Paloalto (band)

Paloalto was a rock band formed in Los Angeles, California. The band is not named after the city Palo Alto, but rather the lead singer and frontman James Grundler's preschool. Their debut album was released on Rick Rubin's American Recordings label and was produced by Rubin.[1] Their second album, Heroes and Villains, reached #14 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart in 2003,[2] on the strength of the song "Breathe In", which had been featured on The O.C.. The song "Try" was the theme song on the 2003 Warner Brothers show "Tarzan".

Paloalto
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresAlternative rock
Years active2000–2005
2014–Present
LabelsAmerican Recordings
State Champ Records
Associated actsGolden State
Fastball
Driver Eight
The Din Pedals
MembersJames Grundler
Marc Boggio
Tommy Black
Past membersJason Johnson
Alex Parnell
Andy Blunda
Florian Reinert

After the band dissolved, Grundler formed a new band called Golden State. As of 2021, Grundler is still actively releasing new material under Golden State.

Paloalto has occasionally played a few reunion shows in the 2010s. On August 15, 2014, the band performed a reunion show at The Viper Room in West Hollywood, California. To commemorate the event, Grundler released the single “Don’t Give Up Before You Start”, the first release under the Paloalto name in over ten years. In 2018, the band performed live again supporting Walking Papers.

Members

Previous members

Discography

Albums

Singles
  • "Sonny" (CD) – American Recordings – 2000
  • "Fade Out/In" (CD) – American Recordings – 2002
  • "Breathe In" (CD) – American Recordings – 2003
  • "Don’t Give Up Before You Start" (Digital) – State Champ Records – August 11, 2014
  • "Misery" (Digital) – State Champ Records – December 8, 2014
  • Paloalto's single "Breathe In" was used in the movie Hellboy.
  • "Breathe In" was also used in the TV show Life As We Know It - Episode 3 - "The Best Laid Plans".
  • The songs "Last Way Out of Here" and "The World Outside" was used in the movie The Perfect Score.
  • The song "Fade Out/In" was used in the movie Daredevil.
  • The song "Going Going Gone" was used in the movie Shallow Hal.
  • The song "Throwing Stones" was used in the TV show John Doe - Episode 19 - "Shock to the System".

References
  1. Biography, Allmusic
  2. Billboard, Allmusic
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