Garden Variety

Garden Variety was a U.S. rock band from the 1990s who created two LPs (self-titled in 1993 and “Knocking the Skill Level” in 1994) and several 7” singles between 1991-1996. The band members eventually joined bands such as Radio 4, Bluetip, Hell No, Vic Thrill, Retisonic and now Marah.

ANTHONY ROMAN - BASS, VOCALS
ANTHONY RIZZO - GUITAR
JOE GORELICK - DRUMS, B. VOCALS

DISCOGRAPHY
Garden Variety - “New Guitar Parts” (Garden Variety split with JeJune 7”) Montalban Hotel Records/BWR 1996
Garden Variety - “Binder” (CMJ New Music Monthly - May 1995 comp) gern blandstein/cmj 1995

Garden Variety - “Stickler” (Garden Variety split 7”) Cargo 1995
Garden Variety - (Knocking The Skill Level) Cargo/Headhunter 1995
Garden Variety - “Parker” (Garden Variety split with Dahlia Seed 7”) MintTone 1994
Garden Variety - “S/T” (Garden Variety) Gern Blandsten 1993
Garden Variety - “Hedge” (Garden Variety 7”) MintTone 1992
Garden Variety - “First Demo tape” Recorded on Northern Blvd in Queens, at a studio called “Boulevard” (we think) that doesn’t exist anymore. late 1991

ASSORTED ODDS & ENDS
Garden Variety also appeared on a SoundViews magazine CD compilation and with Pavement and many others on the famous “Homage” Descendents tribute cd. They were interviewed by actress Janeane Garofalo on the 1995 “7-Up listen up” series (in studio interview and recordings), appeared on the Lookout Records (Ben Weasel created) compliation “Punk Rock USA” alongside Jawbreaker, appeared with Texas is the Reason, Quicksand and many more on the “Anti Matter” CD/Vinyl compilation (as well as the Anti Matter book that came out last year), and lastly, GV appeared on several VHS video compliations during 1995/1996.