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Blitzen Trapper
Blitzen Trapper is a Portland, Oregon-based experimental country music, country/Folk music, folk/Rock and roll, rock band associated with Sub Pop Records, Vagrant Records and Lojinx. Formed in 2000, the band currently operates as a quintet, with Eric Earley (guitar/harmonica/vocals/keyboard), Erik Menteer (guitar/keyboard), Brian Adrian Koch (drums/vocals/harmonica), Michael Van Pelt (bass), and Marty Marquis (guitar/keyboards/vocals/melodica). Blitzen Trapper self-released its first three albums. "Wild Mountain Nation" was No. 98 on ''Rolling Stone''s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. Blitzen Trapper released its third album, ''Wild Mountain Nation'', in 2007 to much acclaim from critics such as Pitchfork Media, The nerve magazine, The Nerve, and Spin Magazine. The group signed to Sub Pop Records in the summer of 2007. After the release of ''Furr'' in 2008, the group received a two-page feature in ''Rolling Stone''. The album was ranked No. 13 on ''Rolling Stones Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Ballroom (Portland, Oregon)
Crystal Ballroom, originally built as Cotillion Hall, is a historic building on Burnside Street in Portland, Oregon, United States. Cotillion Hall was built in 1914 as a ballroom, and dance revivals were held there through the Great Depression. Starting in the 1960s, the hall has also been host to many popular pop, rock, folk, blues and jazz artists, as well as Beat generation, beat poetry and other entertainment. History What is now known as the Crystal Ballroom was constructed in 1913–1914 and opened in early 1914, as Ringler's Cotillion Hall. Originally owned by Montrose Ringler, the ballroom fell victim to heavy persecution of jazz and dance and Ringler lost the ballroom in the early 1920s. The ballroom was bought by Dad Watson in the mid-1920s, and largely held square dances during that period. After Watson's death in the 1930s, Ralph Farrier bought the ballroom and renamed it the Crystal Ballroom. He continued in Watson's footsteps, holding square dances through the 1950 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destroyer Of The Void
''Destroyer of the Void'' is the fifth studio album by Blitzen Trapper Blitzen Trapper is a Portland, Oregon-based experimental country music, country/Folk music, folk/Rock and roll, rock band associated with Sub Pop Records, Vagrant Records and Lojinx. Formed in 2000, the band currently operates as a quintet, with ... released on June 8, 2010 on Sub Pop Records. Following their commercial breakthrough, ''Furr'', ''Destroyer'' was a hit in its own right. ''Destroyer of the Void'' put Blitzen Trapper in the top 100 of ''Billboards Top 200 chart for the first time - peaking at #88 - while the album had even more success on the Top Independent Album charts, hitting #11 there. Unusually, lead songwriter and singer Eric Earley didn't title the album, which was named by multi-instrumentalist Marty Marquis. Earley admitted, "I couldn’t think of a name for it." Conception and Critical Reception Coming off the extended tour for Blitzen Trapper's commercial breakthrough, ''Furr'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Killers
The Killers are an American rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ... band formed in Las Vegas in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning (lead guitar, backing vocals). After going through a number of short-term bass players and drummers in their early days, both Mark Stoermer (bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals) and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (drums, percussion) joined the band in 2002. The band's name is derived from a logo on the bass drum of a fictitious band portrayed in the music video for the New Order (band), New Order song "Crystal (song), Crystal". The Killers have released seven studio albums, each of which reached the top spot on the UK Albums Chart: ''Hot Fuss'' (2004), ''Sam's Town'' (2006), ''Day & Age'' (2008), ''Battle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coachella Music Festival
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly called the Coachella Festival or simply Coachella) is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Coachella Valley in the Colorado Desert. It was co-founded by Paul Tollett and Rick Van Santen in 1999, and is organized by Goldenvoice, a subsidiary of AEG Presents. The event features musical artists from many genres of music, including rock, pop, indie, hip hop and electronic dance music, as well as art installations and sculptures. Across the grounds, several stages continuously host live music. The festival's origins trace back to a 1993 concert that Pearl Jam performed at the Empire Polo Club while boycotting venues controlled by Ticketmaster. The show validated the site's viability for hosting large events, leading to the inaugural Coachella Festival being held over the course of two days in October 1999, three months after Woodstock '99. After no event was held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monolith Festival
The Monolith Festival was a music festival held at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado. The first festival took place September 14–15, 2007 on 5 stages, including the Red Rocks main stage. The 2008 Monolith Festival was held on September 13–14. On April 11, 2009, it was announced on the official Monolith Festival Facebook Page that the 2009 Monolith Festival will be held on September 12–13. 2007 Lineup The lineup for the 2007 festival comprised over 50 bands, including (although not limited to): * Art Brut * Au Revoir Simone * Bob Log III * Black Rebel Motorcycle Club * The Brian Jonestown Massacre * Cake * Clap Your Hands Say Yeah * Cloud Cult * Das EFX * The Decemberists * Editors * Everything Absent or Distorted * Hot IQs * The Flaming Lips * Flosstradamus * Ghostland Observatory * Kid Sister * Kings of Leon * Matt & Kim * Spoon * William Elliott Whitmore 2008 Lineup The lineup for the 2008 festival included (although was not limited to): * DeVotchKa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SXSW
