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Yup: Rufio. As in the crowing, red-tinged, mohawk-wearing, bad boy leader of the Lost Boys (in Hook, at least).
Rufio formed in 2001—straight outta Rancho Cucamonga. The four piece band signed to Garden Grove’s Nitro Records just caught the tail end of the ridiculously popular pop punk genre in the late ‘90s to the early ‘00s. Rufio had the whole package: The hurried songs; the high-pitched, somewhat cartoony vocals of frontman Scott Sellers; the young, rabid fanbase.
The quartet dissolved in 2007, playing a farewell show at the Glass House in June. Rufio reunited not too long after their breakup, starting with a July 2008 show in Jakarta. They’re set for a brand new album in 2010, and you can check out their new material on their MySpace page, myspace.com/rufio.
The band might just be most known now for their fast-paced pop punk covers of popular radio hits like “Don’t You Forget About Me” and “Like a Prayer,” but they’ve also grown up considerably since their heyday. If you still put on your Blink-182 records and sigh, this might just be the show to check out.
Rufio: Sat., Jan. 23, 7 p.m., $15. Glass House, 200 W. 2nd St., Pomona, 909.865.3802. All ages.
