Chris Parfitt

{{short description|American guitarist}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2010}} '''Chris Parfitt''' is an American guitarist who was one of the founding members<ref>[http://www.houstonpress.com/2002-09-26/music/california-dreamin California Dreamin', Houston Press September 26, 2002]</ref> of the [[Elephant 6]] [[indie pop]] band [[The Apples in Stereo]]. Before his 1993 departure, he co-wrote the songs [[Tidal Wave 7"|"Tidal Wave"]] and "Not the Same" with [[Robert Schneider]] and his performances appear on the band's original self-titled [[Extended play|EP]] ''Apples''.

Parfitt met Robert Schneider in 1992 through a classified ad looking for a bass player. They hit it off over a mutual love of [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]] and [[The Beach Boys]]. Before long he was introduced to Jim McIntyre and Hilarie Sidney, and the four started the Apples.

Since leaving The Apples, Parfitt has been recording sporadically with the band [[Vince Mole and His Calcium Orchestra]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ink19.com/issues/november2000/inkSpots/redCarpetRing.html |title=Stephens, Randall, Trans-Global Indie Pop: Paul Vittum's Red Carpet Ring, Ink 19 Magazine |access-date=2009-03-17 |archive-date=2008-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706070316/http://www.ink19.com/issues/november2000/inkSpots/redCarpetRing.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.nrk.no/musikk/artistar/1293178.html nrk.no]</ref> where bandmates include Kingsauce members Richie Chodes and Kevin Swope.<ref>[http://opticalatlas.com/?page_id=91 Six Questions with: Chris Parfitt, Optical Atlas]</ref>

On September 21, 2007, Parfitt made a brief appearance at [[Maxwell's]] in [[Hoboken, NJ]], a reunion of sorts during which he joined the band playing guitar on some of The Apples' early songs.<ref>[http://www.musicsnobbery.com/2007/09/apples-in-stere.html Apples In Stereo/Aqueduct @ Maxwell's, Music Snobbery September 21, 2007] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011182412/http://www.musicsnobbery.com/2007/09/apples-in-stere.html |date=October 11, 2007 }}</ref>

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