[1] Pistolita was a nominee for Best Alternative Album at San Diego Music Awards.
Conor Meads and Cory Stier were childhood friends and next door neighbors.
Justin Shannon (guitar) and Alex Kuhse (bass) knew Meads and Stier from high school, and in the wake of their graduation, the four friends decided to put their musical talents together and start Pistolita.
Pistolita was the first signing on Montalban Hotel Records, a label run by booking agent Andrew Ellis, as a subsidiary of East West Records and Warner Music Group.
Their song "Beni Accident" was featured on the EA Sports video game NHL 07.