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The Van Pelt
The Van Pelt is an American indie rock band from New York City that were active from 1993 to 1997, and have reformed briefly several times since then. The band formed in 1993 at New York University, with Chris Leo (formerly of Native Nod and brother of Ted Leo) on vocals and guitar, David Baum on guitar, Barry London on bass, and Neil O'Brien on drums. A seven song demo was recorded with Geoff Turner at WGNS studio in DC, and a split single with Radio to Saturn featuring "His Saxophone Is My Guitar" was released on Sudden Shame records. London soon left the group, and Toko Yasuda joined the band in 1995 to record their first album ''Stealing From Our Favorite Thieves'' in 1996 with Alap Momin at Sweetwood Sound. Baum & Yasuda would leave the group within the year, Yasuda joining Blonde Redhead. Brian Maryansky & Sean Greene would join late 96 for writing, recording of and ''Sultans Of Sentiment'' in 1997. "Sultans" & "Thieves" were released by Gern Blandsten records. Greene wou ...
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New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ...
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Musical Groups From New York City
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Art Monk Construction
Art Monk Construction was founded by Eric Astor and Garrett Rothman in State College, Pennsylvania in 1993.Jason Cherkis"Duo makes punk work, even here", ''The Daily Collegian'', Jan. 19, 1995 When Rothman left State College to study abroad, Astor was joined in managing the label by Rich Kraemer, a childhood friend from Tempe, Arizona, and the two additionally formed Lumberjack Distribution and Furnace MFG to distribute and manufacture products for Art Monk Construction and other independent labels and artists. The operations moved to Falls Church, Virginia, in August 1995. Lumberjack Distribution was sold to Doghouse Records in 1997, whereupon Kraemer moved to Europe and Astor was left running Art Monk Construction and Furnace MFG by himself.Jason Cherkis"Timber!" ''Washington City Paper'', Jul. 4–10, 1997 Roster Notable bands to release music on Art Monk Construction included Hoover, Frodus, Darkest Hour, Kerosene 454, Seven Storey Mountain, Iceburn, Karate, The Trans Meget ...
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Spartan Records
Spartan Records was founded by John T. Frazier in Seattle, Washington in January 2007. It is currently home to the bands Schematic, Barren Womb, Ourlives, Shy, Low, and several others. Prior to founding Spartan, Frazier was the director of marketing at several preeminent independent record labels including Tooth and Nail Records, Solid State Records, and Drive-Thru Records. The label has been a full-time operation since January 2013. Spartan Records is known for its creative pressing of colored vinyl variants. Background Formation John T. Frazier has stated that Spartan Records got its inspirations from the mail-order record labels he bought from while growing up. He worked in college radio and received an internship at the major record label Geffen Records and worked as part of the street teams for several other labels. He started his career working for a small indie label called crank!. After working with several other labels including Tooth and Nail Records, Solid Stat ...
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Stealing From Our Favorite Thieves
''Stealing From Our Favorite Thieves'' is the first full-length album by The Van Pelt, an indie rock band from New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ..., released in 1996. Track listing #''His Steppe Is My Prairie'' #''It's A Suffering'' #''Shame On You'' #''Magic Fantasy (We Are Provincial)'' #''You Are The Glue'' #''Simone Never Had It This Good'' #''His Saxophone Is My Guitar'' #''It's New To Me'' #''Turning Twenty Into Two'' Personnel *Toko Yasuda (bass, backing vocals) *Neil O'Brien (drums) *Chris Leo (vocals, guitar, lyrics) *David Baum (guitar, backing vocals) References External links *http://www.discogs.com/Van-Pelt-Stealing-From-Our-Favorite-Thieves/release/1542577 1996 debut albums The Van Pelt albums {{1990s-indie-rock-album-st ...
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Imaginary Third
''Imaginary Third'' is the third album by the alternative rock band The Van Pelt, released in 2014 on La Castanya Records. Although officially presented as a previously unreleased third album, Imaginary Third is a collection of songs previously released between 1997 and 1998 by The Van Pelt (Self Titled EP) and The Lapse The Lapse was an American indie band formed in late 1997. The band was first signed to Gern Blandsten, then Southern Records. A larger deal with Matador Records fell through in 2001. The Lapse was the duo of then boyfriend/girlfriend Chris Leo (ex-N ... (Betrayal!). Track listing #''Infinite Me'' – 2:29 #''The Threat'' – 2:52 #''ABCD's Of Fascism'' – 3:04 #''Three People Wide At All Times'' – 5:10 #''The Betrayal'' – 2:09 #''Democratic Teacher's Union'' – 0:57 #''Evil High'' – 2:29 #''The Speeding Train'' – 4:03 Personnel *Toko Yasuda (bass) *Neil O'Brien (drums) *Brian Maryansky (guitar, backing vocals) *Chris Leo (guitar, vocals) References ...
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London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ...
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All Tomorrow's Parties (music Festival)
All Tomorrow's Parties was an organisation based in London that promoted music festivals, concerts and records throughout the world for over ten years. It was founded by Barry Hogan in 2001 in preparation for the first All Tomorrow's Parties Festival, the line-up of which was picked by Mogwai and took place at Pontins, Camber Sands, England. Named after the song "All Tomorrow's Parties" by the Velvet Underground, the festival exhibited a tendency towards post-rock, indie rock, avant-garde music, and underground hip hop, along with more traditional rock fare presented in smaller venues than typical stadium performances. It was at first a sponsorship-free festival where the organisers and artists stay in the same accommodation as the fans. It claimed to set itself apart from festivals like Reading or Glastonbury by staying intimate, non-corporate and fan-friendly. Another difference was the line-ups being chosen by significant bands or artists, resulting in unorthodox events wh ...
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