Tag Archives: 1992 in Sacramento

Best-known because of their ubiquitous hit “THE LENGTH,” Cake epitomized the postmodern, irony-drenched visual of ’90s geek rock. Their audio freely blended and matched up pastiches of broadly varying styles — white-boy funk, hip-hop, nation, new influx pop, jazz, university rock, and electric guitar rock and roll — with a …

Though sadly short-lived, Tiger Trap emerged among the most beloved indie-pop bands from the 1990s. The group was produced in Sacramento, CA in 1992 by performers/guitarists Rose Melberg and Angela Loy, schoolmates who shortly recruited bassist Jen Braun and drummer Heather Dunn to comprehensive the lineup; within weeks of their …

Although by no means quite mainly because successful because the rings they helped inspire, Much still left a permanent tag in the post-hardcore surroundings. Vocalist Jonah Sonz Matranga, guitarist Shaun Lopez, bassist John Gutenberger, and drummer Chris Robyn shaped the music group in 1991. On the following five years, the …