A.J. Mogis is a musician from
North Platte, Nebraska
North Platte is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is located in the west-central part of the state, along Interstate 80, at the confluence of the North and South Platte Rivers forming the Platte River. T ...
. He currently plays
bass guitar
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in the
indie-rock
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band
Criteria. His brother is
Mike Mogis
Michael Riley Mogis (born May 16, 1974) is an American producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who, along with his brother A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios (previously known as Dead Space Recording and, earlier, Whoopass Recor ...
. Together, they founded
Presto! Recording Studios and have recorded almost all the albums released by
Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Mike Mogis and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records). Mogis soon turned over hi ...
as well as albums by friends' bands. They were also members of
Lullaby for the Working Class. Criteria has so far released two albums.
Album appearances
see also albums by
Criteria.
*Inside I
nknown*Fun Chicken - I'm Drinking Your Spinal Fluid (1994)
*We'd Rather Be Flying - The Solution for Your Thinning Hair
995
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Events
By place
Japan
* 17 May - Fujiwara no Michitaka (imperial regent) dies.
* 3 June: Fujiwara no Michikane gain ...
*
Lullaby for the Working Class -
Blanket Warm (1996)
*
Cursive - ''
Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes'' (1997,
Crank! Records)
*
Cursive - ''
The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song'' (1998,
Saddle Creek)
*
The Faint
The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Graham Ulicny, Dapose and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes, with whom T ...
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Media
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** Broadcast media, communications delivered over mass e ...
(1998 ·
Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Mike Mogis and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records). Mogis soon turned over hi ...
)
*
The Faint
The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Graham Ulicny, Dapose and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes, with whom T ...
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Blank-Wave Arcade
''Blank-Wave Arcade'' is the second studio album by the new wave band The Faint. It was released on November 1, 1999.
This album is the 28th release of Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, ...
(1999 ·
Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Mike Mogis and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records). Mogis soon turned over hi ...
)
*
Lullaby for the Working Class - Song (1999 ·
Bar None Records)
*
Bright Eyes -
Fevers and Mirrors
''Fevers and Mirrors'' is the third studio album by the Nebraska indie band Bright Eyes, recorded in 1999 and released on May 29, 2000. It was the 32nd release of the Omaha, Nebraska-based record label Saddle Creek Records. The album was released ...
(2000 ·
Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Mike Mogis and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records). Mogis soon turned over hi ...
)
*
Cursive -
Domestica (2000 ·
Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Mike Mogis and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records). Mogis soon turned over hi ...
)
*
Bright Eyes -
Every Day and Every Night (2000 ·
Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Mike Mogis and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records). Mogis soon turned over hi ...
)
*
The Good Life -
Novena on a Nocturn
''Novena on a Nocturn'' is the debut album of the band The Good Life from Omaha, Nebraska. The band is the side project
In popular music, a side project is a project undertaken by one or more people already known for their involvement in ano ...
(2000 ·
Better Looking Records)
*
The Faint
The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Graham Ulicny, Dapose and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes, with whom T ...
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Danse Macabre
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The ''Danse Macabre'' consists of the dead, or a personification of ...
(2001 ·
Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Mike Mogis and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records). Mogis soon turned over hi ...
)
*
Criteria -
En Garde (2003,
Initial Records)
*
Cursive - ''
The Ugly Organ
''The Ugly Organ'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Cursive, released on March4, 2003, through Saddle Creek Records. It was released both on black and translucent green 180 gram vinyl.
Background and production
Following a b ...
'' (2003,
Saddle Creek)
*
Beep Beep -
Business Casual
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(2004,
Saddle Creek)
*
Son, Ambulance - ''
Key'' (2004,
Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Mike Mogis and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records). Mogis soon turned over hi ...
)
*
Tilly and the Wall
Tilly and the Wall was an indie pop group from Omaha, Nebraska. Their name originated from a children's book called ''Tillie and the Wall'', written by Leo Lionni. They are particularly noted for having a tap dancer, Jamie Pressnall, provide pe ...
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Wild Like Children
''Wild Like Children'' is the debut album by Tilly and the Wall. The album was recorded in the basement of Steve Pedersen's house, and was the first release of Team Love Records.
The CD-release party for the album was held in Omaha, Nebraska
...
(2004 ·
Team Love Records
Team Love is an independent record label based in New Paltz, New York, founded by Conor Oberst and Nate Krenkel in 2003. It has released albums by several other recording artists. Team Love also released the documentary film by Roy Germano, Th ...
)
*
Criteria -
When We Break (2005,
Saddle Creek)
*
An Iris Pattern -
A Museum is Silent Suffering
*
Capgun Coup - ''
Brought To You By Nebraskafish'' (2007,
Team Love
Team Love is an independent record label based in New Paltz, New York, founded by Conor Oberst and Nate Krenkel in 2003. It has released albums by several other recording artists. Team Love also released the documentary film by Roy Germano, ...
)
*
Son, Ambulance -
Someone Else's Déjà Vu (2008,
Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Mike Mogis and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records). Mogis soon turned over hi ...
)
*Dirtfedd - The American Nightmare (2008, Sopra Evil Records)
*
Mister Vertigo - Dreaming On The Left Side (2016, Vertigo Musik Records)
References
External links
Official Criteria websiteSaddle Creek Records
* Allmusic.com A.J. Mogis article
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Living people
People from North Platte, Nebraska
Musicians from Nebraska
Saddle Creek Records artists
Team Love Records artists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Lullaby for the Working Class members
Criteria (band) members