Gin Blossoms

Rock / Alternative / Pop

Tempe, AZ

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About

Fueled by mega-hits including "Hey Jealousy," "Found Out About You" and "Til I Hear It From You," Gin Blossoms completed the classic crossover from college-circuit heroes to multi-platinum album sellers.

The band's hometown following in Tempe, Arizona grew quickly as the band earned a great reputation as a live act. Readers of the Phoenix New Times chose them as the city's best rock band qualifying them to play at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas in March, 1989. Later that year, College Music Journal dubbed them the "Best Unsigned Band in America" and invited them to play MTV's New Music Awards in New York City.

Major label interest quickly followed ...their initial releases on A&M Records included Up and Crumbling in 1991 and the multi-platinum selling New Miserable Experience in 1992 featuring the single, "Hey Jealousy" which peaked at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100. Four more singles followed ... "Mrs. Rita," "Found Out About You," "Allison Road" and "Until I Fall Away." With NME having sold nearly 3 million copies in the US alone, the Gin Blossoms became a band to be reckoned with.

Congratulations I'm Sorry, which was released in 1996, was the Blossom's final original album of the decade bringing them two more hits ... "Follow You Down" which spent ten weeks in the Top Ten and "As Long As It Matters" which earned the group a Grammy nomination for "Best Performance by a Duo or Group." The album debuted in Billboard's Top Ten and a year of touring helped put the record past 1,500,000 units sold.

The group then took a lengthy hiatus before embarking on an eighty-date US tour in 2002 and then releasing a new album, Major Lodge Victory in 2006.

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Our Links

Official Website
MySpace
PureVolume
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Other Links

Scott Johnson's MySpace
Scott Johnson's PureVolume
Scott Johnson's Virb
Uranus of Recording Tempe's Website
Uranus Recording of Tempe's MySpace
Jesse Valenzuela's Website

Events(8)

Nov 20	Norman OK US	Riverwind Casino	08:00 pm
Dec 30	New Orleans LA US	Allstate Fan Fest	01:00 pm
Dec 31	Rosemont IL US	InterContinental Chicago O'Hare	09:00 pm
Jan 8	West Wendover NV US	Peppermill Concert Hall	08:00 pm
Jan 22	Montclair NJ US	Outpost in the Burbs	07:00 pm

Photos(127)

Scott playing/practicing while Bill is eating

Videos(11)

Text(2)

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Media/Press Section

"Gin Blossoms go acoustic in Connecticut" by Keith Loria of The Stamford Times. Click here to read. (11/05/2009)

"Scotty Johnson from Gin Blossoms" interview with Danny Hauger of Titan Talk. (9/22/2009)

Interview with Scotty Johnson, lead guitarist of the awesome …

News Updates

10/19/2009

Gin Blossoms on Twitter!

The Gin Blossoms are on Twitter, so feel free to "follow us" at twitter.com/ginblossoms. Scott posted a tweet, feel free to retweet it and future tweets. Also, let your "followers" know there will be a NEW Gin Blossoms record in …

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Lauren, Jun 1, 2009:

Just an FYI, a good quality version (live) of a new GBs song "Miss Disarray" is up at http://gbfan.net/ in the Uploads section. Just wanted to point it out ;)

Stereo Jacket, Apr 14, 2009:

Thank you guys so much for letting us record at your studio. It was amazing! :)

Mingmen, Dec 23, 2008:

Hello !! We wish you a merry christmas !!

Deb, Dec 19, 2008:

Happy Holidays Gins! Here's to you and yours having a safe, healthy and very Merry Christmas! Glad to see you all have a new gig to ring in the new year too! I sincerely wish that 2009 brings you all continued luck, love, and success. Take care of yourselves! Cheers! :) My Best, ~Deb