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Kill Rock Stars Artists
{{Short description, none This is an overview of active and former artists signed to Kill Rock Stars. Active artists * Boats * Caleb Nichols * Comet Gain * COMMANDO * Deerhoof * Erase Errata * Cameron Esposito * Foxx Bodies * Elliott Fullam * Gold Chains & Sue Cie * Gravy Train!!!! * Horse Feathers * The Inflorescence * Kinski (band) * Logan Lynn * Macromantics * The Makers * Mecca Normal * MAITA * Mi’ens * Mika Miko * Nedelle * Thao Nguyen * The Thermals * Numbers * The Old Haunts * Anna Oxygen * The Paper Chase * Linda Perry * Ryan Cassata * Shoplifting * Shy Child * Slumber Party * Shaylee * Stereo Total * Marnie Stern * TEKE::TEKE * Tele Novella * They Shoot Horses, Don't They? * Mary Timony * Wimps Passive/defunct/alumnus artists * Bangs * Bikini Kill * Bratmobile * C Average * The Cribs * Elliott Smith * Free Kitten * godheadSilo * Gossip * Harvey Danger * Hovercraft * Huggy Bear * Jeff Hanson * Lungleg * Mary Lou Lord * Miranda July * Sleater-Kinney * Team Dresch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kill Rock Stars
Kill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and Tinuviel Sampson, and based in both Olympia, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, but was originally known for its commitment to underground punk rock bands and the Olympia area music scene. History Sampson and Moon initially started the label because, in Moon's words, "I just wanted to put out my friends' records because nobody was putting out my friends' records. And to put out spoken word 7-inch records." KRS-101 (the label's first release) was in fact a split 7-inch spoken-word record with Kathleen Hanna and Slim Moon; other "Wordcore" releases followed. The first major release was a compilation of Olympia-area bands simply titled ''Kill Rock Stars'' (''Stars Kill Rock'' and ''Rock Stars Kill'' would follow in the same compilation series) and featured Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, Unwound, Nirvana, Mecca Normal, Heavens to Betsy, The Nation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Old Haunts
The Old Haunts are a rock music band formed in 2001 in Olympia, Washington. The band is sometimes defined as Punk rock, punk but exhibits additional qualities similar to southern swamp rock. Arpeggiated twangy guitar riffs, pounding bass lines and rock drumming are major features of the group's sound. Band members Principal members of the band are the founders Craig Extine (guitar, vocals) and Scott Seckington (bass), and the band's current drummer, Tobi Vail. Vail is a member of Bikini Kill and The Frumpies. Past drummers for The Old Haunts include founding member Curtis James, Natalie Cox, Danny Sasaki, and Chris Sutton, most of who have played with other Olympia music scene, Olympia bands. James was in Serum Greys and Excuse 17; Sasaki was a member of Mocket (band), Mocket; Cox came from Popular Music (band), Popular Music; and Sutton had been in Dub Narcotic Sound System. Discography Before signing with the Kill Rock Stars label, The Old Haunts released a pair of independent E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wimps (band)
Wimps is a punk rock band from Seattle, Washington formed in 2012. The band includes drummer Dave Ramm (formerly of The Intelligence The Intelligence is an American rock band from Seattle, formed in 1999. Founded by multi-instrumentalist Lars Finberg ( A Frames, Thee Oh Sees), the band currently consists of Finberg, alongside Dave Hernandez (guitar), Drew Church (bass) and ...), guitarist Rachel Ratner, and bassist Matt Nyce. Their debut album, ''Repeat'', was released on End of Time Records in January 2013. In January 2014 the band released a 7-inch record on the micro-label, Help Yourself Records. In August 2015, the band released an EP called ''Super Me'' and were voted Best Punk Band of the year in a Best Of Seattle Reader Poll. Discography * Repeat (2013, End of Time Records) * Party At The Wrong Time (2014, Help Yourself Records) * Couches (2014, self-released) * Super Me EP (2015, Kill Rock Stars) * Suitcase (2015, Kill Rock Stars) * Garbage People (2018, Kill Roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Timony
Mary Bozana Timony (born October 17, 1970) is an American independent singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, and violist. She has been a member of the bands Helium, Autoclave and Wild Flag, and currently fronts Ex Hex. Timony's music is often heavy and dark, frequently using drones, beats, and modal melodies reminiscent of European Medieval music. She uses a number of alternate guitar tunings, most prominent of which is DADGAE. Her unique style has been cited as an influence amongst well respected and admired musicians such as Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney, Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz and many more. Biography Timony was born to James and Joan Timony of Washington, D.C., and raised in the neighborhoods of Glover Park and Wesley Heights. As a teenager, she attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Georgetown where she played guitar in the jazz band and also studied viola. Her guitar teacher Tom Newman recalled to interviewers: “She came to us a prodig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (band)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? was a post punk band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The band had an eclectic style, combining horns and keyboards with pop and rock rhythms. History The band was founded by Nut Brown in 2003. Members included Consuelos and Bruce Dyck. Their debut album ''Boo Hoo Hoo Boo'' was released on the Kill Rock Stars label February 21, 2006; at that time the band had eight members. KRS released ''Pick Up Sticks'' on June 5, 2007. Both full-length albums were recorded by Colin Stewart at the Hive, in Burnaby, BC. The self-titled EP was recorded by Jesse Gander, also at the Hive. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? disbanded in April, 2008. ''Georgia Straight'', by Gregory Adams on April 2nd, 2008 Keyboardist Chris Alscher (al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marnie Stern
