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Earlimart (band)
Earlimart is an American indie rock band formed in 1998 in Los Angeles, California, United States, and named after the town of Earlimart, California. The main members are Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray. Their early sound has been described as "post-punk", and compared to that of Pixies, Sonic Youth and Sparklehorse; later music has been compared to that of Grandaddy and Elliott Smith. In 2009, Espinoza and Murray joined with Jason Lytle and Aaron Burtch, formerly of Grandaddy, to record an album entitled ''I Heart California'', which was released in 2010 under the name Admiral Radley. Members Current: *Aaron Espinoza singer/guitarist *Ariana Murray bassist/keyboardist/singer Past: *Solon Bixler * Jim Fairchild * Scott McPherson *Joel Graves * Derek Brown * Russell Pollard * Brian Aubert * Andrew Lynch *Brian Thornell Discography *''Filthy Doorways'' (November 22, 1999) *''Kingdom of Champions'' (October 17, 2000) *''The Avenues'' (EP) (January 21, 2003) *'' Everyone Dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Lytle
Jason Lytle ( ; born March 26, 1969) is an American musician best known for his work in the indie rock group Grandaddy. The group split in 2005, and Lytle continued to release music as a solo artist and in collaboration with other musicians. Grandaddy reformed in 2012 and stopped recording and touring again in 2017 following the death of one of the members. Biography Early life and Grandaddy Lytle was born in Modesto, California and has an older sister, one older brother, a sister (deceased) and a stepsister. His father was in the grocery business, and his mother a housewife; they divorced when Lytle was aged seven. A fan of music at an early age, he played drums as a child. Skateboarding captured his interest in his teens, and by his late teens Lytle was a sponsored amateur. While laid up with a career-ending ACL injury, he started to play music again, writing songs and eventually setting up a home studio. Grandaddy came together gradually, signed to V2 Records, put out al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humboldt County (film)
''Humboldt County'' is a 2008 comedy drama film by Darren Grodsky and Danny Jacobs. It stars Jeremy Strong in his film debut, Fairuza Balk, Frances Conroy, Madison Davenport, Brad Dourif, Chris Messina and Peter Bogdanovich. The film made its debut at SXSW on March 11, 2008. It was picked up by Magnolia Pictures and was released on September 26, 2008. Plot Peter Hadley is an overachieving medical student at UCLA. He is given failing grades on his final exam by his professor, who also happens to be his father. Unable to graduate, he becomes bitter and disillusioned. He then meets up with the actress who played the part of his patient in his final exam, the free-spirited part-time jazz singer Bogart. The two of them go back to her apartment after a night at a jazz club and have casual sex. Afterwards she gets up to go for a drive and asks Peter if he'd like to come, to which he agrees. The two of them drive north through the night and Peter eventually dozes off. When he wakes up, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hymn And Her
''Hymn and Her'' is the sixth album by the American indie rock band Earlimart (band), Earlimart. It was announced in March by Aaron Espinoza and was released in the US on July 1, 2008 via Major Domo Records and Shout! Factory, and a day later in Japan, via Youth Records. ''Hymn and Her'' marks where Earlimart now consists of just the duo of Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray, and also is the duo's second album in under a year, following on from August 2007's ''Mentor Tormentor''. This also marks the second time Murray sings lead vocals. The first came when she provided lead vocals for ''Mentor Tormentors "Happy Alone." Allmusic awarded the album with 4 out of 5 stars, and stated that ''Hymn and Her'' "...sounds intimate, as if the bandmates have discovered how to funnel their densely populated songs into warm, mellow washes of sound."[ Allmusic - Review of "Hymn and Her"] Track listing ''All songs written by Espinoza and Murray.'' # "Song For" - 2:32 # "Face Down in the Right Town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mentor Tormentor
''Mentor Tormentor'' is the fifth studio album from Los Angeles indie rock band Earlimart. The album was released on August 21, 2007 in the US. On July 25, 2006, a limited edition 7" vinyl single was released by Suicide Squeeze Records featuring the song "Answers and Questions." The single version of "Answers and Questions" is shorter in length and ends abruptly, whereas the album version ends on a crescendo In music, the dynamics of a piece is the variation in loudness between notes or phrases. Dynamics are indicated by specific musical notation, often in some detail. However, dynamics markings still require interpretation by the performer dependi .... Track listing ''All songs written by Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray.'' # "Fakey Fake" – 3:58 # "Answers and Questions" – 4:33 # "Nevermind the Phonecalls" – 3:34 # "Happy Alone" – 4:42 # "The Little Things" – 2:12 # "700>100" – 3:18 # "Everybody Knows Everybody" – 2:37 # "Don't Think About Me" – 4:18 # "Gonn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treble And Tremble
''Treble & Tremble'' is the fourth album by Earlimart (band), Earlimart. The first single was "Heaven Adores You," and a music video was produced to accompany the song. The album was influenced by Elliott Smith. In an interview with Pitchfork Media, Aaron Espinoza said "...Some people really took [''Treble & Tremble''] as a concept album or a tribute album to [Smith], and I wouldn't ever say that the album wasn't influenced by him, but it wasn't meant to be a tribute thing. But like I said, I can't ever, ever, ever be ashamed of my association with him. I cherish it every day." Track listing (All songs written by Earlimart) # "Hold On, Slow Down" – 1:40 # "First Instant Last Report" – 2:27 # "The Hidden Track" – 4:12 # "Sounds" – 2:42 # "The Valley People" – 0:39 # "All They Ever Do Is Talk" – 3:57 # "A Bell And A Whistle" – 2:40 # "Broke The Furniture" – 3:28 # "Unintentional Tape Manipulations" – 5:56 # "Heaven Adores You" – 3:43 # "808 Crickets" – 0:49 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everyone Down Here
