Epperley was a band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
1995-1996: Origins, Triple X Entertainment, and Name Change[]
They originally formed under the name Bug and released an album under that name. After signing with Triple X Entertainment, they learned the name was copyrighted by another band from the 1970's. The owner offered to sell them the rights to the name for $25,000, but the band refused and changed their name briefly to Superfuzz before settling on Epperley.
The new name was derived from the last name of a schoolmate of David Terry and Matthew Nader. The people at Triple X loved it, so they went with it. The schoolmate claimed that he didn't want any royalties for using his family's name, but if they were to ever make it big they had to promise to put him up in their mansion for two weeks out of every year as payment.
The band's major-label debut, Epperley, is most of the band's first self-produced disc under the Bug moniker with five new tracks added. The song "Shy" appeared in an episode of "Buffy The Vampire Slayer". "Nice Guy Eddie" was featured prominently in the trailer for "American Pie Part 2".
The band's sophomore effort, cheekily titled "Sophomore Slump", was co-produced by the band and famed producer Bob Marlette (Tracy Chapman, Filter, Sebastian Bach, Wilson Phillips) and wunderkind Jake Fogelnest (Squirt TV, Corporate).
In 2000, the band appeared the cult film "The Tao of Steve" as the high school reunion band. Three Epperley songs were used in the movie and the subsequent soundtrack.
Discography[]
- Studio Albums
- Bug (1994) as Bug
- Epperley (1996)
- Epperley's Lo-Fi Christmas (1996)
- It's A Wonderful Album (1998)
- Sophomore Slump (1999)
- The Trickle Effect (2000) [unreleased]