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gram rabbit

gram rabbit

gram rabbit is a rock band based in joshua tree , california .
the group consists of singer/keyboardist/bassist / guitarist jesika von rabbit , guitarist/bassist/programmer / singer todd rutherford , drummer jason gilbert and guitarist/producer ethan allen .
their musical style has been described as an amalgamation of psychedelic rock and electropop .
their fanbase is sometimes referred to as a self-styled `` cult '' called the royal order of rabbits .
the band was formed in 2004 by von rabbit and rutherford , who had first met in 2003 .
that same year , the outfit 's debut album `` music to start a cult to '' was recorded with ethan allen producing , and was released on the stinky records label .
gram rabbit were hailed as best new la band in 2005 at the la weekly music awards .
the momentum built during the release earned the band a main stage slot at 2005 's coachella music and arts festival .
the past six years have brought four more full lengths from the band .
the spacey introspective `` cultivation '' in 2006 , the socially political-themed electro-rock `` radioangel & the robotbeat '' in 2007 , the epic spiritually driven `` miracles & metaphors '' in 2010 , and the throwback spaced-out country styling 's of 2012 's `` welcome to the country '' .
to date their records have produced more than 30 licenses in television series , national commercial campaigns , and film , with more than 20 different tracks used in these spots .
nbc , cbs , abc , fox , cw , fx , bravo , starz , and mtv have all used the band 's music in hit shows like `` csi '' , `` life '' , `` the real world '' , `` sons of anarchy '' , `` crash '' , and `` 10 things i hate about you '' .
kyocera and fruit of the loom have used the music to promote their products in national television campaigns .
motion pictures such as `` crazy , stupid , love '' -lrb- steve carell , emma stone -rrb- , `` war , inc. '' -lrb- john cusack -rrb- , and `` interview '' -lrb- steve buscemi -rrb- , have included the cinematic sounds of gr in their films .
in 2008 the band released rare bits , which was a previously unreleased collection of the band 's earliest home recordings .
the name gram rabbit is a combination of gram parsons and jesika von rabbit .
jesika had been called `` von rabbit '' on the music scene before meeting rutherford , and after meeting , the duo played covers of gram parsons .
-lrb- note that gram parsons and gram rabbit both have strong ties to the joshua tree area , including the legendary burning of parson 's casket and remains -rrb- .
