Camper Van Beethoven

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Dissected: Camper Van Beethoven (with David Lowery) - "What happened was that the first album was done in two weekends and by the second record we started making money. So the second album we had a couple more weekends, where we could start layering… Read More

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Outside Lands Announces Lineup – Willie Nelson,…

Apr 16, 2013

Outside Lands has revealed the lineup for this year's festival, taking place…

Camper Van Beethoven

Apr 09, 2013

It's pretty clear that after three decades of creativity, Camper Van Beethoven…

BrooklynVegan SXSW Wednesday day party in pics…

Mar 14, 2013

We kicked off our free BrooklynVegan SXSW day parties yesterday (3/13) in…

Album review: Camper Van Beethoven, La Costa…

Feb 01, 2013

As ever, it's an eclectic mix of styles: there's Tex-Mex two-step ("La Costa…

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Pictures Of Matchstick

Camper Van Beethoven Tour Dates

City	Venue	Date		Tickets
Brighton	The Haunt	Thu	May 30 / 13	Find Tickets
Munchen	Feierwerk / Hansa 39	Thu	Jun 06 / 13	Find Tickets
Erfurt	Museumskeller	Sat	Jun 08 / 13	Find Tickets
Berlin	Privat Club	Sun	Jun 09 / 13	Find Tickets
Hamburg	Nachtasyl	Mon	Jun 10 / 13	Find Tickets
Denver, CO	Bluebird Theater	Fri	Jun 14 / 13	Find Tickets
San Francisco, CA	Golden Gate Park	Fri	Aug 09 / 13	Find Tickets
North Hollywood, CA	The Federal Bar	Sun	Sep 15 / 13	Find Tickets

Camper Van Beethoven Biography

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Camper Van Beethoven is an American alternative rock group formed in Redlands, California in 1983 and later located in Santa Cruz and San Francisco. Their eclectic and ever-evolving style mixes elements of pop, ska, punk rock, folk, alternative country, and various types of world music. The band initially polarized audiences within the hardcore punk scene of California's Inland Empire before finding wider acceptance and, eventually, an international audience. Their strong iconoclasm and emphasis on do-it-yourself values proved influential to the burgeoning indie rock movement. Released within an 18 month period, the band's first three independent records enjoyed critical success, each placing in ''The Village Voice's'' 1986 Pazz and Jop Top 100 Albums list. Their debut single, "Take the Skinheads Bowling", remains a college rock radio staple. The group signed to Virgin Records in 1987, released two lauded albums and enjoyed chart success with their 1989 cover of Status Quo's "Pictures of Matchstick Men", a number one hit on ''Billboard Magazine'''s Modern Rock Tracks. They disbanded the following year, however, due to internal tensions. Individual members found greater commercial success thereafter, with lead singer David Lowery forming Cracker, multi-instrumentalist David Immerglück joining the Counting Crows, and several other members playing in Monks of Doom. Beginning in 1999, the former members resumed their collaboration, resulting in a full-fledged reunion and several new releases.

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