Seven Car Pileup Explained

7 Car Pileup
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Genre:	Indie rock
Years Active:	2007–2010
Website:	7CarPileup.com
Current Members:	Mark Mason Jess Pruitt Mike Vigil

7 Car Pileup was a groove-based rock band from Tempe, Arizona. It has heavy roots in old-school funk and a small hint of jazz. The band consists of Mark Mason (vocals/guitar), Jess Pruitt (bass), and Mike Vigil (drums). Their name is taken from the TV show Scrubs.^[1]

History

7 Car Pileup self-produced their debut album in a home studio in a house they all lived in.^[1] The self-titled album was released in late 2008.^[2]

The band recorded an EP with Music Producer Bob Hoag at Flying Blanket studios in Mesa Arizona in March 2009. The song Drive-In from their EP was the FM102x song of the day on June 23, 2009.^[3]

7 Car Pileup opened for Authority Zero at the 2009 ASU Polytechnic Home Coming,^[4] Cage the Elephant at the Marquee Theatre, and The Crash Kings.

Discography

EPs

• Zombies With Dino (2009)

Albums

• 7 Car Pileup (2008)

External links

• Official website
• MySpace
• Facebook
• Last.fm

Notes and References

1. News: Seven Car Pileup Bio . Masley, Ed . . 2008-12-19 . 2010-01-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090330231716/http://phoenix.metromix.com/music/article/seven-car-pileup-bio/847191/content . live . 2009-03-30 .
2. News: You Asked For It: Seven Car Pileup . Cizmar, Martin . . 2009-01-13 . 2010-01-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717195931/http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2009/01/you_asked_for_it_seven_car_pil.php . dead . 2011-07-17 .
3. Web site: Seven Car Pileup . 2008-06-23 . FM102x . 2010-01-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110710172606/http://www.fm102x.com/2009/06/seven-car-pileup-drive-in.html . dead . 2011-07-10 .
4. Web site: Cage The Elephant - Tempe w/ Seven Car Pileup, Black Carl . 2009 . . 2010-01-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091208220122/http://www.luckymanonline.com/EventDetail.aspx?eventID=2509 . dead . 2009-12-08 .