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A. J. Mogis
A.J. Mogis is a musician from North Platte, Nebraska. He currently plays bass guitar in the indie-rock band Criteria. His brother is Mike Mogis. Together, they founded Presto! Recording Studios and have recorded almost all the albums released by Saddle Creek Records as well as albums by friends' bands. They were also members of Lullaby for the Working Class. Criteria has so far released two albums. Album appearances see also albums by Criteria. *Inside I nknown*Fun Chicken - I'm Drinking Your Spinal Fluid (1994) *We'd Rather Be Flying - The Solution for Your Thinning Hair 995*Lullaby for the Working Class - Blanket Warm (1996) *Cursive - ''Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes'' (1997, Crank! Records) *Cursive - '' The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song'' (1998, Saddle Creek) *The Faint - Media (1998 · Saddle Creek Records) *The Faint - Blank-Wave Arcade (1999 · Saddle Creek Records) *Lullaby for the Working Class - Song (1999 · Bar None Records) * Bright Eyes - Fever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest city, Omaha's 2020 census population was 486,051. Omaha is the anchor of the eight-county, bi-state Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. The Omaha Metropolitan Area is the 58th-largest in the United States, with a population of 967,604. The Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) totaled 1,004,771, according to 2020 estimates. Approximately 1.5 million people reside within the Greater Omaha area, within a radius of Downtown Omaha. It is ranked as a global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, which in 2020 gave it "sufficiency" status. Omaha's pioneer period began in 1854, when the city was founded by speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa. The city was founded along th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Faint
The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Graham Ulicny, Dapose and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes, with whom The Faint toured in 2005). He quit shortly after the band was formed,The Faint // Profile ''The Faint'', (2005-01-27). Retrieved 2008-05-09. though the Faint continued to share a spot with Bright Eyes on . History Growing up, Fink, Petersen, and Baechle skateboarded in their free time, until ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Initial Records
Initial Records was an independent record label in Louisville, Kentucky, that was founded in 1992. The label released music by Falling Forward, Boysetsfire and Ink & Dagger, and created the annual weekend long music festival, Krazy Fest. History Initial was founded in 1992 in a Dunkin' Donuts in suburban Detroit by three high school friends, Dennis Hepinstall, Carolyn Smith and Andy Rich. Their first issue was a re-release of the 7" single from local Detroit based hardcore band Pittbull. Carolyn's interest waned early in the project after her long standing relationship with Dennis ended and she bowed out. Dennis would stick around for another few years while Andy attended the Haworth College of Business at Western Michigan University. By 1995 Dennis had enough and ended his tenure with the label as well. After graduating college with a bachelor of business administration in 1996 Andy relocated to Louisville, KY and took the label with him. Over the next few years Initial wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En Garde (album)
''En Garde'' is the debut album of indie-rock band, Criteria. Formed by one of the founding members of Cursive, Steve Pedersen came back to his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska after graduating from Duke University. He recruited the help of old friends, Aaron Druery, A.J. Mogis, and Mike Sweeney. Originally released by Initial Records, it was re-released in 2005 when the band moved to Saddle Creek Records. This album is the 80th release of Saddle Creek Records. Track listing (all songs written by Stephen Pedersen) # "The Coincidence" – 2:35 # "Mainline Life" – 2:36 # "Play on Words" – 4:48 # "Talk in a Crowded Room" - 1:43 # "The Life" – 2:45 # "Me On Your Front Porch" – 3:26 # "It Happens" – 2:33 # "The Slider" – 2:24 # "Thorn Sharp" - 3:24 # "Rescue Rescue" - 4:26 Musicians/Help * Steve Pedersen - Guitar, Vocals, Engineering *Mike Sweeney *AJ Mogis - Engineering, Mixing * Ian McElroy * Ryan Fox *Conor Oberst *Matt Baum *Doug Van Sloun - Mastering Trivia *The CD co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danse Macabre (album)
''Danse Macabre'' is the third studio album by the rock band The Faint. It was released on August 21, 2001 in the U.S. and roughly a year later in the UK, where it has enjoyed similar popularity. This album is the 37th release of Saddle Creek Records. The first pressing of Danse Macabre on vinyl and CD included a different, unauthorized photo that led to them being pulled and having the covers re-printed with an image of The Faint member Dapose. The album was followed in 2003 by the Danse Macabre Remixes. The remix album includes mixes by Photek, Junior Sanchez and Paul Oakenfold, among others. Track listing Note: The vinyl version of "Danse Macabre" moves "Violent" to track five, putting it on side 1. Credits *Written and performed by The Faint *Gretta Cohn – cello on 3, 8, 9 *Geraldine Vo – Vietnamese job list vocal and its translation on 3 *Melix Severin, Gretta Cohn, Kathleen Massara – vocal atmosphere on 8 *P. Anka – verse inspiration on 9 *A.J. Mogis – bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Better Looking Records
Better Looking Records is a record label with offices in Los Angeles and San Diego. Founded in 1999 in music, 1999, Paul Fischer, who DJ'd at KXLU college radio station in Los Angeles and worked at crank! Records, partnered with Dave Brown who ran Holiday Matinee Publicity and Muddle fanzine. The label grew with each release and is now a part of the EastWest Records/ADA family of labels. Artists See also * List of record labels External links Official site {{Authority control American record labels Record labels established in 1999 1999 establishments in California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novena On A Nocturn
