Grand Ole Party was a three-piece band from San Diego, California

San Diego, California

San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...

 consisting of singer-drummer Kristin Gundred, guitarist John Paul Labno and bassist Michael Krechnyak. They started playing in San Diego in mid-2006, having moved from the San Francisco

San Francisco, California

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 area. The three met while attending college at University of California, Santa Cruz

University of California, Santa Cruz

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Their debut album, Humanimals

Humanimals

Humanimals is the debut album released by San Diego alternative rock band Grand Ole Party. It was released on August 7, 2007 on iTunes and was released on DH Records, February 5, 2008....

, was produced by Blake Sennett

Blake Sennett

Blake Sennett is the lead guitarist for indie rock band Rilo Kiley and the lead singer/lead guitarist for his alt-rock side project the Elected. He was born as Blake Sennett Swendson in San Diego, California. He attended La Jolla High School with his Rilo Kiley bandmate Pierre De Reeder...

 of Rilo Kiley

Rilo Kiley

Rilo Kiley was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Jason Boesel....

 and was released on DH Records in January 2007. The band opened for Rilo Kiley on their tour from September to November 2007 and for Rogue Wave

Rogue Wave (band)

Rogue Wave is an indie rock band from Oakland, California, , and headed by Zach Schwartz who created the band after losing his job in the dot-com bust. Their first album was Out of the Shadow which was released privately in 2003 and re-released in 2004...

 in spring 2008, as well as for Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O, guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are complemented in live performances by second guitarist David Pajo, who joined as a touring...

 in spring 2009.

They were nominated for "Best New Artist" in the 2006 San Diego Music Awards

San Diego Music Awards

The San Diego Music Awards are an awards show held annually in San Diego, California to recognize the best bands and artists in local music. The awards have been held since 1991 and were originally organized by the city's main local music publication, , which eventually became the alternative...

 but lost to Kite Flying Society. However, they were voted "Best Alternative" band in the 2007 San Diego Music Awards.

In the January 2008 issue of San Diego Magazine

San Diego Magazine

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 they were chosen as one of the "50 People to Watch in 2008"

As of July 2009, Grand Ole Party was rumored to have broken up. Kristin Gundred now performs as "Dee Dee" in the Sub Pop

Sub Pop

Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...

-signed band Dum Dum Girls

Dum Dum Girls

Dum Dum Girls are an American indie pop band from California that formed in 2008. Their name comes from both The Vaselines' album Dum Dum and the Iggy Pop song "Dum Dum Boys"...

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John Paul Labno has started a new band The Hot Moon.
A poster of the band appears on the wall in a scene of the 2009 film Life During Wartime

Life During Wartime (film)

Life During Wartime is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Todd Solondz, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 2009. It is a direct, but loose sequel to his 1998 film Happiness, with new actors playing the same characters, and imperfect continuity...

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In August 2011, it was announced that DH records would be releasing an album entitled Under Our Skin on August 30th. The 12 songs album was recorded in 2009 before the band broke up, and was produced by Ben H. Allen.