Cheeseburger is an American
hard rock
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band.
They are perhaps best known for their song "Commin' Home", which was used as the theme song for the
Adult Swim
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animated television series ''
Superjail!'', which was co-created by the band's guitarist,
Christy Karacas, who is also known for creating ''
Ballmastrz: 9009''.
''
Spin'' has referred to the band as "
The Hives, minus the Swedish accents (and matching formalwear)".
In July 2021, vocalist Jayson Green announced that drummer Luke Crotty had died.
Gang's All Here
On June 10, 2005, Cheeseburger's released the 6 song EP "Gang's All Here" on Kemado Records. The album art features Joe Bradley in a parody of
Nilsson Schmilsson.
Self-titled LP
Their first album, the self-titled "Cheeseburger" was released in 2007.
''Another Big Night Down The Drain''
In March 2011, the band announced it would release its second album ''Another Big Night Down The Drain'' on May 3 of the same year from Williams Street Records, Adult Swim's independent music label.
Original band members Bradley, Crotty and Karacas are now joined by Jayson Green (
vocals
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), Christian Gordy (
bass) and Eric Dufresne (
guitar
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) on the release. To support the album's release, Cheeseburger performed in
Austin, TX at the 2011
South by Southwest festival.
It was also announced that a lot of the music from the second album would be featured all throughout the upcoming season of ''Superjail!''.
Other media
Along with performing the theme song for ''Superjail!'', Cheeseburger is also well known for their work on video games and movies. Their song "Cocaine" is on the
Radio Broker station in the video game
Grand Theft Auto IV, "Comin Home" was featured on the soundtrack of the video game
Skate 3, "Winner" was used in ''
Saints Row: The Third'' and their song "Derby Day" was included in the closing credits of the movie ''
Step Brothers''.
Guitarist Christy Karacas studied film and animation at the
Rhode Island School of Design
The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD , pronounced "Riz-D") is a private art and design school in Providence, Rhode Island. The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase th ...
.
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Discography
*2007: Cheeseburger
*2011: Another Big Night Down The Drain
References
External links
Official Myspace page
* Allmusic.com bio
Musical groups from New York (state)
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