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Andrew Barr (musician)
Andrew Barr is a drummer and producer based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada who is best known for his work with The Barr Brothers and The Slip. Barr is a founding member of the experimental rock band The Slip (1995–2007) and the critically acclaimed group The Barr Brothers along with his brother Brad Barr. Born in Providence, RI, Andrew began playing the drums at an early age, a student of jazz drummer Bob Gullotti and drummer/percussionist Jamey Haddad (Paul Simon), Andrew studied at Berklee College of Music before spending time in Mali, West Africa studying with master drummer Abdoul Doumbia. As well as The Barr Brothers, he has performed with an array of artists and appeared on several albums. He has performed and/or recorded with Leslie Feist, M. Ward, Lhasa de Sela, Alexi Murdoch, Natalie Merchant, David Binney, Bassekou Kouyate, Ua, Marco Benevento, Patrick Watson, Land Of Talk, Nathan Moore, Esmerine, Sonya Kitchell, Richard Reed Parry, The Low Anthem, Greg Saunier, Bryc ...
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A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drum The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a she ...s. Most contemporary western bands that play Rock music, rock, Pop music, pop, jazz, or R&B music include a drummer for purposes including timekeeping and embellishing the musical timbre. The drummer's equipment includes a drum kit (or "drum set" or "trap set"), which includes various drums, cymbals and an assortment of accessory hardware such as pedals, standing support mechanisms, and drum sticks. Particularly in the traditional music of many countries, drummers use individual drums of various sizes and designs rather than drum kits. Some use only their hands to strike the drums. In larger ensembles, the drummer may be part of a rhythm section with other percussion ...
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Sonya Kitchell
Sonya Kitchell (born March 1, 1989, in Ashfield, MA) is an American singer-songwriter. Kitchell formed her first band and began writing music in 2001. In 2004 Sonya signed with Velour Records and was named the second Starbucks Hear Music Artist, releasing her first international-selling record, '' Words Came Back to Me'' on Velour Records. She has toured globally to Japan, Europe and across the U.S. many times in support of the album. Kitchell has appeared on numerous late-night TV shows, including the ''Late Show with David Letterman'', ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'', CNN, CBS and garnered rave reviews from the ''LA Times'', ''Boston Globe'', ''NY Times'' and NPR. She has appeared in venues such as Carnegie Hall and The Hollywood Bowl, amongst numerous notable stages around the world. In 2007 she joined forces with Herbie Hancock, singing on his Grammy-winning Joni Mitchell tribute titled '' River: The Joni Letters''. Hancock invited Kitchell to join him on tou ...
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Some Are Lakes
''Some Are Lakes'' is the first full-length album by Canadian indie rock band Land of Talk, released October 7, 2008, on Secret City Records in Canada and Saddle Creek Records in the United States. The album was produced by Justin Vernon of the American indie folk group Bon Iver. Track listing Critical reception In October 2008, David Bevan of Pitchfork A pitchfork (also a hay fork) is an agricultural tool with a long handle and two to five tines used to lift and pitch or throw loose material, such as hay, straw, manure, or leaves. The term is also applied colloquially, but inaccurately, to ... gave the album a 6.9/10. With oral influence from bands Sonic Youth, Fleetwood Mac, and Afghan Whigs, Bevan reports that "...while just as thorny and gnarled in parts...its calms are ultimately more haunting and compelling than its many storms." References 2008 debut albums Land of Talk albums Saddle Creek Records albums Secret City Records albums {{2000s-indi ...
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Invisible Baby
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Eisenhower (album)
''Eisenhower'' is the fourth studio album and eighth album overall by American indie rock band The Slip. It was released November 7, 2006 on Bar/None Records. It was produced by The Slip and Matthew Ellard (who has also produced for Elliott Smith and Billy Bragg and Wilco) and engineered by Drew Malamud (Stars, Metric). It represented a drastic departure for the Boston/Montreal band, going from their previous jazz-fused to sound to a more streamlined, indie rock sound. The album features contributions from Japanese singer Ua, as well as Chris Seligman from the Canadian indie band Stars. The song " Even Rats" was featured in the PlayStation 2 video game ''Guitar Hero''. Live versions of "Children of December" and "If One of Us Should Fall" were previously released on '' Live at Lupo's 6/12/04'', and another live version of the latter was on '' Alivelectric''. "Children of December" and "Even Rats" were released for the Rock Band video game series through the Rock Band Network ...
