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Behind the watered down punk
scene of post Blink 182ers and wanna be Good Charlotte's waits Happy
Campers. Biding their time and perfecting their craft, waiting for the
musical tides to shift towards something with more substance...
It's time to jump
aboard. Coming up on 8 years as a
band, Happy Campers have been paying their dues and laying the
foundation to what has become a strong force in the indy music scene.
It can be hard for a band to get recognition amidst the glitz and
glamour of their hometown of Las Vegas. Happy Campers were forced to
either fade away into obscurity or apply some heavy DIY tactics and
make it to the next level on there own. Choosing the later Happy
Campers self released 3 full length albums, took the reigns on
designing an elaborate merch catalog (thongs, belts and lighters
included), touring continuously through out the U.S. building a strong
grass roots following. They pull hundreds of kids in over a dozen
states including over 800 at the Huntridge Theater in Las Vegas for
their annual Christmas benefit show. The Campers have enjoyed a lot of
success recently being the featured band in the "Bumfights" Videos.
With both volumes selling over a million copies the Campers have had
an influx of fans from all over the world. Through online distribution
like Interpunk.com, CD Baby and Amazon.com Happy Campers have been
selling over 50 CDs a month overseas. In total the Campers have
unloaded over 8000 Cd's to fans all over the world. They've rocked
Warped Tour, Tony Hawk's big skate park tour, Rock the Vote with
Pennywise, Snowcore Tour with Alien Ant Farm, The Hard Rock Hotel with
The Offspring, Red White and Boom with The Vandals and MC Hammer. In
addition to shows with the AFI, Unwritten Law, and The Atari's just to
name a few. Happy Campers music has appeared on MTV, Nickelodeon, Fox
Sports Net, Adrenaline TV and VH1. There songs even found there way on
to the "Behind the Music" for Limp Bizkit.....to much dismay of the
band members. The aggressive punk trio has
lyrics that range from political to personal and are always thought
provoking and insightful. They have energetic beats and riffs, comedic
on stage personalities, and flat out catchy songs that will have
everyone singing along by the end of the night. Add that to being one
of the hardest working bands out there and you have a formula for
success. What more could you want? Happy Campers are: |
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