# The Martinis

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{{Short description|American alternative rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = The Martinis
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| origin            = [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), California, U.S.
| genre             = [Alternative rock](/source/Alternative_rock)
| years_active      = 1993–present
| label             = [Cooking Vinyl](/source/Cooking_Vinyl), Distracted Records
| associated_acts   = [Pixies](/source/Pixies_(band))
| current_members   = [Joey Santiago](/source/Joey_Santiago)<br />Linda Mallari
| past_members      = Rachel Haden<br />[Dave Lovering](/source/Dave_Lovering)<br />[Dawn Richardson](/source/Dawn_Richardson)<br />Adam Topol<br /> Tad Wadhams
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'''The Martinis''' are a rock band formed in [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California) in 1993. The band consisted of [Pixies](/source/Pixies_(band)) guitarist [Joey Santiago](/source/Joey_Santiago) and his then-wife Linda Mallari. They released albums on the [Cooking Vinyl](/source/Cooking_Vinyl), Artist Direct, and Distracted/BMG labels.  Their song "Free" was featured in the movie ''[Empire Records](/source/Empire_Records)'' and was on the movie's soundtrack album.

==Discography==
*''The Martinis'' (1998)
*''Fast Foward...'' (1999)
*''The Smitten Sessions E.P.'' (April 6, 2004) - released by Distracted Records, and featuring Pixies drummer [Dave Lovering](/source/Dave_Lovering) on the fifth track.
*''[Smitten](/source/Smitten_(The_Martinis_album))'' (May 4, 2004) - Released by [Cooking Vinyl](/source/Cooking_Vinyl)

==References==
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==External links==
*[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p653505/biography|pure_url=yes}} The Martinis at All Music]

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Category:Alternative rock groups from California
Category:Musical groups established in 1993
Category:1993 establishments in California
Category:Filipino-American musical groups
Category:Musical groups from Los Angeles
Category:Cooking Vinyl artists

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