The Gin Blossoms formed in 1987 in Tempe, AZ. After an impressive 1991 debut EP, Up & Crumbling, the Gin Blossoms rocketed out of the college pop charts and into the mainstream with their 1993 hit single, “Hey Jealousy.” The band’s breakthrough full-length album, New Miserable Experience, was filled with songs equally as strong including the second hit single, “Found Out About You.” New Miserable Experience and its singles dominated radio and MTV for the following year, pushing sales to over one million copies. However, all was not well. Hopkins’ battle with alcoholism and depression had taken its toll on the band, and he was fired shortly after the record’s release, with guitarist Scott Johnson taking his place. In the summer of 1995, the Gin Blossoms contributed “‘Till I Hear It from You,” to the soundtrack of the film Empire Records. “‘Till I Hear It from You” became a major radio hit, but was never released as an official single until it was the B-side of “Follow You Down,” from the group’s second album, Congratulations…I’m Sorry. Following the supporting tour, the Gin Blossoms disbanded. Strangely enough, the group reunited sans Rhodes on New Years Eve of 2001. The band hit the road a few months later and released a live DVD that fall to prepare audiences for a new album, Dusted, which was followed four years later with Major Lodge Victory. In 2010, they came out with No Chocolate Cake. The Gin Blossoms continue to tour the globe.
