Funeral Party

Funeral Party is a four piece American band made up of Chad Elliot, James Torres, and Kimo Kauhola. They formed the band one night in a park in their hometown of Whittier, California, a suburb just outside Los Angeles, California, choosing to name themselves after The Cure song of the same name. The band became their ticket out of Whittier: "We all came from the same shitty town, and you have two choices: grow up and get a job or get out. That's what we tried to do with the band..." Over time they had acquired a cult following which in turn lead to numerous gigs at backyard parties and warehouses every weekend in the Los Angeles area. One show they played in a gang-affiliated location involved somebody in the crowd being stabbed while...