Stroke 9 is a band that was formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1989. The success of their first hit song "Little Black Backpack" really boosted their careers. Their third album "Nasty Little Thoughts" went gold in 2000. The single "Kick Some Ass" from the album "Rip It Off" was featured in the movie Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. "Kick Some Ass" parodys the likes of Fred Durst and is not a response to the events of September 11th which tends to be a general misconception. Their music can also be heard in other movies and in TV shows such as Malcolm In The Middle. San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, and the Golden Gate The San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining approximately forty percent of California, flowing in Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean. ... This is a listing of television programs. ... Malcolm in the Middle was an American situation comedy created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. ...

History

The band actually formed due to a "Rock Band" class at Marin Academy in San Rafael, just north of San Francisco. In 1990, as a project, the class went to Jim Reitzel's Right Sole Studio in Kentfield, California. They produced a demo containing five songs, including "Blindness", "Wild", and "Dream Song". After Spring that year, the Rock Band seniors, Marin Academy (familiarly known as MA) is a small private, college preparatory high school of approximately 400 students situated at 1600 Mission Avenue, San Rafael, California. ... San Rafael (the name of the Archangel Raphael) is a common place-name in areas where the Spanish-language is spoken: Towns, cities, municipalities, etc. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Kentfield is a census-designated place located in Marin County, California. ... A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. ...

• Luke Esterkyn (Guitar and Vocal)
• Greg Gueldner (Drums)
• Tom Haddad (Bass)
• Kirsten Stromberg (Keyboard and Vocal)

took their final half-semester off during Senior Project to form the band Stroke 9 for full credit. They set up in Luke's basement and started writing songs for their next demo.

Stroke 9 had their first "official" live performance at Caffe Nuvo in San Anselmo. They split up for the summer and didn't get back together until the summer of 1991. However, Tom Haddad and Kirsten Stromberg had no desire to revive Stroke 9. Therefore, Luke and Greg recruited old schoolmates John McDermott and Stephen Heath. They moved from the basement to the garage, and played publicly anywhere that they could. San Anselmo is a town located in Marin County, California, in the western United States. ...

The Modern Era of Stroke 9 truly began in April of 1997 when the band asked Eric Stock to fill in on drums. This legendary show, at Mill Valley's Sweetwater, marked Eric's entrance into the band and the completion of the current line-up. Eric was a New York transplant who had previously toured with Modern English (but is not an original member of that 80's sensation). Modern English is a New Wave band best remembered for their song, I Melt With You, which was an MTV staple in 1982, and has appeared in various commercials and movies over the years. ...

Discography

• Music About Friends And Acquaintances (1991)
• Boy Meets Girl (1993)
• Bumper to Bumber (1995)
• Nasty Little Thoughts (1999)
• Rip it Off (2002)
• All In (2004)
• Hidden Treasure (2005)
• Cafe Cuts (2006)

External links

• Stroke 9 Official Website
• Stroke 9 Music and Tour Dates
• Stroke 9 Fanlisting