Years active 1996–1999 Associated acts Celebrity, Parkway Albums Vegas Car Chasers, Watusi | Labels Sub•Lime Active until 1999 | |
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Past members Jacob Vipond
Justin Almon
Ryan Clark
Ean Elliot Clevenger Origin Grass Valley, California, United States (1996) Members Damian Horne, Chuck Cummings Genres Alternative rock, Contemporary Christian music Similar Fold Zandura, Plankeye, Lost Dogs, All Star United, Dakoda Motor Co | ||
Silage was a Christian alternative rock band formed in the 1990s out of Grass Valley, California. Silage produced two albums, Watusi and Vegas Car Chasers on Sub•Lime Records and their parent Essential Records, respectively. The band's lineup for Watusi consisted of Damian Horne, Lance Black, and Shane Black (brothers). Chuck Cummings joined the band before the release of Vegas Car Chasers and stayed on until the eventual demise of the band.
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The band was known for their quirky but spiritually relevant lyrics and their constant mix of musical styles.
Release history
Silage produced a few independent albums before being signed to Sub*Lime Records, including "Holy Cow Food! Bagman!" in 1996 on the Sonfish Records imprint (featuring partial vocals and bass by A-F Records recording artist Ean Elliot Clevenger), Liquid Spatula. Silage's first album, Watusi (1997) saw a slightly immature blend of ska, punk and hip-hop heralded mostly by the Christian underground punk scene, though songs such as "My Car Makes Me Sin," which is about traffic in Southern California, rose above the general melee. For their next release, Silage modified their sound to bring pop and hip-hop influences to the fore. This new sound produced their more successful album, Vegas Car Chasers (1998). The most notable songs from this album are "Billboards," which garnered the No. 6 spot on Christian music charts in 1998; and "Verb," which was graced by the rap stylings of Knowdaverbs, and achieved No. 7 on the same chart the next year.
Breakup
Silage disbanded in 1999. The band Parkway, also on Essential Records, consisted of Damian Horne and Lance Black. Lance Black plays in the band Celebrity.
Songs
My Car Makes Me SinWatusi · 2009
OriginalVegas Car Chasers · 1998
VerbVegas Car Chasers · 1998