St. Johnny
St. Johnny were a Connecticut-based rock band, formed in 1989 and split c.1995. They were signed to DGC Records. Members * Bill Whitten 1989–1995 (vocals, guitar) *Tom Leonard 1989–1993 (guitar) *Jim Elliot 1989–1995 ( bass) Died 2016 *Wayne Letitia 1989–1994 (drums) * Sean Mackowiak 1989–1990 (guitar) *"Lucky" Jim Roberto 1993–1995 (guitar) *Tom Goss 1994–1995 (drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...) Discography St. Johnny releases include: Singles & EPs *''Four Songs'' (7") (Asthma Record) 1992 *"Go to Sleep" (7″) (Ajax Records) 1992 *"A Car or a Boy" (7″) (DGC) 1993 *"Gilligan"/"Live at the Sports Page Cafe…" (7″) ( Twisted Village) 1994 *"I Give Up"/"One of the Boys" (7″) (Love Kit) 1994 *"Scuba Diving"/"Welcome Back Kotter" (7″) ( ...
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Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since the 2010 United States census have indicated that Hartford is the fourth-largest city in Connecticut with a 2020 population of 121,054, behind the coastal cities of Bridgeport, New Haven, and Stamford. Hartford was founded in 1635 and is among the oldest cities in the United States. It is home to the country's oldest public art museum (Wadsworth Atheneum), the oldest publicly funded park (Bushnell Park), the oldest continuously published newspaper (the ''Hartford Courant''), and the second-oldest secondary school (Hartford Public High School). It is also home to the Mark Twain House, where the author wrote his most famous works and raised his family, among other historically significant sites. Mark Twain wrote in 1868, "Of all the beautifu ...
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Drum Kit
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player ( drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks, one in each hand, and uses their feet to operate a foot-controlled hi-hat and bass drum pedal. A standard kit may contain: * A snare drum, mounted on a stand * A bass drum, played with a beater moved by a foot-operated pedal * One or more tom-toms, including rack toms and/or floor toms * One or more cymbals, including a ride cymbal and crash cymbal * Hi-hat cymbals, a pair of cymbals that can be manipulated by a foot-operated pedal The drum kit is a part of the standard rhythm section and is used in many types of popular and traditional music styles, ranging from rock and pop to blues and jazz. __TOC__ History Early development Before the development of the drum set, drums and cymbals used in military and orchestral m ...
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Musical Groups Disestablished In 1995
Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narrative songs sung by the characters * MusicAL, an Albanian television channel * Musical isomorphism, the canonical isomorphism between the tangent and cotangent bundles See also * Lists of musicals * Music (other) * Musica (other) * Musicality Musicality (''music-al -ity'') is "sensitivity to, knowledge of, or talent for music" or "the quality or state of being musical", and is used to refer to specific if vaguely defined qualities in pieces and/or genres of music, such as melodiousness ...

Musical Groups Established In 1989
Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narrative songs sung by the characters * MusicAL, an Albanian television channel * Musical isomorphism, the canonical isomorphism between the tangent and cotangent bundles See also * Lists of musicals * Music (other) * Musica (other) * Musicality Musicality (''music-al -ity'') is "sensitivity to, knowledge of, or talent for music" or "the quality or state of being musical", and is used to refer to specific if vaguely defined qualities in pieces and/or genres of music, such as melodiousness ...

Vol
Vol or Vols may refer to: * Vol (command), a computer operating system command * Vol (heraldry), a heraldic charge * Volatility (finance) * Volume (other) * Volunteer (Irish republican) * Nashville Vols, an American minor league baseball team * Tennessee Volunteers, the sports teams of the University of Tennessee * Republic of Upper Volta, a country in Africa now called Burkina Faso * Vigilantes of Love, an American rock band * Volans, a constellation * Volapük, a constructed international auxiliary language * Volunteer State Community College, a community college in Gallatin, Tennessee * Vol, Iran, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran * Vol Dooley (1927-2014), former sheriff of Bossier Parish, Louisiana See also * Völs (other) Völs may refer to: * Völs, Tyrol, a town in the district of Innsbruck-Land in Tyrol, Austria *Völs am Schlern, a town located in South Tyrol, Italy *Gerd Völs Gerd Völs (22 December 1909 – 15 March 1991) was a German rower ...
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Let It Come Down (St
Let It Come Down may refer to: * ''Let It Come Down'' (novel), a 1952 novel by Paul Bowles * ''Let It Come Down'' (James Iha album) * ''Let It Come Down'' (Spiritualized album) * ''Let It Come Down'' (St. Johnny album) See also *"Let it come down" is a line from Shakespeare's play ''Macbeth ''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...

Speed Is Dreaming
''Speed Is Dreaming'' is the sophomore studio album by American alternative rock band St. Johnny and their first release for DGC Records. Reception Editors at AllMusic Guide rated this album four out of five stars, with critic Nitsuh Abebe opining that the band retained their characteristic melodic compositions, but having a major record label "cleans up some of the band's sound and tightens their songwriting". Andrew Earles highlighted the band's previous debut album '' High as a Kite'' in ''Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996'' and also called this album "near-excellent". A review in ''Billboard'', noting that the "D.I.Y. spirit" is still present in the band's major-label debut. In an overview of the band's career for ''Trouser Press'', Deborah Sprague notes that ''Speed Is Dreaming'' improves on the band's independent work and praises the interplay of Tom Leonard's layered guitar along with Bill Whitten's vocals. Track listing #"A Car or ...
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High As A Kite
''High as a Kite'' is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band St. Johnny. Reception Editors at AllMusic Guide rated this album three out of five stars, with critic Nitsuh Abebe noting the lack of production and polish on the album, which could be an asset for listeners who prefer that sound, but the quality is still as high as their other releases and will be interesting for fans of their later releases. Andrew Earles highlighted this album in ''Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996'', calling this "straight-ahead but excellent Sonic-Youth-meets-Pavement-meets-Dinosaur, Jr. indie mope-rock". In an overview of the band's career for ''Trouser Press'', Deborah Sprague considers the band's early recordings "less nihilistic than they are just plain bored" and notes that the band's sound improved after signing to DGC. Track listing All songs written by Jim Elliott, Tom Leonard, Wayne Letitia, and Bill Whitten #"Go to Sleep&nbs ...
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