Icebird is an American

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band based in Los Angeles, CA formed in 2002. The band has released one full-length album, one EP and appeared on one compilation.

History

Icebird formed in 2002 with members Kate Wise and brothers Barry Monahan and Mike Monahan. They first started out in the Los Angeles'

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area. Icebird released two albums. ''Magnitude'', released on June 14, 2005, was a full-length album released on independent label, Flying Squirrel Records. The record was received to rave reviews by LA Alternative, Prefix Magazine, Los Angeles City Beat, Synthesis Magazine, LAist and Flavorpill. The band was variously compared to

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without sounding retro" while ''TimeOut NY'' said "Icebird’s Magnitude (Flying Squirrel) might be the best indie-rock record we’ve heard out of LA all year." ''Championship Bloodline'', a five-song EP, was released by Flying Squirrel Records on January 1, 2008, and available on the

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. In July 2009, the band recorded a single called Alcohawk that appeared on the Chermak Records Compilation produced singer/guitarist Timothy James of the Movies. In addition to live performances on

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, the band played shows with contemporaries such Holly Golightly,

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Band members

*Barry Monahan -

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

*Mike Monahan -

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 ...

*Kate Wise -

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Discography

Albums

* ''Magnitude'' (2005, Flying Squirrel) * ''Championship Bloodline EP'' (2008, Flying Squirrel)

Compilations

* ''Chermak Records Compilation'' (2009, Chermak Records) Icebird - ''Alcohawk''

References

External links

Icebird Band Website
* Icebird on Allmusicbr>Prefix Magazine ReviewHybrid Magazine Review
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