A cult hero of the pop underground, Allen Clapp has been a member of several bands that have won loyal followings among critics and the cognoscenti (most notably the Orange Peels), as well releasing a handful of celebrated solo efforts and producing other artists. Born in Foster City, California on the San Francisco Bay on August 5, 1967, Clapp learned to play piano from his mother, and also took violin lessons before he developed a taste for rock & roll. In high school Clapp and a friend, Larry Winther, formed a garage rock band that at different points in their history was k...