Pearl Jam, Modest Mouse, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, Beck, Cake, The Verve,
Soundgarden, Postal Service, Travis, Wilco, Weezer, Ween, Flaming Lips, Pavement,
Death Cab for Cutie, Built to Spill, The Beatles, Les Savy Fav, Pinback, Band of Horses, The Frames
Sounds Like
A mix between classic 70's rock and early 90's Grunge mashed into the NW Indie scene. Anything from Floyd to PJ to Modest Mouse to Radiohead
I know what you're thinking: "With a name like "La Cha-Cha" you
guys must play Cuban music. Where's yer horn section?" Well my friend,
though we do enjoy the Cuban entertainment, we are a rock band. Not just
rock mind you, but Indie-pop-jazz-alt-rock-electronica. Allow me to expand.
La Cha-Cha formed in the autumn of 2004 from the writing of Larren Wolford (vocals, guitar, programming), Chad Kauppi (guitar, vocals) and Marty (the drum machine). The three had written a few tunes and decided it was time to get a real live drummer. Chad had been in a band called Dub Sac with a childhood friend of his named Chad Wiser (thats not a typo, they're both named Chad) and we decided to recruit him. Hence, the name of the band: Larren, Chad
and Chad. We practiced up and had ourselves a show at a local club and we've been performing in the area ever since.
However, due to circumstances involving a little baby, Wiser had to leave the band. We scrambled to find a new drummer and found Travis Hurley. Travis has played in several bands here in Spokane and his talent is a welcome addition. Not only did we find a new drummer but also another musician, you might remember him as our original bassist. His name is Travis Goulding (thats not a typo, they're both named Travis). He will be playing bass, keys, and guitar.
All of us have been playing music in various projects since the early 90s, and we all
have different musical tastes. That's why I describe our music as Indie-pop-jazz-alt-rock-electronica.
Consider our influences for instance: Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, Pavement
and Death Cab for Cutie (Indie); Weezer, Pearl Jam, Flaming Lips and Ween (Alternative);
Wilco,
The
Beatles, Neil Young and Radiohead (Rock); Postal Service, Ratatat, Rjd2 and
hip hop in general (Electronica).
Four years together have produced two full-length albums entitled, "Sounds From the Suburbs" and "¡VIVA!". We have been featured in the Spokesman-Review's "7" weekend
paper, the Pacific Northwest Inlander, the Finger and the Sandpoint Reader. We have also been on KZZU 92.9
FM, Thin Air Radio 92.3 FM, as well as KPND 95.3 FM in Sandpoint. La Cha-Cha
is
currently performing around Spokane and the region. Come see a show!
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