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Angels Come On Time
''Angels Come on Time'' is a self-produced album by Boston trio The Slip. It was released in 2002 as the band's debut album for the Rykodisc record label. It was recorded in 2001, in part at The Barn, a recording studio owned by Phish Phish is an American rock band formed in Burlington, Vermont, in 1983. The band is known for musical improvisation, extended jams, blending of genres, and a dedicated fan base. The band consists of guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon ...'s Trey Anastasio. Timo Shanko appears in a supporting role on ''Angels Come on Time'', playing saxophone on selected tracks. The album earned Relix magazine's "Studio Album of the Year", tying for the award with Medeski Martin & Wood's ''Uninvisible''. Track listing #"Landing" – 2:20 #"Get Me With Fuji" – 5:01 #"Sometimes True to Nothing" – 7:17 #"Sorry" – 4:43 #"Tinderbox" – 9:19 #"Love and Tears" – 3:47 #"The Nashua Rose" – 6:31 #"Stomping Grounds" – 0:52 #"(Take A) Beetle to ...
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Does (album)
''Does'' is the second album by indie rock band The Slip. It was released in 2000 on Butch Trucks Claude Hudson "Butch" Trucks (May 11, 1947 – January 24, 2017) was an American drummer. He was best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. Trucks was born ...' record label, Flying Frog Records. Track listing #"Catacea" – 2:43 #"So Dope" – 5:35 #"Paint Cans" – 1:13 #"The Invocation" – 4:10 #"Johnny's Tune" – 6:54 #"When Cloudy Hushes Moon" – 5:06 #"A Crack in the Sundial" – 6:44 #"Hallway" – 0:19 #"My Room" – 4:38 #"Hey Worrier" – 4:53 #"Tohu Bohu" – 7:01 #"Rhythm and Gold" – 8:11 #"S'Debatable" – 5:51 #Untitled – 3:34 References External links * * 2000 albums The Slip (band) albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub ...
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From The Gecko
''From the Gecko'' is the debut album by Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ... band The Slip. It was released in 1997 on the band's KA Records label. (It is also the title of a different album by Daboa (aka Frank Harris) also released in 1997 on the Triple Earth label.) The album features guest musicians Timo Shanko (tenor sax), Daisuke Fujiwara (soprano sax), and Gus Zeising (soprano sax) on selected tracks. Track listing #"Munf" – 6:19 #"Alsoa" – 6:25 #"Yellow Medicine" – 8:45 #"The Weight of Solomon" – 8:09 #"Spice Groove" – 4:46 #"Cumulus" – 8:01 #"Eube" – 8:23 #"Children of Atlantis" – 6:06 #"Island of Peace" – 2:03 #"Honey Melon" – 11:17 #"Entering Saugus" – 3:44 All tracks credited to The Slip. Personnel Musical *Timo Shanko – ...
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Little Scream
Little Scream is the stage name of American-born, Montreal-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumental musician and artist Laurel Sprengelmeyer. Her debut album '' The Golden Record'' was released on Outside Music in Canada and Secretly Canadian elsewhere on March 15, 2011. Her musical style has been described as a blend of folk, pop and art rock. Laurel Sprengelmeyer was born in Iowa, where she studied piano and violin as a child. After moving to Montreal, she connected with well-known Canadian musicians, including some from Arcade Fire, Thee Silver Mt. Zion and The National, who would later collaborate on her debut album. Little Scream is also a visual artist, using her own oil painting on the cover of ''The Golden Record''. ''The Golden Record'' was co-produced by Arcade Fire's Richard Parry and received a 2011 Polaris Music Prize longlist nomination. Little Scream appeared in the 2011 lineup of the MusicNOW Festival. Prior to her solo recording as Little Scream, La ...
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Fred Fortin
Fred Fortin (born Joseph Antoine Frédéric Fortin Perron on 5 May 1971 in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter. Formerly associated with the bands Galaxie, Gros Mené and Les Breastfeeders, he has also released several solo albums. His 2009 album ''Plastrer la lune'' was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize. In 2007, he also collaborated with Jean-Philippe Fréchette of Navet Confit, Simon Proulx of Les Trois Accords and Vincent Peake of Groovy Aardvark Groovy Aardvark was a Canadian rock band active since 1986 in the Québec music scene. They performed in English and in French. History In 1986, the band Schizophrenic Muff Divers was formed by five college (Edouard-Montpetit) students from L ... in the supergroup Vauvandalou, who released the one-off single "0.99$" through Bande à part and Radio-Canada's '' Le Fric Show''. Discography * 1996: ''Joseph Antoine Frédéric Fortin Perron'' * 2000: ''Le Plancher des vaches'' * 2 ...
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