Artist description Recently de-funked, Stir Fry was a high energy Ska/Punk band that carried a live stage show which was hard, if not impossible to beat. With their theory of playing a show with the audience as opposed to playing it for the audience they brought to the stage a pshyco-skankin-booty-shaking-good timin' atmosphere that shook the party scene in Santa Barbara, CA. With fast moving guitar styles, horn lines that never leave you alone, and a driving beat to keep you moving, Stir Fry brings a great blend of Ska-Punk that is just down right happy. A bright light in these dark times of depressing, angry rock.

Music Style Ska-Punk-Rocker-Funk

Musical Influences Less Than Jake, Mad Caddies, and a whole bunch more

Similar Artists No one, we sound like Stir Fry damnit!

Artist History Stir Fry started on the third floor of the North Tower of Francisco Torres. A scandalous freshman dorm of UC Santa Barbara. Elysia and Justin had been in a band together back in the San Fran Bay Area, and upon going to UCSB, decided to create another one.At the start it was just two guitars and two horns. Needless to say the hallmates hated Justin for the hours of rehearsal every week. But with persistance, Justin, Elysia, Jeff, and Aaron managed to get in contact with Dave (the first of three drummers) and moved their rehearsals to a wonderful cliff side cottage. After a year of writing songs and forming what they could of a band, they split for the summer in hopes of finding a bassist to complete the equation. By extreme chance, Layton was found and brought in to handle the other half of the soon to be notorious, 'rhythm section'. With Jeff on the Sax, Aaron on the trumpet, and a last minute addition of Sean on Trombone, the horn section and the band hit the stage with their first show in October of 1999. From that point on Stir Fry rocked the socks off of everybody who went to their shows and had a great time doing it. After a year they sadly lost Dave to 'real life' when he graduated. (They congratulate him on his recent wedding engagement...and are bummed they didn't get hired as the reception band.) But not to be shot down, Stir Fry enlisted the help of Andrew, Dave's old roommate. Now with a new and faster drummer they set out again to kick some Isla Vista booty, and succeeded. Somewhere during this time, Sean disappeared without a trace. And, once again, fate drove another drummer away. Far away, to Japan. Spary is now somewhere teaching Japanese how to speak English. Then Stir Fry got their hands on Chris. Who had never listened to much, if not any, ska before he became the new drummer. The gods smiled upon Stir Fry because the equation was finally settled. And it has remainded the same to this very day.

Group Members Justin - Vocals/guitars Elysia - Lead Guitars Jeff - Saxophone Aaron - Trumpet Layton - Bass Chris - Drums

Albums Wok 'N' Roll, Refried

Location Santa Barbara, California - USA

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