''Novena on a Nocturn'' is the debut album of the band The Good Life from Omaha, Nebraska. The band is the side project In popular music, a side project is a project undertaken by one or more people already known for their involvement in another band. It can also be an artist or a band temporarily switching to a different style. Usually these projects emphasize ... of Tim Kasher, lead singer of Cursive. It was released on Better Looking Records in 2000. Concept This album was inspired by Tim Kasher's failed relationship and bitter divorce from his first wife Kim in 2000. The name shows the concept of the album as a novena, a Catholic devotion consisting of nine separate days of prayers, reflecting the album's nine tracks. The first track, "A Dim Entrance", depicts a character who is in the middle of a failing relationship and exhausted from trying to save it (''Send me to bed'', ''And I fall asleep / To an overwhelming sad''). The remaining tracks are all introspectiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good Life (band)
The Good Life is an indie rock band on Saddle Creek Records. Started as a solo project of Cursive's frontman Tim Kasher, The Good Life quickly grew to become its own established group. The original intent of The Good Life was to provide Tim Kasher with a vehicle to perform songs that did not fit stylistically in with his long-running band Cursive. Kasher fronts the group and plays the part of the singer/songwriter. The other members of the band include Stefanie Drootin, Ryan Fox, and Roger Lewis. The Good Life has its core in those four musicians, but besides Kasher can be a rotating cast of characters involving many from Saddle Creek Records. The band's name came from the original state slogan for Nebraska, the home of Kasher and Saddle Creek, before 2003, when the slogan was changed. The Good Life released their fifth album, '' Everybody's Coming Down,'' on August 14, 2015. Band members *Tim Kasher *Stefanie Drootin * Ryan Fox *Roger Lewis Former members *Jiha Lee * L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Every Day And Every Night
''Every Day and Every Night'' is an EP by Nebraskan indie rock band Bright Eyes. It became the 30th release by Saddle Creek Records on November 1, 1999. Conor Oberst references this album art in another of his songs, "Waste of Paint", from the album ''Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground''. In the first verse he sings (that a friend, most likely Zack Nipper) "''Once cut one of my nightmares out of paper; oh I thought it was beautiful, I put it on a record cover...''". Track listing #"A Line Allows Progress, a Circle Does Not" – 3:25 #"A Perfect Sonnet" – 3:41 #"On My Way to Work" – 4:10 #"A New Arrangement" – 5:13 #"Neely O'Hara" – 6:22 Track information *Neely O'Hara is a character from '' Valley of the Dolls'', written by Jacqueline Susann. Personnel *Conor Oberst – guitar, vocals, sampling, keyboards, bass, lyrics * Eric Bemberger – electric guitar *Tim Kasher – backing vocals * Joe Knapp – drums, percussion, vocals *Matt Magin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cursive's Domestica
''Domestica'' (also styled as ''Cursive's Domestica'') is the third studio album by the American indie rock band Cursive, released on June 20, 2000. This album was the 31st release by Saddle Creek Records, released on CD as well as both red and black vinyl. About ''Domestica'' is a concept album that tells the story of a relationship between two characters named "Sweetie" and "Pretty Baby." Both characters are mentioned by name in several of the songs on the album ("The Casualty," "The Martyr," "A Red So Deep," and "The Radiator Hums") as well as the title of "The Lament of Pretty Baby." It is presumed that the album correlates directly with lead singer and principal songwriter Tim Kasher's divorce, but additional dynamics were added to the story. One is the theme of infidelity, prevalent in the songs "A Red So Deep" and "The Game of Who Needs Who the Worst," a dynamic Kasher says was not present in his marriage. While the ending track is ambiguous, lead singer Tim Kasher said in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fevers And Mirrors
''Fevers and Mirrors'' is the third studio album by the Nebraska indie band Bright Eyes, recorded in 1999 and released on May 29, 2000. It was the 32nd release of the Omaha, Nebraska-based record label Saddle Creek Records. The album was released later in 2000 in the United Kingdom as the inaugural release from Wichita Recordings. The album begins with a recording of a little boy reading ''Mitchell Is Moving'', a book by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. "An Attempt to Tip the Scales" includes what is ostensibly an interview with the band's frontman, Conor Oberst. However, Oberst has admitted that the interview was something of a joke, intended to poke fun at the dark tone of the album. Conor's voice is impersonated in the interview by Todd Fink of The Faint and Commander Venus. The man interviewing is Matt Silcock, a former member of Lullaby for the Working Class. The album was reissued alongside a six-track companion EP by Dead Oceans on May 27, 2022. Critical reception The music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bright Eyes (band)
Bright Eyes is an American indie rock band founded by singer-songwriter and guitarist Conor Oberst. It consists of Oberst, multi-instrumentalist and producer Mike Mogis, arranger, composer and trumpet and piano player Nate Walcott, and a rotating line-up of collaborators drawn primarily from Omaha's indie music scene. Between 1998 and 2011, the band's albums were released through Saddle Creek Records, a Nebraska-based label founded by Justin Oberst (Conor's brother) and Mogis. In January 2020, the band announced their return, having signed with Dead Oceans. History 1995–1998: ''A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997'' After being a founding member of Commander Venus – which disbanded in 1997 – guitarist/vocalist Conor Oberst turned to focus on his new project, Bright Eyes. In 1998, he released 20 of the songs he had been stockpiling as the first official Bright Eyes album, '' A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997.'' The album saw Oberst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
