Guide Note

Camper Van Beethoven is a California-based Alternative Rock band led by singer-songwriter David Lowery. Though the band formed in 1983, its first breakthrough work was 1988's Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart, which exposed listeners of college radio to the band's eclectic sound: folk rock with elements of ska, psychedelia and Eastern European traditional music. The follow-up, 1989's Key Lime Pie was a commercial and critical hit, yielding a #1 single on Billboard Magazine's Modern Rock chart—a cover of "Pictures of Matchstick Men" by the '60s band Status Quo. After a hiatus of over a decade, during which Lowery fronted his more pop-rock oriented band Cracker, CVB released a 2002 song-by-song cover of Fleetwood Mac's 1979 Tusk LP, and then a full-fledged reunion album, 2004's New Roman Times.

Fast Facts

Formed: 1983 in Redlands, CA
Relocated to Santa Cruz, CA
Touring Members: David Lowery, Frank Funaro, Victor Krummenacher, Greg Lisher, Jonathan Segel
Current Label: Pitch-A-Tent
2004’s New Roman Times was band’s first studio album of original material since 1989

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Video: Take the Skinheads Bowling (1985) (Time: 2:21)

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LiveDaily: "Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven line up fall dates" (2007)
Paste Magazine: "Camp with Camper van Beethoven and friends" (2007)
St. Petersburg Times Online: "Camper Van Beethoven hooks up with fans" (2005)
NPR: "Times for a Camper Van Beethoven Reunion" (2005)
Rolling Stone: "New Times for Camper" (2004)
SFGate.com: "It's Cracker Van Beethoven when Lowery's bands unite" (2004)

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YouTube: "Pictures of Matchstick Men (live)" (Time: 4:29)
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