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The Difference Between Houses And Homes
''The Difference Between Houses and Homes'' (2005) is a compilation by American indie band Cursive of some of their early material. It is subtitled ''Lost Songs and Loose Ends 1995-2001''. This compilation features songs from '' The Icebreaker'' 7", ''The Disruption'' 7", '' Sucker and Dry'' 7", and the split between Cursive and Small Brown Bike. This album is the 70th release of Saddle Creek Records. Track listing Personnel: Tracks 1-7 and 9-12 * Tim Kasher – vocals, guitar * Steve Pedersen – guitar, vocals * Matt Maginn – bass, vocals * Clint Schnase – drums Personnel: Track 8 * Tim Kasher – vocals, guitar * Ted Stevens – guitar, vocals * Matt Maginn – bass, vocals * Clint Schnase – drums * Gretta Cohn - cello Additional information *The artwork on the album and the story book that accompanies it was drawn by Yuriko Yoshino, a member of the Japanese punk band, Eastern Youth, with whom Cursive Cursive (also known as script, among other names) is any sty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cursive (band)
Cursive is an American indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska. Stylistically described as emo and post-hardcore, Cursive came to prominence with 2000's '' Domestica'' and found commercial and critical success with 2003's ''The Ugly Organ''. The band has released eight studio albums, a compilations album, and a mix of singles and EPs since 1997. They have released recordings on several labels, including 15 Passenger Records, Saddle Creek Records, and Big Scary Monsters (UK). Cursive's influences include such bands as Fugazi, Shudder to Think, Archers of Loaf and Brainiac. History Early years and breakup (1995–98) Cursive formed in the spring of 1995, shortly after Slowdown Virginia broke up. Slowdown Virginia members Tim Kasher (lead vocals, guitar), Matt Maginn (bass), and Steve Pedersen (guitar) had parted ways, along with their drummer, a month prior. The three members decided that they were not ready to give up making music, and wanted to give music a serious try, with Kas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Kasher
Timothy J. Kasher (born August 19, 1974) is an American musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and the Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha-based record label Saddle Creek Records. Music Slowdown Virginia Slowdown Virginia was formed in Omaha in 1993 by Kasher with Matt Maginn, Steve Pedersen, and Casey Caniglia after the dissolution of a previous band called The March Hares. With a sound described as a heartland Pavement and into the Pixies, Slowdown Virginia recorded and released one album, ''Dead Space'', on Lumberjack Records, with the help of funding from friends. The band was short lived, breaking up in 1995, but it inspired other bands to form in Omaha like The Faint and Bright Eyes, the formation of Saddle Creek Records out of Lumberjack Records, and the name of Omaha's indie music venue, Slowdown. Cursive Kasher, Maginn, and Pedersen formed a new band, Cursive, in 1995, adding Clint Schnase to the band. The ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Compilation Albums
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Eastern Youth
Eastern Youth is a Japanese punk rock trio formed in 1989 in Hokkaidō. Their sound blends many different styles, and is especially complex for a three-piece band. Their lyrics express the helplessness of Japanese youths. Their influences include Fugazi, Jawbreaker, Jets to Brazil, Stiff Little Fingers and Discharge. Career Eastern Youth was formed as Scanners in 1989 by childhood friends Hisashi Yoshino and Atsuya Tamori in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. From 1989 to 1993 they were the top oi!/skinhead act in Japan. The released 3 albums, 1 single and were on several compilation albums. The band changed the name from EASTERN YOUTH to eastern youth, and shed the skinhead image of their past. The band moved to Tokyo in 1990. In 1995, they put out their first release on their own record label, 坂本商店: (Sakamoto-Shoten) 口笛、夜更けに響 ''Kuchibue Yofuke-ni-Hibiku'' (''"A Whistle Rings Late At Night"''). Within the next 5 years, Eastern Youth became legendary to the Japanese i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cello
The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, scientific pitch notation, C2, G2, D3 and A3. The viola's four strings are each an octave higher. Music for the cello is generally written in the bass clef, with tenor clef, and treble clef used for higher-range passages. Played by a ''List of cellists, cellist'' or ''violoncellist'', it enjoys a large solo repertoire Cello sonata, with and List of solo cello pieces, without accompaniment, as well as numerous cello concerto, concerti. As a solo instrument, the cello uses its whole range, from bassline, bass to soprano, and in chamber music such as string quartets and the orchestra's string section, it often plays the bass part, where it may be reinforced an octave lower by the double basses. Figure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gretta Cohn
