Halo Friendlies
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Havalina
Havalina Rail Co. or just Havalina was an eclectic rock band from Long Beach, California. Many of Havalina's releases were regional concept albums. According to the band's website, the band's name was inspired by the song "Havalina" by The Pixies. Havalina was active from 1992 through 2005. ...
/Matt Death and the New Intellectuals, Judita Wignall made the decision to start a band. Originally featuring Wignall on lead vocals and guitar, Cheryl Hecht on guitar, Natalie Bolanos on bass guitar, and Deanna Moody on percussion on their 1998 self-titled debut, by 1999's Acid Wash, Hecht had dropped out of the project. She was then replaced by Ginger Reyes
Ginger Reyes
Ginger A. Pooley , also known by her stage name as Ginger Sling, is an American rock musician of Peruvian heritage. She is best known as the former touring bassist and a backing vocalist for the Chicago alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins...
, who not only began sharing lead vocals with Wignall, but also took up bass guitar, allowing Bolanos to switch to lead guitar. In 2000 the Halo Friendlies replaced Moody with Christina Hock (Theobald). Theobald/Hock, however, was replaced shortly before the band's first sweep of the United Kingdom in 2003 by Claudia Rossi (ex- Jack Off Jill
Jack Off Jill
Jack Off Jill was an American alternative rock band from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, founded in 1992 by Jessica Fodera, Tenni Arslanyan, Robin Moulder, and Michelle Oliver. Though these four young women were the initial founders, twelve members rotated through the group in its lifespan, including...
).
Currently, the band is on an indefinite hiatus to allow its members some time for solo creative efforts.
From April 2007-March 2010, Ginger Reyes
Ginger Reyes
Ginger A. Pooley , also known by her stage name as Ginger Sling, is an American rock musician of Peruvian heritage. She is best known as the former touring bassist and a backing vocalist for the Chicago alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins...
played bass guitar for The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. Formed by Billy Corgan frontman and James Iha , the band has included Jimmy Chamberlin , D'arcy Wretzky , and currently includes Jeff Schroeder Mike Byrne , and Nicole Fiorentino The Smashing...
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Discography
- Halo Friendlies (1998, Jackson Rubio, Review: The Phantom Tollbooth, HM Magazine)
- Acid Wash (1999, Jackson Rubio, Review: The Phantom Tollbooth, HM Magazine)
- Ghetto Demo (2000)
- Get Real (2002, Tooth & NailTooth & Nail RecordsTooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
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Members
- Natalie Bolanos - bass, lead guitar (1998-2004)
- Judita Wignall - lead vocals, guitar (1998-2004)
- Ginger ReyesGinger ReyesGinger A. Pooley , also known by her stage name as Ginger Sling, is an American rock musician of Peruvian heritage. She is best known as the former touring bassist and a backing vocalist for the Chicago alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins...
- bass (1999-2004) - Claudia Rossi - drums (2003-2004)
- Cheryl Hecht - guitar (1998-1999)
- Deanna Moody - drums (1998-2000)
- Christina Hock - drums (2000-2003)
In popular culture
They had a song called "Me vs. the world" which appears on the Freaky FridayFreaky Friday (2003 film)
Freaky Friday is a 2003 film based on the novel of the same name by Mary Rodgers. It stars Lindsay Lohan as Anna Coleman and Jamie Lee Curtis as her mother. In the film their bodies are switched due to an enchanted Chinese fortune cookie...
soundtrack, while the video for the song appears on the Freaky Friday DVD.
They appear in season 6 episode 9 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer titled "Smashed
Smashed (Buffy episode)
"Smashed" is the 9th episode of season 6 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.-Plot synopsis:Willow, sad and lonely without Tara, figures out a way to turn the metamorphosed Amy from a rat back into human. Feeling newly liberated, they decide to go out and have some fun. At The...
" and perform their song "Run Away".
They also appear on the track "Play it Loud" on MxPx
MxPx
MxPx is a pop punk band from Bremerton, Washington with connections to the Christian punk scene. The band has recorded eight studio albums, four EPs, four compilation albums, a live album, a VHS tape, a DVD and released 20 singles....
's 2003 release Before Everything & After.
Some of their tracks, such as "Over It" and "Anything For You" appeared on the TV series Joan Of Arcadia
Joan of Arcadia
Joan of Arcadia is an American television fantasy/family drama telling the story of teenager Joan Girardi , who sees and speaks with God and performs tasks she is given. The series originally aired on Fridays, 8-9 p.m...
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