El Magnifico

El Magnifico was a Los Angeles-based alternative rock band in the early 1990s. The band often played small rock clubs in and around LA with Weezer.
==Weezer connections==
El Magnifico was one of Weezer's most frequent collaborators in their pre-Geffen Records years. The bands played at least 8 independent shows together around Los Angeles. According to Weezer historian Karl Koch, the two groups saw themselves as like-minded bands striving to differentiate themselves from the prevailing musical trends on the Sunset Strip at the time. Koch described El Magnifico's sound as "sorta like Janes Addiction but stranger and noisier."Historic event: 10/27/1992 In describing the bill of a June 1993 show that Weezer and El Magnifico shared, Koch said:
As noted above, Weezer often referred to the band as "El Mag."Historic event: 08/20/1992
==Studio work==
El Magnifico drummer Jon Pikus was chosen to engineer Weezer's third demo, an independently produced, five-song cassette tape that proved essential in their eventual signing to GeffenHistoric event: 03/25/1993. As Koch described, Pikus was "a capable but still learning engineer, and the tape, while being the best-yet representation of the band, was still flawed by some sonic strangeness, such as a snare drum that sounded kinda like a tennis ball hitting a racket."
For recording his parts on Weezer (The Blue Album), founding Weezer bassist Matt Sharp used a bass gifted him by El Magnifico bassist Johnny Lonely.Matt Sharp's equipment#Pre Blue and Blue album
===Shows played with Weezer===
Date 	City 	Venue 	Other band(s) 	Bootleg(s) 	Concert 	Source
March 19, 1992 	West Hollywood, CA	Club Dump 	Black Market Flowers, Further, and Swirl 	Videotaped, not circulating 	Weezer concert: 08/20/1992	
October 5, 1992 	Los Angeles, CA 	Club Lingerie 	Black Market Flowers, Trancendental Hayride, Big Elf 	 	Weezer concert: 10/05/1992	Historic event: 10/05/1992
October 27, 1992 	Los Angeles, CA 	Coconut Teaszer 	Sugartooth, Holy Water 	 	Weezer concert: 10/27/1992	
November 12, 1992	West Hollywood, CA	Club Dump 	Monkey Paw, Joyride, and Silvertrain 	 	Weezer concert: 11/12/1992	Historic event: 11/12/1992
November 21, 1992	Santa Monica, CA 	The Alligator Lounge	Joyride, Crux, Black Market Flowers, Missing Honey, Boys Named Sue, Silvertrain, Fast Eddie Lee, "DJ Cock"	 	Weezer concert: 11/21/1992	Historic event: 11/21/1992
March 25, 1993 	West Hollywood, CA	Club Dump 	 	 	Weezer concert: 03/25/1993	
April 29, 1993 	West Hollywood, CA	Club Dump 	Methadone Cocktail, that dog., 12 And Counting 	Recorded by Karl Koch, not circulating	Weezer concert: 04/29/1993	Historic event: 04/29/1993
June 7, 1993 	Los Angeles, CA 	Club Lingerie 	Black Market Flowers 	Recorded by Karl Koch, not circulating	Weezer concert: 06/07/1993	Historic event: 06/07/1993
==Discography==
===Albums===
* Insanimo Blastimo - 1994 (RCA)
===Singles===
* "Hooray / Mindset" - 1993 (Red Planet Records)
* "Buzzkill" - 1994 (RCA)
===Demos===
*El Magnifico c. 1993 (Self-released)
==Members==
*John Chase - guitar, vocals
*Johnny Lonely - bass
*Jon Pikus - drums, production
*Patrick Hildebrand - guitar, vocals
==See also==
*Wax
*Black Market Flowers
==External links==
*El Magnifico at Discogs
*El Magnifico at AllMusic
*Jon Pikus's official website, discography page
==References==
Category:Weezer-related bands
Category:Influences
Category:Musicians
Category:Bands Weezer has toured with