The Decapitones

The Decapitones were a Huntington Beach, California, ska-punk and third-wave ska band, and part of the Orange County ska scene. The group formed around 1997 and disbanded by 2000. They released two albums, Behind the Eight Ball (1998) on Microcosm Records and Party to Go! (1999) on Johnny Bravo Records, after a cassette-only untitled demo in 1997. The band also appeared on several various-artists compilation albums. A ten-song Decapitones live show was aired August 22, 1998, on the Ska Parade radio show on KUCI in Irvine, California.
Band members
* Keith Sims: singer
* Ray Lai: guitar
* Jason O'Donnel: drums
* Josh Fong: bass
* Ryan Tarkanian: bass
* Mike Kim: trombone
* Jason Covy: saxophone
Untitled demo track listing
#"Me-Ted"
#"Phillipe Douchette"
#"A.K.A. Money"
#"Daddy's Goin' Fishin'
#"Opus 5 in D Major"
This was a cassette-only release, on Rude Canal Records.
Behind the Eight Ball track listing
#"Me-Ted"
#"Maybe Not"
#"Daddy's Goin' Fishin'"
#"Opus 5"
#"900 MHz"
#"A.K.A. Money"
#"A.T.M."
#"Buckle Up"
#"Stop"
#"Spanish Fly"
#"What Went Wrong"
#"Phillipe Douchette" (listed as a "bonus track")
This is a CD-only album on Huntington Beach label Microcosm Records, There were seven band members on this album.
==Party to Go! track listing==
#"2/22"
#"Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Select Start" (directions represented on the CD insert with game controller keys)
#"Buckle Up" (re-recorded version)
#"Half Time"
#"Crocodile Rock"
#"Spanish Fly" (re-recorded version)
#"WWW (What Went Wrong)" (re-recorded version)
This CD-only album (Johnny Bravo Records JBR002-01) was released March 2, 1999, in a hand-numbered limited edition of 200 copies. The band was six members at this time.
* The Johnny Bravo Compilation (1999, Johnny Bravo Records)
Side and later projects
Routine Riot of Garden Grove, California, (1999-2003) featured Decapitones members Keith Sims on vocals and Ryan Tarkanian on guitar. other musicians in this band include Ryan Walsh on drums, Tom Vota on keyboard, and Chris Eden on bass.
Pier Pressure is an occasional act that some of the Decapitones have performed in on the Huntington Beach Pier. Members include Keith Sims on vocals, and Josh Fong on tambourine non-Decapitones include Marc McGinnis on guitar, and Ryan Walsh on bongos.
Ryan Tarkanian later joined The Action Item (based in Westminster, California) as their guitarist.

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