South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. It began in 1987 and has continued to grow in both scope and size every year. In 2017, the conference lasted for 10 days with the interactive track lasting for five days, music for seven days, and film for nine days. There was no in-person event in 2020 and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Austin, Texas; both years, there was a smaller online event instead. SXSW is run by the company SXSW, LLC, which organizes conferences, trade shows, festivals, and other events. In addition to SXSW, the company runs the conference SXSW Edu and the upcoming SXSW Sydney festival, and co-runs North by Northeast in Toronto. It has previously run or co-run the events North by Northwest (1995-2001), West by Southwest (2006-2010) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregg Williams
Gregg Williams (born July 15, 1958) is an American football coach. He most recently served as the defensive coordinator for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) from 2019 to 2020. Previously, he was head coach of the Buffalo Bills from 2001 to 2003, and defensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints (with whom he won Super Bowl XLIV) from 2009 to 2011, and the Cleveland Browns, acting as an interim head coach in the 2018 season. Williams is known for running aggressive, attacking 4–3 schemes that put heavy pressure on opposing quarterbacks and for his key role in the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal, also known as "Bountygate". In March 2012, Williams was suspended indefinitely from the NFL as a result of his admitted involvement in the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal, under which bounties were paid for causing injuries that would take targeted players on opposing teams out of games. Williams' suspension was lifted a year later, and he return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Coykendall
Mike Coykendall is a musician, audio engineer, and record producer. Born in Norwich, Kansas in 1963, Coykendall was a member of the Wichita-based Klyde Konnor, which performed and recorded frequently throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. He moved to San Francisco in 1991 and released three critically acclaimed albums with the Old Joe Clarks. After moving to Portland, Oregon in 1999, he set up a home studio, where he recorded albums for a myriad of bands, including She & Him, M. Ward, Beth Orton, Richmond Fontaine, Tin Hat Trio, Blitzen Trapper, and Bright Eyes. As a solo artist, he has released the albums ''Hello Hello Hello'' (Stereotype, 2005), ''The Unbearable Being of Likeness'' (Field Hymns, 2010), ''Chasing Away the Dots'' (Fluff and Gravy, 2012), and ''Half Past, Present Pending'' (Fluff and Gravy, 2015). Discography * ''Half Past, Present Pending'' (Fluff & Gravy, 2015) * ''Chasing Away the Dots'' (Fluff & Gravy, 2012) * ''The Unbearable Being of Likeness'' (Field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blitzen Trapper (album)
''Blitzen Trapper'' is the debut studio album by Blitzen Trapper. The deluxe reissue was released only on vinyl LP on April 20, 2013, for Record Store Day Record Store Day is an annual event inaugurated in 2007 and held on one Saturday (typically the third) every April and every Black Friday in November to "celebrate the culture of the independently owned record store". The day brings together fa .... Track listingPreview This Album ;2013 Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks References Blitzen Trapper albums 2003 debut albums {{2000s-country-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boom (Garmonbozia Album)
''Boom'' is one of the albums the band Garmonbozia recorded and distributed at concerts before changing their name to Blitzen Trapper Blitzen Trapper is a Portland, Oregon-based experimental country music, country/Folk music, folk/Rock and roll, rock band associated with Sub Pop Records, Vagrant Records and Lojinx. Formed in 2000, the band currently operates as a quintet, with ... and releasing albums commercially. ''Boom'' contains a very early version of the song, "Sadie"; a more polished version of the song would later close Blitzen Trapper's Destroyer of the Void album in 2010. Track listing References Blitzen Trapper albums 2002 albums {{2000s-country-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Mountain Nation
''Wild Mountain Nation'' is the third studio album by Blitzen Trapper. The album was honored as "Best New Music" by ''Pitchfork'', receiving a rating of 8.5 out of 10. Sub Pop Records Sub is a common abbreviation of words beginning with the prefix "sub-". Sub or SUB may also refer to Places * Juanda International Airport, Surabaya, Indonesia, IATA code SUB Computing and technology * , an HTML tag for subscript * SUB designate ... describes the album as such: Track listing All songs written by Eric Earley. References 2007 albums Blitzen Trapper albums Sub Pop albums {{2000s-country-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Across This Land
''All Across This Land'' is the eighth studio album by Blitzen Trapper, released on October 2, 2015. Conception In a lengthy essay regarding the concept and construction of ''All Across This Land'', the official Blitzen Trapper site compared the album to earlier albums like ''Furr'' and ''American Goldwing'': " 'All Across This Land''is a top-down, tightly defined piece of classic rock and roll, full of big riffs, bigger hooks and compelling, instantly relatable lyrics ... 'I think it’s a return to the sort of more "classic" Blitzen Trapper thing, for sure,' ongwriter EricEarley says." Earley also elaborated on the songwriting process: "Those two albums 'Furr'' and ''American Goldwing'' I wrote all the songs at once and they all hang together. But the records that came in between, they were written over the course of a year-and-a-half or so ... For ''All Across This Land'', he continues, “I had all the songs written and demoed in a three or four month span. And I think they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
