Spectacle, originally The Cherry Smash, was an alternative
indie pop rock band from
California during the 1990s fronted by Blake Miller (later of
Moving Units
Moving Units is an American dance-punk band from Los Angeles, California.
History
The band was formed in 2001 by Blake Miller (formerly of Spectacle) Johan Boegli and Chris Hathwell after Miller invited Boegli and Hathwell to jam songs from an ...
). Their sound was characterized as "sunny, melodic, jangling folk-rock." Other Spectacle members included Alex Crain,
Brad Laner (formerly of
Medicine), and Brent Rademaker (later of
Further and
Beachwood Sparks). The band was formed as a trio called The Cherry Smash, which released a 7-inch titled ''West Coast Rip Off'', and made an appearance on the compilation album ''Pure Spun Sugar'' (both on Candy Floss Records). After this the band changed their name to Spectacle and released one album, ''Glow in the Dark Soul'', on June 23, 1998. Spectacle briefly toured with
The Brian Jonestown Massacre as an opening act. Although their debut album received positive reviews, it was not commercially successful.
Discography
*''West Coast Rip Off'', 7" EP (as The Cherry Smash)
*"Split Screen", on ''Pure Spun Sugar'' compilation album (as The Cherry Smash)
*''Consolation'', 7" EP (as Spectacle)
*''Glow in the Dark Soul'', full-length CD on
PolyGram
PolyGram N.V. was a multinational entertainment company and major music record label formerly based in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1962 as the Grammophon-Philips Group by Dutch corporation Philips and German corporation Siemens, to be a ...
(as Spectacle)
References
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Alternative rock groups from California
Indie rock musical groups from California