NERF HERDER
Dave Ehrlich , Marko 72 , Steve "The Cougar" Sherlock , Pete Newbury , Justin Fisher , Parry Gripp , Ben Pringle , Charlie Dennis
Formed - 1994
The self-proclaimed nerd rock band Nerf Herder was formed in 1994 by singer/guitarist Parry Gripp, drummer Steve "The Cougar" Sherlock, and bassist Charlie Dennis, taking their name from an epithet in one of the many spats between Princess Leia and Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back. Based in Santa Barbara, CA, the trio specialized in post-grunge punk-pop full of geeky humor, similar to Weezer crossed with the nervy edge of the Descendents and the snarky pop culture obsession of the Dead Milkmen.