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Grant-Lee Phillips
Grant-Lee Phillips (born Bryan G. Phillips; September 1, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He led the group Grant Lee Buffalo in the 1990s, afterwards launching a solo career. He features as the town troubadour in ''Gilmore Girls''. Background Born in Stockton, California, Phillips began playing the guitar in his early teens. At age 19, he moved to Los Angeles where he worked tarring roofs to fund evening classes at UCLA and forming bands. He eventually dropped out of college and linked up with an old friend from Stockton named Jeffrey Clark. In the late 1980s, Phillips lived on campus at CalArts with future wife Denise Siegel, whom he met at a party through a fellow student and first Shiva Burlesque bassist, James Brenner. Phillips informally took art classes, went to public lectures and film screenings, and immersed himself in the school's World Music program until 1990Shiva Burlesquereleased two LPs, ''Shiva Burlesque'' (Nate Starkman & Son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockton, California
Stockton is a city in and the county seat of San Joaquin County, California, San Joaquin County in the Central Valley (California), Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. Stockton was founded by Carlos Maria Weber in 1849 after he acquired Rancho Campo de los Franceses. The city is named after Robert F. Stockton, and it was the first community in California to have a name not of Spanish or Native American origin. The city is located on the San Joaquin River in the northern San Joaquin Valley. Stockton is the List of largest California cities by population, 11th largest city in California and the List of United States cities by population, 58th largest city in the United States. It was named an All-America City Award, All-America City in 1999, 2004, and 2015 and again in 2017. Built during the California Gold Rush, Stockton's seaport serves as a gateway to the Central Valley and beyond. It provided easy access for trade and transportation to the southern gold mines. The Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Mould
Robert Arthur Mould (born October 16, 1960) is an American musician, principally known for his work as guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for alternative rock bands Hüsker Dü in the 1980s and Sugar in the 1990s. Early years Born in Malone, New York, Mould lived in several places, including the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, where he attended Macalester College. There, he formed Hüsker Dü in the late 1970s with drummer/singer Grant Hart and bass guitarist Greg Norton. Mould and Hart were the principal songwriters for Hüsker Dü, with Hart's higher-pitched vocals and Mould's baritone taking the lead in alternate songs. Musical career Hüsker Dü Forming in 1979, Hüsker Dü first gained notice as a punk rock group with a series of recordings on the independent label SST Records. In 1986, they signed with a major record label (Warner Bros. Records), but found only modest commercial success. However, they were later often cited as one of the key influences on 1990s alternative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Smiths
The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. They comprised the singer Morrissey, the guitarist Johnny Marr, the bassist Andy Rourke and the drummer Mike Joyce. They are regarded as one of the most important acts to emerge from the 1980s British independent music scene. The Smiths signed to the independent label Rough Trade Records in 1983 and released their first album, ''The Smiths'', in 1984. They based their songs on the songwriting partnership of Morrissey and Marr. Their focus on a guitar, bass, and drum sound and a fusion of 1960s rock and post-punk was a rejection of the synth-pop sound that was predominant at the time. Several Smiths singles reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, and all their studio albums reached the top five of the UK Albums Chart, including the number-one album ''Meat Is Murder'' (1985). They achieved mainstream success in Europe with ''The Queen Is Dead'' (1986) and ''Strangeways, Here We Come'' (1987), both of which en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nineteeneighties
''Nineteeneighties'' is a cover album by American singer-songwriter Grant-Lee Phillips. It was released on June 27, 2006 under Zoë Records. Critical reception ''Nineteeneighties'' was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average In ordinary language, an average is a single number taken as representative of a list of numbers, usually the sum of the numbers divided by how many numbers are in the list (the arithmetic mean). For example, the average of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 7, ... score of 75, based on 10 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 73 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 5 reviews. Track listing References External links Musicomh.com review of ''Nineteeneighties''Being There review of ''Nineteeneighties'' Grant-Lee Phillips albums 2006 albums Covers albums Zoë Records albums {{2000s-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Creeper (album)
''Virginia Creeper'' is the third album by American singer-songwriter Grant-Lee Phillips, released on February 24, 2004. Critical reception ''Virginia Creeper'' was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 77, based on 14 reviews. Track listing Personnel Musicians * Grant-Lee Phillips – primary artist, piano, producer * Richard Dodd – cello * Danny Frankel – percussion * Eric Gorfain – violin * Sheldon Gomberg – bass * Sebastian Steinberg – bass * Jon Brion – ukelele * Bill "Luigi" Bonk – accordion * Greg Leisz – dobro, mandolin * Leah Katz – viola * Cindy Wasserman – vocals * Zac Rae – keyboard Production * Gavin Lurssen Gavin Lurssen is an American mastering engineer. He owns Lurssen Mastering in Hollywood, California. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobilize (Grant-Lee Phillips Album)
