about them. Every facet of the band’s material and performance starts off at around a 7 out of 10 on the rock and roll energy scale -- which ain’t bad. We wish we could see some new sides to the music, and maybe even some new flourishes of personality. In short, Ceramic Holiday has a lot to offer. But in order to step out and grab listeners’ attention, Ceramic Holiday would do well to miss a few meals and regain the hunger and intensity they likely had when they were first starting out..

Location Los Angeles, CA - USA

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