caption current_members years_active label article_title past_members background genre image origin name
rooney in concert in 2006 robert schwartzel schwartzman taylor locke ned brower louie stephens brandon 1999 -- present california dreamin ' , geffen rooney -lrb- band -rrb-
 matthew winter teddy briggs group_or_band alternative rock , power pop , indie rock rooney-music . jpg los angeles , california , usa rooney
rooney -lrb- band -rrb-

`` this article is about the us band .
for the uk band of the same name , see rooney -lrb- uk band -rrb- . ''
rooney is an american rock band from los angeles .
it is self-produced and used to be signed to geffen records .
the band is now composed of robert schwartzman -lrb- lead vocals , guitar -rrb- , louie stephens -lrb- keyboards , piano -rrb- , taylor locke -lrb- lead guitar , backing vocals -rrb- , ned brower -lrb- drums , backing vocals -rrb- , and brandon schwartzel -lrb- bass guitar -rrb- .
the band is named after ed rooney , the principal in `` ferris bueller 's day off '' .
their music is reminiscent of british invasion rock and 1980s pop , and has been compared to the beatles , the cars , jellyfish , sloan and blur .
they have toured the nation with acts such as weezer , the strokes , jane 's addiction , travis , keane , audioslave , ok go , and queens of the stone age .