Marnie Stern (born March 18, 1976) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and guitarist. She has garnered acclaim for her technical skill and tapping style of guitar play. Stern is also a current member of The 8G Band from the show ''Late Night with Seth Meyers''. Musical career In early 2007, Kill Rock Stars released Stern's debut CD, ''In Advance of the Broken Arm''. It was well received by critics, and most favorably by ''The New York Times'', citing it as "The year's most exciting rock 'n' roll album." In mid 2007, Stern toured the U.S. and UK with Hella's Zach Hill and The Advantage's Robby Moncrieff, in support of her debut album. In 2008, Stern was named one of ''Venus Zines "Greatest Female Guitarists of All Time", Spring 2008 issue and was nominated "Female Artist of the Year" and "Punk Album of the Year" for the 2008 Plug Music Awards. Stern's second album, entitled '' This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stereo Total
Stereo Total was a Berlin-based multilingual, French-German duo which comprised Françoise Cactus (born Françoise Van Hove and formerly co-leader of the West Berlin band Les Lolitas) and Brezel ('pretzel') Göring (aka Friedrich von Finsterwalde, born Friedrich Ziegler, ex-Haunted Henschel, Sigmund Freud Experience). Stereo Total's social media accounts reported that Françoise Cactus died from breast cancer on 17 February 2021, aged 57. As of 17 February 2021, the duo's official Instagram page states: 'Stereo Total is a Berlin-based multilingual, French-German comprising Françoise Cactus & Brezel Göring'. Both Cactus and Göring sung and played multiple instruments. When they appeared on stage as a duo, Cactus frequently played drums while Göring played guitar and synth; at other times the touring band has included additional musicians such as Angie Reed. Their early career was nurtured within Berlin's easy listening scene, and they frequently supported the DJ team Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaylee
Shaylee is a feminine given name of Gaelic origin. The name means "admirable" and is related to the Irish name Shea. Other alternate variant(s) of the name is/are Shayla and Shayle. This name can be also an anglicized version of the Hebrew name Shaili, a combination of the names Shai and Li, which gives the meaning of "gift for me". Notable people with the name include: * Shaylee Bent (born 2000), an Australian rugby league footballer * Shaylee Chuckulnaskit (2000–2014), a victim of the 2014 Marysville Pilchuck High School shooting * Shaylee Curnow (born 1998), Australian singer and songwriter known professionally as Peach PRC * Shaylee Mansfield (born 2009), deaf American actress and YouTuber See also * Shae (given name) * Shea (other) Shea is an Irish surname that is also used in some countries as a gender neutral given name. Shea may refer to: People Surname A–H * Brek Shea (born 1990), American soccer player * Charles W. Shea (1921–1994), United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shy Child
Shy Child were an American electronic music duo from New York City, United States, consisting of Pete Cafarella on vocals and synthesizers and Nate Smith on drums. History Shy Child formed in the summer of 2000, when former college friends Pete Cafarella and Nate Smith separately moved to New York City. The duo shared a love for progressive rock and electronic music, and started playing music together in an attempt to create a fusion of the genres. Shy Child recorded their debut album, '' Please Consider Our Time'', in 2001. Originally sold through local record shops, Grenadine Records signed the band and re-released it proper in 2002, followed by the Humanity EP in 2003. In 2004 the band released their second album, '' One with the Sun'', on New York label Say Hey Records. Two singles were later released in the UK from the album, "The Noise Won't Stop" and " Technicrats", though the album itself was only released in North America. Shy Child began playing steadily in the UK in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoplifting (band)
Shoplifting was an American punk band, formed in 2002 in Seattle, Washington.Serra, David: Shoplifting ''Allmusic''. Shoplifting was composed of members Hannah Blilie (drums/vocals), Chris Pugmire (vocals/guitar), Devin Welch (guitar), and Melissa Lock (bass), who replaced Michelle Nolan (bass). History Shoplifting entered the Seattle musical landscape in early 2003, quickly impacting a music community that (with a few exceptions) had grown stale and apolitical in the wake of the city’s gentrification, and the decreased visibility of Riot Grrrl and other similarly radical movements. In that year, Shoplifting displayed a thirst for play and experimentation, playing shows in every imaginable sort of space (from elevator shafts to basements to the lawn of the state capitol), blindfolding audiences or giving them instruments, microphones and space to share, improvising performances, and collaborating in different mediums with a diverse array of artists and friends. They also toured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Cassata
Ryan Otto Cassata (born December 13, 1993) is an American musician, public speaker, writer, filmmaker, and actor. Cassata speaks at high schools and universities on the subject of gender dysphoria, being transgender, bullying and his personal transition from female to male, including top surgery in January 2012, when he was 18 years old. He has made appearances on ''Larry King Live'' and ''The Tyra Banks Show'' to talk about being transgender. He has performed at LGBT music festivals and has gone on tours across the United States of America. Cassata has performed at popular music venues such as Jazz at Lincoln Center, Whisky a Go Go, The Saint, The Bitter End, SideWalk Cafe, Turf Club (venue) and Bowery Poetry Club. Cassata won a date on Warped Tour 2013 through the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands online competition and performed on the Acoustic Basement Stage on June 21, 2013 becoming the first openly transgender performer to play at the Vans Warped Tour. Cassata also won a date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
