Sugarcult

Sugarcult was an American rock band from Santa Barbara, California, formed in 1998. The band consisted of Tim Pagnotta (vocals, rhythm guitar), Airin Older (bass), Marko DeSantis (lead guitar), and Kenny Livingston (drums). They are best known for their 2001 debut album Start Static, which featured the hit singles "Stuck in America", "Bouncing Off the Walls", and "Pretty Girl (The Way)". Original drummer Ben Davis left the group in 2003 to seek treatment for alcoholism and was replaced by Kenny Livingston, although Davis would rejoined the band in 2011.

==History== ===Formation (1998–99)=== thumb|The band's logo As a child, frontman Tim Pagnotta moved around a lot, living in thirteen different homes and going to nine different schools before graduating from high school. As a result he had a hard time fitting in; as an escape, Pagnotta turned to music. In 1997, Pagnotta moved to Santa Barbara, California and eventually met ex-drummer Ben Davis during a cigarette break at Santa Barbara City College. Davis, who had recently quit his job at Denny's in Boulder, Colorado to pursue his musical career on the West Coast, and Pagnotta started to play together on a regular basis. Although Davis began playing drums when he was just 9 years old, his musical aspirations were grand. He now plays a multitude of instruments and was producing local Santa Barbara bands when the two hooked up.