Dishwalla
Dishwalla | |
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Alternative rock band Dishwalla performs at a Fourth of July celebration event at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam (2015) | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Life Talking (1990–1992) Dish (1992–1993) |
| Origin | Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1990–2005, 2008–present |
| Labels | A&M, Interscope, Immergent, Orphanage, Pavement Entertainment |
| Members | Rodney Browning Cravens Scot Alexander Jim Wood George Pendergast Justin Fox |
| Past members | J.R. Richards Greg Kolanek Pete Maloney |
| Website | dishwalla |
Dishwalla is an American alternative rock band from Santa Barbara, California. Formed by vocalist J.R. Richards, guitarist Rodney Browning, and keyboardist Greg Kolanek, they were initially known as Life Talking and then Dish upon adding bassist Scot Alexander and drummer George Pendergast.
Due to a cease-and-desist letter, the band settled on Dishwalla in late 1993. The Dishwalla name came from a Hindi term for a person providing satellite TV to a neighborhood ("dish" + walla). Kolanek took the name from a Wired magazine article. The band is best known for its 1996 hit song "Counting Blue Cars".