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Speaking Canaries
The Speaking Canaries (sometimes "Thee Speaking Canaries" or "The(e) Speaking Canaries") are an indie rock group from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are known for being Don Caballero drummer Damon Che's "other band", and for their unabashed love of the kind of 1970s and '80s hard rock purveyed by bands such as Kiss (band), KISS and Rush (band), Rush -- indeed, the Canaries' second album ''Songs for the Terrestrially Challenged'' features covers of two Van Halen songs. Original Lineup (1991-1995) *Damon Che - guitar, Singing, vocals *The Karl Hendricks Trio, Karl Hendricks - Bass guitar, bass, vocals *Noah Leger - Drum kit, drums Current Lineup (2004-present) *Damon Che - guitar, vocals *Adam Crane - Bass (guitar), bass *Eugene Doyle - drums Discography *''The Joy of Wine'' (1993) LP on Mind Cure Records *''Songs for the Terrestrially Challenged, Songs for the Terrestrially Challenged (hi-fi version)'' (1995) Double LP / CD on Scat Records *''Songs for the Terrestrially Chal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or "Pop rock, guitar pop rock". One of the primary scenes of the movement was Dunedin, where Dunedin sound, a cultural scene based around a convergence of noise pop and jangle became popular among the city's University of Otago, large student population. Independent labels such as Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun began to promote the scene across New Zealand, inspiring key college rock bands in the United States such as Pavement (band), Pavement, Pixies (band), Pixies and R.E.M. Other notable scenes grew in Madchester, Manchester and Hamburger Schule, Hamburg, with many others thriving thereafter. In the 1980s, the use of the term "independent music, indie" (or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