Earlimart is an American indie rock band formed in 1998 in Los Angeles, California, United States, and named after the town of Earlimart, California. The main members are Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray. Their early sound has been described as "post-punk", and compared to that of Pixies, Sonic Youth and Sparklehorse; later music has been compared to that of Grandaddy and Elliott Smith. In 2009, Espinoza and Murray joined with Jason Lytle and Aaron Burtch, formerly of Grandaddy, to record an album entitled ''I Heart California'', which was released in 2010 under the name Admiral Radley. Members Current: *Aaron Espinoza singer/guitarist *Ariana Murray bassist/keyboardist/singer Past: *Solon Bixler *Jim Fairchild * Scott McPherson *Joel Graves * Derek Brown *Russell Pollard *Brian Aubert * Andrew Lynch *Brian Thornell Discography *''Filthy Doorways'' (November 22, 1999) *''Kingdom of Champions'' (October 17, 2000) *''The Avenues'' (EP) (January 21, 2003) *'' Everyone Down Here' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Lynch (singer-songwriter)
Andrew Lynch (born in Soldotna, Alaska) is a singer-songwriter, trumpeter, keyboard player, audio engineer, and music producer, who lives in Los Angeles, California. In 2004, he released his debut album ''Samaritopia'' with the help of Pat Boone and Bill Hudson. The album features Sebastian Steinberg and The Section Quartet, who he occasionally performs with at Largo. He is a former band member of Los Angeles indie rock band The Black Pine. In the fall of 2007, Lynch toured with Earlimart in support of their record Mentor Tormentor, playing keyboards and trumpet. In late 2007, he continued working with the band, playing horns on, engineering, and producing their 2008 record, Hymn and Her. The following year, he recorded The Section Quartet's debut film score, music for Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, '' Whip It''. In 2010, Lynch recorded and mixed songs for hardcore punk supergroup Off!'s First Four EPs. In the same year, he also independently released his first full- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Aubert
Silversun Pickups is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles that was formed in 2000. The band is composed of Brian Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Christopher Guanlao, and Joe Lester. The band released their debut EP, '' Pikul'', in July 2005, and their debut album, '' Carnavas'', on July 26, 2006. Their second album, '' Swoon'', was released on April 14, 2009. ''Neck of the Woods'', the band's third album, came out on May 8, 2012. They issued their fourth album, ''Better Nature'', on September 25, 2015. Their fifth album, '' Widow's Weeds'', came out on June 7, 2019. Their sixth and most recent album, ''Physical Thrills'', was released on August 19, 2022. History Early years and ''Pikul'' EP (2000–2005) Brian Aubert met Nikki Monninger in 1994 on a flight from Los Angeles to London. Both of them were headed to Cambridge for a school exchange program. Aubert noticed Monninger sitting across the aisle from him, stealing alcohol from the drink cart. The pair formed Silve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Pollard
Russell "Russ" Pollard (born 1975)Park, Linda (2010)The LP Questionnaire/Pick Three - Russ Pollard of Everest", sxsw.com, March 14, 2010, retrieved 2011-11-20 is an American rock musician, who has been a member of Sebadoh, The Folk Implosion, Alaska!, Everest, and the Calf Fiends,. Biography Pollard started off as a member of Louisville post-hardcore stalwarts Hedge and Out, before moving on to the energetic prog-punk of the Calf Fiends in 1996-1997. Pollard joined Sebadoh in the late 1990s as drummer, playing on the band's seventh studio album, '' The Sebadoh''.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 962-3 He formed Alaska! in 2000 with Imaad Wasif in Los Angeles, the band releasing their debut album ''Emotions'' in 2003.Stosuy, Brandon (2003)Alaska! ''Facts and Fictions'', Pitchfork Media, March 10, 2003, retrieved 2011-11-20Wilson, MacKenzieAlaska! Biography, Allmusic, retrieved 2011-11-20 His working relationship with Sebadoh's Lou Barlow con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Brown (musician)
Derek Brown (born July 18, 1983) is an American saxophonist based out of Chicago, IL. Brown is best known for his particular style of playing, dubbed "BEATBoX SAX," which combines various extended techniques, percussive effects (e.g. stomping and beating his saxophone), and at times vocal elements. He is currently performing a tour involving visiting every US state within 12 months. Brown has released two solo albums, ''BEATBoX SAX'' (2016) and ''FiftyFifty'' (2018). Additional albums include “All Figured Out” in collaboration with the Holland Concert Jazz Orchestra, and “Symbiosis”, a collaboration with Jeff Coffin. Early life and career Derek Brown grew up in southwest Michigan and graduated from Hope College with bachelor's degrees in both jazz and classical performance. He earned his master's degree in jazz studies from the University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music. Brown was the director of jazz studies and instructor of saxophone at Abilene Christi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott McPherson
Scott McPherson (October 13, 1959 Columbus, Ohio – November 7, 1992 Chicago) was an American playwright. Life He graduated from Ohio University. In 1981, he moved to Chicago, where he acted in ''The House of Blue Leaves'' and "The Normal Heart," where he met actor and Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Steven Drukman with whom he lived for three years. He joined the play writing group Chicago New Plays. His partner at the time of his death was activist and cartoonist Daniel Sotomayor. He died of complications from AIDS on November 7, 1992, aged 33. Ohio University named a new theater space for him. The Goodman Theatre and the Victory Gardens Theater have established an annual playwriting award in his name. Family The son of Leo McPherson and Peggy Sansbury, he had the following siblings: Bret and Mark McPherson, Steve Sansbury, Hugh Sansbury, Susan MacDowell, Ellen Oatney and Cathy Hargett. Awards * 1991 Whiting Award * 1992 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play * Oppe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
