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Maren Parusel: Guitar (acoustic), Guitar (electric), Keyboards, Vocals | Hector Penalosa: Guitar (acoustic), Guitar (electric), Vocals | Adam: Bass guitar | Ed Masi: Drums, Vocals

Genre: Alternative, Pop

Sound description: Mod big-beat.

RIYL: The Baja Bugs, the Divinyls, Blondie, the Yardbirds, Hoodoo Gurus

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Related Links

• Squiddo website

• Blurt · April 13, 2006

Synoposis

Current Status: Playing around town.

Influences: The Yardbirds, the Divinyls, Graham Parker and the Rumour, the Plasmatics, the Shambles, Nick Lowe and Rockpile, Manual Scan, Blondie, Marshall Crenshaw, Patti Smith, Jellyfish, Hoodoo Gurus

Background:

Hector Penalosa of Squiddo played bass with influential local punk band the Zeros, who released their debut single in 1977 ("Wimp"/"Don't Push Me Around"). He's declined to take part in most Zeros reunions.

Squiddo frontwoman Maren Parusel formed an all-girl Zeros tribute band in 2007, Wild Weekend, with singer Kelly Alvarez, Melissa (drums), and Kaitlin (bassist for the Atoms).