California Smile

Contact: californiasmileofficial@gmail.com Sometime after putting out their first 2 releases, the band experienced lineup changes and changed style to some kind of classical music-inspired experimental/progressive rock. The band continued to release albums under this name, but disavowed their early death metal material. Because of constant lineup changes, the band came to consider themselves as more of a "collective" than as a band with set members. The band's name comes from a maneuver also known as a "curbstomp," which involves placing someone's upper row of teeth against a sidewalk and kicking the back of their head, splitting their jaw apart and giving them an enourmous "smile."