San Diego Reader

Chris Holmes: Composer, Guitar (acoustic), Guitar (electric), Vocals | Jeff Acrea: Bass guitar, Guitar (acoustic), Guitar (electric)

Genre: Rock

Sound description: Jangly and lightly off-kilter pop noise, perfectly suited for pizza at the beach.

RIYL: Pavement, the Clean, Ween, the Fall, the Kinks, Sugarplastic, the Byrds, Welcome, the Lilys, the Beach Boys, the A Frames, Mudhoney

Upcoming Local Shows

Song Downloads

• Accidental Reverb
• Accidental Reverb
• California Rain
• Captive Formulas
• Erica's Trip
• Friends
• I said I was ready to eat some f*cking snow
• One Arm
• The Conceptus
• Which Way

Discography

Related Links:

• http://www.conceptus.bandcamp.com/

• As I Hear It · Dec. 30, 2009

• MySpace page

Synoposis

Inception: San Diego, 2005

Influences: Pavement, the Clean, the Byrds, Ween, Cheap Trick, Apples In Stereo, Lilys

Background:

Originally based in L.A., Conceptus began in 2005 as the home recording project of a Chris Holmes (whose favorite Beatle is George). Other members have come and gone, but Conceptus has lived on and, as of 2010, is based out of Ocean Beach and City Heights, in San Diego.