Biography
One of the many radio friendly US pop punk bands to emerge in the late 90s, the Atari's roots lay in a demo tape that Anderson, Indiana native vocalist/guitarist Kris Roe (b. Kristopher Lee Roe, 12 January 1977, Anderson, Indiana, USA) handed to Vandals bass player Joe Escalante in 1995. It resulted in a recording contract with Escalante's label, Kung Fu, as well as Roe's relocation to Santa Barbara, California. It was there that Roe put together the Ataris, with the first of many different line-ups featuring Derrick Plourde (b. 17 October 1971, Goleta, California, USA, d. 30 March...
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