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Joey Guevara: undetermined | Gabe Gamboa: undetermined | June Cate: undetermined | Jay Alejandria: undetermined

Genre: Alternative, Blues & Soul, Rock

Sound description: Like Simple Minds, but not so simple.

RIYL: Aerosmith, U2, Big Country

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Synoposis

Inception: San Diego, 1998

Influences: Aerosmith, the Cult, Coldplay, U2

Background:

Featuring Gabe Gamboa, Joey Guevara, June Cate, and Jay Alejandria, I Wish I played up and down the West Coast in the late '90s. They released two full-length albums -- Farenheit (Dim Mak Records) and Drop in Standing (Ambassador) -- as well as appeared on a split 7" single. Guevara then joined JeJune, Cate became a pro skater, Gamboa was in Kill Holiday, and Alejandria began focusing on martial arts. The group disbanded in 2000.

In summer 2007, after seven years of nonactivity, I Wish I reunited its original quartet.