Pop-punkers
Home Grown formed in 1993 in Orange County, CA. Comprising singer/bassist
Adam Lohrbach, singer/guitarist
John "John E. Trash" Tran, guitarist
Ian Cone, and drummer
Bob Herco, the group debuted in 1995 with "Mean Street," a track on the Liberation Records compilation
Punk Sucks; the label then issued
Home Grown's full-length debut,
That's Business, later that same year. The EP Wusappaning?! followed in 1996, after which the group signed to the major label Outpost to release 1998's
Act Your Age.
Connection, a split EP with
Limbeck, followed two years later, as did
EP Phone Home, the latter EP released through Fueled by Ramen. By that point,
Home Grown had been reduced to a trio comprising
Lohrbach,
Tran, and drummer
Darren Reynolds (ex-
Longfellow). The guys inked a deal with indie pop-punk powerhouse Drive-Thru Records in June 2001, and tour dates with
Millencolin led up to their label debut the following year via the infectiously sarcastic
Kings of Pop. Second guitarist
Dan Hammond was added soon after, and the band toured extensively in support of the album, including dates on the summer's Warped Tour. A more matured EP that abandoned much of their past humor appeared next in October 2004 entitled
When It All Comes Down.
Lohrbach exited
Home Grown in early 2005 -- going on to form
New Years Day -- and though the remaining guys continued on for a bit with a new bassist, by 2006 the band had gone on hiatus as members pursued other projects. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide