The band formed in early 1995 after the dissolution of a number of Southern California third-wave ska bands. Los Pantelones members Brian Mashburn (guitar/vocals), Bill Uechi (bass), Eric Zamora (saxophone), and José Castellaños (trumpet) joined with singer Adrienne Knoff, Nuckle Brothers trombonist Jesse Tunnell, and drummer Steve Cordero to form the original Save Ferris. After Knoff was fired from the band about five or six months after joining ... See more [+] , Uechi and Williams invited vocalist Monique Powell to replace Knoff. Soon after, Cordero and Tunnell left the band and were replaced by Mark Harismendy and Brian "T-Bone Willy" Williams, respectively.
