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Darrin Pfeiffer

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Drummer for @punk_rock_karaoke @theaugustmadness @the_indignants and (ex Goldfinger).

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And so it begins…
#saltydogcruise2026

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Band: @goldfingermusic

Venue: Hollywood Palladium

#goldfinger #thevandals #thesuicidemachines #punk #hollywoodpalladium

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Photo Dump! Went to a party last Saturday night….
So stoked @goldfingermusic invited us on stage to play with them at the @hollywoodpalladium !! 8/22/26 thanks to @johnfeldy and the guys for letting us be a part of this awesome night!

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As we wrap on a Monday for a new week, can we please just go back to this moment. 🙏🏼
Getting to capture this and so many photos Saturday at @goldfingermusic biggest headline show, ever in Hollywood, was something I will remember, forever!

Finale song 99 Red Balloons
@hollywoodpalladium on 8.22.2026 captured
by @laurastreppone of @lauraslastingmoments

#99redballoons #goldfinger #hollywood #livemusicphotograper #livemusiccontent

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Epic night this past Saturday 8/22/26!
@goldfingermusic invited us on stage at the @hollywoodpalladium to play Sell Out!! Thanks to @johnfeldy and the guys for inviting us to be part of the festivities!!!

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About last night…

Can’t thank @captn.chocolatepaws enough for always taking care of our family and @jordanburns178 for another unforgettable experience. The conversations, the advice, the drum head he’ll never use, the music. Another core memory unlocked!! Forever grateful to all his favorite people. @vandalsofficial @nofx @joey.escalante @wafhere @elhefenofx @picklestix_

Thank you @goldfingermusic. This kid had the freakin night of his life!!

I LOVE MY LIFE x’s a million.

#punkrock

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Original Goldfinger lineup

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I’ve spent most of my life believing a song can turn a room full of strangers into something that feels like home. It can and it always will if I have anything to do with it.

That’s really what this record is about.

A bunch of friends, writers, musicians, engineers and dreamers made No Strangers After All together and somehow these songs have found their way into consideration for the 69th GRAMMY Awards.

That sentence still feels pretty wild to type.

To the Recording Academy members who find their way to this record, thank you for listening.

And to everybody who has been in one of those rooms with us along the way… Here we go! Help us spread the word.

No Strangers After All is yours on 8/28 THANK YOU #grammy #nostrangersafterall #noahsmith #BigOlFamily

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We had a great last day of our summer schedule! Thanks to our special guest visitors Darrin Pfeiffer (Punk Rock Karaoke) and Kevin Goins (singer and guitarist of Quazar) And a very special thanks to all of our teachers who shared so much with our students. And a very VERY special thanks to all the students and parents who showed up over and over! We look forward to returning in a few weeks to start our fall schedule. Also mark your calendar: we are doing a concert in the park at Jesse Owens Park on Thursday August 13 6-9pm brought to you by Sounds of LA County/Nextfest #wattsconservatoryofmusic #wcm #freemusic #punkrock #funk

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𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩: Goldfinger
𝘼𝙡𝙗𝙪𝙢: Spokesman 7”
𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧: 2002
𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙤: UK Press
𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙧: Clear Vinyl
𝙇𝙖𝙗𝙚𝙡: Mojo Records
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#vinyl #spokesman #mojorecords #goldfinger #skapunk

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My dad had a pretty wild CD collection when I was growing up. Elvis Costello, The Clash, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, The Beatles, J. Geils Band, and somehow sitting in the middle of all that was Goldfinger’s Darrin’s Coconut Ass. I don’t know how or why it ended up there, but I’m very glad it did. This album is such a blast. Eight cover songs from bands they loved, from The Police and Joe Jackson to The Cure, The Who, Peter Tosh, and Bad Company. It’s loose, fun, loud, weird, and still sounds incredible. Darrin Pfeiffer is an absolute beast behind the kit, and this whole record feels like a bunch of killer musicians having way too much fun live in the studio.

And then there’s John Feldmann. If you don’t know his name, you’ve probably still heard his fingerprints all over the last 30 years of alternative music. Goldfinger alone would be enough, but his work as a producer and writer runs through so many records that shaped my teenage brain, from The Used and Good Charlotte to 311, Panic! At The Disco, blink-182, Avril Lavigne, and a ton more. He’s one of those people who quietly, or not so quietly, helped define what a huge chunk of punk, pop punk, ska, emo, and alternative music sounded like from the 90s forward.

Like a lot of people, I probably first really locked into Goldfinger through “Superman” on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, which is still one of the most iconic soundtrack moments of all time. From there I got into Stomping Ground, then worked backward and forward through the catalog. But Darrin’s Coconut Ass has always stuck with me because it feels like a weird little treasure. A cover album full of personality, great tones, killer playing, and pure ska-punk joy. Also, if you ever want your head blown clean off, go put on “Woodchuck” off their Open Your Eyes LP.
#goldfinger #ska #poppunk #drummer

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8 years ago we lost one of the best gents that has ever walked the face of this earth, Mr Steve Soto. Steve was not only a musical genius but also one of the best storytellers and buddies you could ever hope to meet. Steve always wanted me to participate in @punk_rock_karaoke and I always wanted him to play something he normally didn’t get to with PRK so “Suspect Device” became “our song”. I’m not sure who was having more fun in this photo that @jasoncookphoto took, but I think it’s clear how we felt about one another. I always told him that I loved him and that I’d see him “next time” , that is until there were no more “next times”. It’s so frequently that I have a story I want to share with him and I’m sorry I don’t have an opportunity to sit down with him again. Play some of Steve’s music today, and make sure to tell your friends you love them frequently and make time for them. We don’t have a lot but what we do have we can share and that makes it a whole lot better for everyone. Miss you buddy.

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