 band
members . . .Jimmy Newquist – vocals Mark Haugh – guitar Scott Jones – bass Jason Gilardi – drums
discography . . . about the band...Born in Boston and raised in Phoenix, Jimmy Newquist launched Caroline’s Spine in 1993. He teamed up with his college friend, Tulsa native Mark Haugh, and the two began making music under the band name Caroline's Spine (a reference to one of Newquist's early fictional characters, a comatose girl whose doctor nonchalantly inquires, "How's Caroline's spine today?"). Jimmy got a record deal with ANZA records, located in Cardif by the Sea, CA. Jimmy and Mark worked with producer Danny Calderone, and engineer Joe Statt. After 9 months in the studio, and approximately 12,000 miles of driving back and forth from Los Angeles, the two were finished. The record, Caroline’s Spine, was sent to college stations across the country, and went number one in an upstate New York school. Soon after that release
drummer Jason Gilardi came on board, along Monsoon is really a greatest hits record; a
compilation taken from the four independent releases, plus the addition
of one new song, “You & Me,” and a rerecorded version of “Say
It To You.” Caroline’s Spine spent no time in the studio for
Monsoon, instead taking existing master tapes to Nick Didia (Rage, Pearl
Jam, Korn) to remix. Production time for the recording itself was 2
weeks. Throughout, Monsoon emphasizes raw, edgy guitars
laced with memorable hooks -- the signature approach that has fueled
Caroline's Spine since its inception.
And talk about dedication: Caroline's Spine is so
committed to touring that, to this day, none of the group members has an
apartment or home address of his own. Instead, the bandmates crash
overnight with friends and relatives, often at the home of one of
Newquist's numerous brothers and sisters (there are seven siblings in
the Newquist family), who live all over the country and provide the band
with "a nationwide family network of home-cooked meals." |
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with bassist Scott Jones, and the band was complete.
With
their second album, Attention Please, Caroline’s Spine doesn't
so much as change their musical direction as refine it. They are still a
post-grunge band, leaning hard on their guitars and turning the amps up,
churning out a heavy rock that doesn't quite become metallic. They have
developed stronger hooks, however, and are more assured in their
performance. 