Perfect Orange was a third-wave ska band from Knoxville, Tennessee. They formed in 2002 and disbanded in 2005. The group never gained large national attention, although they did tour the nation three times playing small clubs and releasing independent albums. Altom was responsible for starting

Ska Weekend Ska Weekend is a music festival in Knoxville, TN, United States, that began in 2003 with only a few bands and has grown to be one of the largest gatherings of ska musicians in the country. Popularity The festival is touted as the largest ska fest ...

, the largest ska festival in the country. It is an annual tradition, taking place in Knoxville each April (Though this recent years event took place in August, and might continue the same relative date.)

Band members

* Zac "Tater" Johnson - guitar, lead vocals * "Big" Ben Altom - trumpet, backing vocals * Travis "Gordo" Gordon - tenor saxophone * Brett Smith - bass guitar * Doug "32a" Griffey -

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s * Doug Brown - bass guitar * Mike Agentis -

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* Ryan Lambert - drums * Doug "32a" Griffey - trombone * Chase Campbell - saxophone

Discography

* ''Live at 228'' (2002) * ''Garage Demo'' (2003) * ''PO Live'' (2003) * ''Extra Pulp'' (2003) * ''Extra Pulp Special Edition'' (2003) * ''Live at CBGB'' (2004) * ''To The Rescue'' (2004) * ''This Is Only A Test'' (2004)

External links

Perfect Orange's Official Website

Perfect Orange on purevolume
Third-wave ska groups American ska musical groups 2002 establishments in Tennessee 2005 disestablishments in Tennessee Musical groups established in 2002 Musical groups disestablished in 2005 Musical groups from Knoxville, Tennessee {{US-band-stub