Favorite "Color" Bands #15 - Silversun Pickups

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A few of us have done music series' involving songs with color in the title here on MyLot. I figured that it was high time to take it a step further, and celebrate my favorite bands with a color in their name. I'm going with 15, which is the number with which we begin: Silversun Pickups. Alternative rock/dream pop band Silversun Pickups formed in Los Angeles in 2000, and were nominated for Best New Artist at the 52nd Grammy Awards (they lost to the Zac Brown Band.) At the moment, the band consists of guitarist/vocalist Brian Aubert, bassist/vocalist Nikki Monninger, keyboardist/guitarist Joe Lester, and drummer/percussionist Chris Guanlao. Aubert and Monninger are founding members. (Fun Fact: Aubert and Monninger met during a flight after Aubert noticed Monninger stealing alcohol from the beverage cart!) There are a few stories about how the band's name came to be. The most fun tale says that the band used to play a club called the Silverlake Lounge. A liquor store across the street was the source of many a late night booze run, which became known as a "Silversun Pickup." Stealing alcohol from a cart, late night hooch runs, something tells me that these guys drink! (Falling asleep with a panic switch info verified by Wikipedia)