All Girl Summer Fun Band is an American,

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based twee-pop band, initially composed of Kim Baxter, Kathy Foster, Jen Sbragia, and Ari Douangpanya.

Biography

Baxter met Sbragia after a Softies show, when Baxter gave Sbragia a tape of her music. That summer, Baxter asked each of the girls if they wanted to start an "all girl summer fun band." Although the other three hadn't met before, they all agreed, and the band was formed. After releasing an EP and several

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, they joined

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. K released two albums for the band, an eponymous debut and the follow-up ''2'', before Douangpanya left the band in 2005 to raise her son. The remaining members continued as a three-piece. On September 23, 2008, the band released their third full-length album. The members of AGSFB have played in various other bands, most notably Foster in

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and Sbragia in

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, amongst others. The members of the band also work at Portland's Rock and Roll Camp for Girls.

Discography

Albums

*'' All Girl Summer Fun Band'' (2002,

) *'' 2'' (2003,

) *'' Looking Into It'' (September 23, 2008, AGSFB Music)

EPs

*''Summer of '98'' (2003, Magic Marker) *''All Girl Summer Fun Band & Cars Can Be Blue'' (2009, Happy Happy Birth Day To Me Records)

Singles

*"All Girl Summer Fun Band" (1999, Magic Marker)

References

External links

Official website
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