Genres Indie rock Active until 2000 | Years active 1990–2000 Genre Indie rock | |
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Labels C/Z (1992-1995)Mint (1995-2000) Associated acts The Ramblin' Ambassadors Past members Brent CooperTommy KennedyRichie RancheroGraham Evans Members Brent J. Cooper, Richie Ranchero, Graham Evans, Tommy Kennedy Awards MuchMusic Video Award for Best Independent Video Similar The Ramblin' Ambassadors, Man or Astro‑man?, The Smugglers, The Bomboras, The Phantom Surfers | ||
Huevos Rancheros were a Canadian indie rock band from Calgary, Alberta, active from 1990 to 2000.
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History
Huevos Rancheros performed an instrumental blend of rockabilly, surf, grunge and punk music, which in its early years was often compared to a cross between Led Zeppelin and The Ventures. Initially consisting of guitarist Brent Cooper, bassist Graham Evans and drummer Richie Ranchero, they released the six-song EP Huevosaurus independently in 1990 before releasing the EP Rocket to Nowhere in 1991 on Estrus Records.
The band then signed to C/Z Records, which reissued Huevosaurus in 1992 before releasing the band's full-length album Endsville in 1993.
In 1995, the band signed to Mint Records. Around the same time, Evans left the band and was replaced by Tom Kennedy.
In 1998, their album Get Outta Dodge was nominated for a Juno Award in the Best Alternative Album category.
The band broke up following their 2000 album Muerte del Toro, although they have performed occasional reunion shows at benefit concerts to raise money for a journalism scholarship named in memory of former Calgary Herald music critic James Muretich. The reunion show lineup has featured Evans rather than Kennedy on bass.
Cooper is currently a member of The Ramblin' Ambassadors, a three-piece instrumental band.
Original lineup
2nd lineup
3rd lineup
EPs
Albums
Songs
Cindy With an SEndsville! · 1993
What a Way to Run a RailroadGet Outta Dodge · 1996
Shadow of the ApacheGet Outta Dodge · 1996