Long Beach Shortbus

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Long Beach Shortbus
Also known as	Shortbus
Origin	Long Beach, California, United States
Genres	Reggae, Punk rock, Pop rock, Acoustic
Years active	2002–2007
Labels	Skunk Records Long Beach Records

Past members	Eric Wilson RAS-1 Trey Pangborn Damion Ramirez Kelly Vargas

Long Beach Shortbus was an American reggae-influenced punk band from Long Beach, California, United States. The band consists of four regular members: RAS-1 (lead vocals and guitar), Trey Pangborn (guitar), Eric Wilson (bass guitar) and Damion Ramirez (drums). Shortbus originated as a side project of RAS-1 and Eric Wilson, eventually taking shape after the Long Beach Dub Allstars disbanded in 2002.^[1]

Their first CD was a self-titled EP and featured their hit "California Grace." Their second CD was entitled Flying Ship of Fantasy, featuring tracks from their first album.^[1] "California Grace" is also available on the soundtrack to the MTV reality series Laguna Beach. On October 7, 2007, it was announced that the band would be parting ways. Their final show took place at the Haunted Ball And Chain festival in San Diego, California, on November 2 and 3. Eric Wilson was later in Sublime with Rome, an incarnation of Sublime which chiefly performed songs by that band, and also featured Rome Ramirez filling in for their late singer/guitarist Bradley Nowell.

Discography

Studio albums

Long Beach Shortbus (2002)
Flying Ship of Fantasy (2004)^[2]

Compilation albums

Kingrock Entertainment "Listen Up, Volume No. 1" (2008)^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Long Beach Shortbus | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
^ "Flying Ship of Fantasy - Long Beach Shortbus | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
^ "Interpunk.com - The Ultimate Punk Music Store". 6 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 24 September 2020.