90s rockers draw biggest crowd yet in this year s Down by the Riverside Concert series. 8:55 pm, Jul. 25, 2021 ×
Smash Mouth performs Sunday, July 25, 2021, at Mayo Park as part of the Down by the Riverside concert series. (John Molseed / Post Bulletin)
Somebody once told me Smash Mouth was coming to town.
However, a pandemic rolled through the world.
Originally announced as part of the 2020 Down by the Riverside concert series, the Smash Mouth concert (and all live music at Mayo Park) was canceled for the year.
However, the delay did not diminish the 90s rock band’s draw Sunday evening.
Smash Mouth
Smash Mouth is an American rock band from San Jose, California. The band was formed in 1994, and was originally composed of Steve Harwell (vocals), Kevin Coleman (drums), Greg Camp (guitar), and Paul De Lisle (bass). They are known for songs such as Walkin on the Sun (1997), All Star (1999), and a cover of The Monkees I m a Believer (2001), the latter two of which were featured on the soundtrack for the animated film
Shrek.
The band adopted retro styles covering several decades of popular music. They have also performed numerous covers of popular songs, including War s Why Can t We Be Friends? , Simple Minds Don t You (Forget About Me) , Question Mark & the Mysterians s Can t Get Enough of You Baby , The Beatles Getting Better , and I Wan na Be Like You from Walt Disney Pictures
HIGH POINT â Bob Royak, the reigning U.S. Senior Amateur champion, took control of his first National Senior Amateur Hall of Fame tournament Thursday.
Royak was the only one in the featured Senior division to break par as he shot a 2-under 70 on High Point Country Clubâs Willow Creek course and opened a four-shot lead.
With a 68-70 â 138 total of 6-under, Royak is four shots ahead of Doug Hanzel, a two-time Senior Hall of Fame winner who was tied with Royak after the first round. Hanzel carded a second-round 74 for a 2-under 142.
Royak stood at even par, with two birdies and two bogeys, before he eagled the par-5 17th.
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Today marks the 20th anniversary of the release of
Shrek, the DreamWorks animated film that went on to spawn a franchise and a million memes. But it also established
Smash Mouth as the official
Shrek band: Their 1999 hit âAll Starâ opens the film, and their cover of
The Monkeesâ âIâm a Believerâ closes it. Now, 20 years on, the band is proud of the association.
Smash Mouth founder and bass player Paul DeLisle tells
USA Today, âThatâs how weâre identified: kids are like, âLook, itâs the
Shrek guys.â We are the
Shrek Skyrocketed Smash Mouth Into A Different World, The Band Says
If Smash Mouth hadn t agreed to license All Star for Dreamworks Shrek, they would ve looked kind of dumb with their finger and their thumb in the shape of an L on their foreheads.
Memes come and go by the week and even by the day. But even though the years started coming and they didn t stop coming, both the film Shrek and Smash Mouth s megahit All Star have stayed around, working across age groups and demographics. In a new interview, the band talked to Rolling Stone about how the song and its addition to Shrek came about and how it changed the band forever.