Category: Eureka California

Eureka California at The Vinyl District

Eureka California, an outfit formed in 2007 by guitarist-vocalist Jake Ward, resides not in the West Coast municipality of their moniker but in the Peach State town of Athens, GA, a college berg long-noted as a locale where folks ditch class and even drop out to make music. The records Ward and drummer Marie A. Uhler… Continue reading Eureka California at The Vinyl District

Eureka California and Muuy Biien at Flagpole

Eureka California: Crunch (HHBTM)Eureka California refuses to be jaded, bringing teenage exuberance to deceptively smart material. You hear it in the snare drum that starts off “I Bet You Like Julian Cope” like a cheer in a high school gym. The title refers to the ‘70s UK musician, but it could just as well be addressed… Continue reading Eureka California and Muuy Biien at Flagpole

Eureka California at Fear and Loathing in Long Beach

Athens, Georgia’s Eureka California have been active since 2007, with singer/songwriter Jake Ward remaining the only static member since their formation. On 2014’s Crunch (HHBTM Records), Ward bares his proclivity for higher knowledge once again, stating in the album’s opening track Edith (One Day You’ll Live In A Bunker) that “I’m a deep thinker, and… Continue reading Eureka California at Fear and Loathing in Long Beach

Eureka California at Get It On Vinyl

Some of the best albums are the kind you can drop the needle, drop the lights, and just get lost in the lush harmonies, melodic guitars, and powerful drums. The lyrics are are as deep as an ocean, thick with artistic metaphors that connect with the listener on a personal level, and shares the subjects… Continue reading Eureka California at Get It On Vinyl

Eureka California at Magnet

Jake Ward’s Eureka California is a fast, hard-hitting rock band that is actually not from Eureka, Calif. Originally from Raleigh, N.C., but later transplanted in Athens, Ga., the duo is just now releasing its second album in 18 months, Crunch, which is filled to the brim with two-minute-long garage/punk tirades. Download album track “Happy Again” and Guided By… Continue reading Eureka California at Magnet

Eureka California at When You Motor Away

Crunch marks the 2nd Eureka California album in 18 months. Their previous album was Big Cats Can Swim – WYMA post here. Like that one, this one has plenty of guitar fuzz and in-the-red vocals from Jake Ward and features the excellent drumming of Marie A. Uhler. They sound like kids who got a lot out of the time they spent… Continue reading Eureka California at When You Motor Away

Eureka California at Fabricoh Magazine

Eureka California is an Athens, GA based lo-fi garage-punk duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Jake Ward and drummer Marie A. Uhler. Their sophomore album, Crunch was recently released via fellow Athens based label, Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records. The aptly-titled album is filled with “crunchy” old school punk snarl and Kinks-informed guitar riffs and rhythms with sparse… Continue reading Eureka California at Fabricoh Magazine

Eureka California at babysue

Eureka California is a band that was created in 2007 in Raleigh, North Carolina by a fellow named Jake Ward. Various band members have come and gone over the years but now it’s just Jake and Marie A. Uhler. The duo is now based in Athens, Georgia…which seems like a much more appropriate home for this strangely addictive… Continue reading Eureka California at babysue