''Mobilize'' is the second album by Grant-Lee Phillips Grant-Lee Phillips (born Bryan G. Phillips; September 1, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He led the group Grant Lee Buffalo in the 1990s, afterwards launching a solo career. He features as the town troubadour ... after the internet release of '' Ladies Love Oracle''. It was released to high critical acclaim, reviews often focusing on the successful implementation of both electronic textures and traditional instruments. Phillips himself played every instrument during recording and used a drum machine for percussion in every track except for "Hugo's Theme" and "Sunday Best" where other musicians contributed. Track listing All tracks composed by Grant-Lee Phillips #"See America" 5:08 #"Humankind" 3:09 #"Love's a Mystery" 4:09 #"Sadness Soot" 4:20 #"We All Get a Taste" 3:54 #"Spring Released" 3:15 #"Lazily Drowning" 4:18 #"Like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladies Love Oracle (album)
''Ladies' Love Oracle'' is the first solo album by Grant-Lee Phillips Grant-Lee Phillips (born Bryan G. Phillips; September 1, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He led the group Grant Lee Buffalo in the 1990s, afterwards launching a solo career. He features as the town troubadour .... Track listing All tracks composed by Grant-Lee Phillips #"You're a Pony"—2:05 #"Heavenly"—2:24 #"Squint"—3:36 #"Don't Look Down"—4:40 #"Flamin' Shoe"—3:53 #"Folding"—3:32 #"Lonesome Serenade"—3:24 #"Nothin' Is For Sure"—4:30 #"St. Expedite"—3:00 #"Snowflakes"—5:40 ''(found only on 2002 re-release of the album)'' References Grant-Lee Phillips albums 1999 debut albums {{1990s-indie-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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- most populous city in the country. The city boundaries encompass an area of about and a population of 675,647 as of 2020. It is the seat of Suffolk County (although the county government was disbanded on July 1, 1999). The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 4.8 million people in 2016 and ranking as the tenth-largest MSA in the country. A broader combined statistical area (CSA), generally corresponding to the commuting area and including Providence, Rhode Island, is home to approximately 8.2 million people, making it the sixth most populous in the United States. Boston is one of the oldest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South By Southwest
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 Convention (meeting), 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jubilee (Grant Lee Buffalo Album)
''Jubilee'' is the fourth and final studio album by Grant Lee Buffalo, released in 1998. The single "Truly, Truly" received significant radio airplay, appearing on ''Billboards Modern Rock chart for 13 weeks, peaking at #11. According to Grant Lee Phillips, the album may have suffered from high expectations at the label. :"The celebrational spirit of ''Jubilee'' actually brought a renewed optimism to me personally. The album was well received and understandably the expectations at the label were high, probably too high. Although the highly refined ''Jubilee'' had brought the band considerable success at radio with "Truly, Truly", a shift within the industry was well underway. The label's constant nagging about "Call-out Response" was both a new term and a bewildering concept to our ears. The basic strategy: a radio station arranges to call up a listener who is asked to consume about 30 songs over the phone, perhaps 20 seconds of each. From this remote encounter, the listener will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copperopolis (album)
''Copperopolis'' is the third studio album by alternative rock band Grant Lee Buffalo. It was released in 1996 on Slash Records. Production The album was produced by bass player Paul Kimble. It was recorded in six weeks. All songs were written by Grant Lee Phillips Critical reception '' No Depression'' wrote that "the sound is lush and more beautiful than ever." ''Trouser Press ''Trouser Press'' was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow fan of the Who Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference to ...'' wrote that "every song is a miniature epic" and that "the record confirms Phillips as a pop auteur." ''The Rough Guide to Rock'' called the album "triumphant," writing that it introduced "a richer, more sweeping sound." Track listing All tracks composed by Grant Lee Phillips #"Homespun" #"The Bridge" #"Arousing Thunder" #"Even The Oxen" #"Crackdown" #"Arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mighty Joe Moon
''Mighty Joe Moon'' is the second studio album by American rock band Grant Lee Buffalo, released in 1994 by Slash Records and Reprise Records. Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. * Grant Lee Phillips – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, dobro, mandolin, harmonica * Paul Kimble – bass, piano, pump organ, electric organ, vocals * Joey Peters – drum set, tumbuk, tambourine, tablas, maracas, marimba, shakers, acquired hunks of metal * Greg Adamson – cello on "Mockingbirds" * Greg Leisz Gregory Brian Leisz ( ; born September 18, 1949) is an American musician. He is a songwriter, recording artist, and producer. He plays guitar, dobro, mandolin, lap steel and pedal steel guitar. Biography Leisz grew up in the garage band cu ... – pedal steel guitar on "Lady Godiva and Me" Charts References 1994 albums Grant Lee Buffalo albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