Gretta Cohn is a cellist who is best known for playing cello in the rock group Cursive from 2001-2005. She left the group in August 2005. Her departure was announced on the Cursive website in late August: Cursive regrets to announce the departure of cellist Gretta Cohn. After four years in the band, Gretta has decided to leave Omaha to pursue other interests and projects, including a potential solo album. The split is very amicable: the band wishes her well and she in turn eagerly anticipates the new Cursive material to come. Cursive will not be seeking a replacement. She has collaborated with other artists including the band Twin Thousands. She appeared on 2006's Halloween episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, performing with Cat Power. She currently resides in New York City where she is the founder and principal of Transmitter Media. In July 2022, Transmitter Media agreed to be acquired by Pushkin Industries. Cohn is now the Senior Vice President of Content Production at Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Stevens (musician)
Ted Stevens (born July 4, 1975) is an American rock musician from Omaha, Nebraska, best known as the guitarist and backup singer for the band Cursive, as well as fronting Mayday. He previously fronted the indie folk band Lullaby for the Working Class. Release history With Lullaby for the Working Class *'' Blanket Warm'' (1996 · Bar/None Records) *'' I Never Even Asked for Light'' (1997 · Bar/None Records) *''Song'' (1999 · Bar/None Records) With Cursive *'' Domestica'' (2000, Saddle Creek Records) *'' Burst and Bloom'' (2001, Saddle Creek Records) *'' 8 Teeth to Eat You'' (2002, Better Looking Records) *''The Ugly Organ'' (2003, Saddle Creek Records) *'' Happy Hollow'' (2006, Saddle Creek Records) *''Mama, I'm Swollen'' (2009, Saddle Creek Records) *'' I Am Gemini'' (2012, Saddle Creek Records) With Mayday *'' Old Blood'' (2002 · Saddle Creek Records) *'' I Know Your Troubles Been Long'' (2003 · Bar/None Records d Greyday Records p *'' Bushido Karaoke'' (2005 · Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clint Schnase
Clint Schnase is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. He played drums in the indie-rock band Cursive from 1995 until late 2006. He also recorded and toured with Bright Eyes, Lullaby For The Working Class, The Good Life, Smashmouth (Indie rock band), Gravy Train, Gymnastics, McVoy, Dumb, Race For Titles, My Fellow Acrobats, The Brigadiers, Pinkerton Album Appearances With Cursive * ''The Disruption'' (1996, Saddle Creek Records) * ''Icebreakers 7" (1997, Saddle Creek Records) *''Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes'' (1997, Crank! Records) *'' The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song'' (1998, Saddle Creek Records) *'' Domestica'' (2000, Saddle Creek Records) *'' Burst and Bloom'' (2001, Saddle Creek Records) *'' 8 Teeth to Eat You'' (2002, Better Looking Records) *''The Ugly Organ'' (2003, Saddle Creek Records) *'' Happy Hollow'' (2006, Saddle Creek Records) *'' Vitriola'' (2018, 15 Passenger) Other * Bright Eyes - ''Fevers and Mirrors'' (2000 · Saddle Creek Records) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bass Guitar
The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and scale length, and typically four to six strings or courses. Since the mid-1950s, the bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music. The four-string bass is usually tuned the same as the double bass, which corresponds to pitches one octave lower than the four lowest-pitched strings of a guitar (typically E, A, D, and G). It is played primarily with the fingers or thumb, or with a pick. To be heard at normal performance volumes, electric basses require external amplification. Terminology According to the ''New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', an "Electric bass guitar sa Guitar, usually with four heavy strings tuned E1'–A1'–D2–G2." It also defines ''bass'' as "Bass (iv). A contraction of Double bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Maginn
Matt Maginn is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. He plays bass guitar in the indie-rock band Cursive and is a frequent contributor on a number of Bright Eyes records. He was also a founding member of Slowdown Virginia. He also helps run Team Love Records and was previously with Saddle Creek Records for 5 years. He graduated from Creighton University with a degree in Environmental Science. Album appearances With Cursive * ''Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes'' (1997, Crank! Records) * '' The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song'' (1998, Saddle Creek Records) * '' Domestica'' (2000, Saddle Creek Records) * '' Burst and Bloom'' (2001, Saddle Creek Records) * '' 8 Teeth to Eat You'' (2002, Better Looking Records * ''The Ugly Organ'' (2003, Saddle Creek Records) * '' Happy Hollow'' (2006, Saddle Creek Records) * ''Mama, I'm Swollen'' (2009, Saddle Creek records) * '' I Am Gemini'' (2012, Saddle Creek records) Other * Bright Eyes - ''Letting off the Happiness'' (1998 · ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Pedersen
Steve Pederson is an American guitarist from maha,Nebraska. He left Cursive in 1998 to attend law school at Duke University in North Carolina, after graduating from Creighton University with a degree in political science. At Duke, he started the band The White Octave, which released two albums and appeared on a few samplers. When Pedersen graduated, he returned to Omaha, Nebraska, started Criteria, and began working at Kutak Rock LLP. With the help of some friends, he wrote ten songs in a friend's basement, where he also lived for a short while. Their debut album, '' En Garde'' was released on Initial Records. ''En Garde'' became a very underrated album, probably due to lack of promotion. Pedersen soon found a job and became a lawyer. Even with a new job, he still found time to play a few shows here and there. After Initial Records disbanded, Criteria needed to find a new record label. Hometown friends Saddle Creek Records took them in and re-released ''En Garde'' in 2005, as w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
