Little Brazil is a four-piece rock band formed in 2002 in
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest cit ...
by
Landon Hedges of
Desaparecidos
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and formerly of
The Good Life. Originally he intended to use the name Little Brazil for his solo work, yet he recruited his friends Dan Maxwell on bass and Corey Broman on drums, who were in
Secret Behind Sunday and
Son, Ambulance
Son, Ambulance is an American band (music), band based in Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska. As of February 2015, they are again signed as "active" on the Saddle Creek website after being labeled "inactive" for an indefinite time.Saddle Creek b ...
. The last member was guitarist Austin Britton, who Landon met at an open mic night.
Greg Edds was later added to guitar duties and Oliver Morgan on drums from 2004-2013. Matt Bowen played drums from 2014-2016.
In 2014, Mike Friedman took over lead guitar along with drummer
Nate Van Fleet joining in 2016.
In 2017, Shawn Cox joined on lead guitar.
Little Brazil has played alongside bands such as
The Good Life,
Cursive,
Make Believe
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,
The Meat Puppets
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,
Nada Surf
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History ...
,
The Thermals
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, and
Tegan and Sara
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.
Band members
*
Landon Hedges
*Danny Maxwell
*Shawn Cox
*Nate Van Fleet
Former members
*Mike Friedman
*
Matt Bowen (musician)
Matt Bowen is an American musician from Omaha, Nebraska
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*
Greg Edds
*Oliver Morgan
*Austin Britton
*
Corey Broman
Discography
*''
Little Brazil EP'' (2004 ·
Mt. Fuji Records)
*''
You and Me'' (2005 ·
Mt. Fuji Records)
*''
Tighten the Noose'' (2007 ·
Mt. Fuji Records)
*''
Son
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Social issues
In pre-industrial societies and some current c ...
'' (2009 ·
Anodyne Records)
*''
Send the Wolves'' (2018 ·
Max Trax Records
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Animals
* Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog
* Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE)
* Max (gorilla) ...
)
*''Just Leave'' (2022 · Max Trax Records)
See also
*
Desaparecidos
An enforced disappearance (or forced disappearance) is the secret abduction or imprisonment of a person by a State (polity), state or political organization, or by a third party with the authorization, support, or acquiescence of a state or po ...
*
The Good Life
*
Son, Ambulance
Son, Ambulance is an American band (music), band based in Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska. As of February 2015, they are again signed as "active" on the Saddle Creek website after being labeled "inactive" for an indefinite time.Saddle Creek b ...
External links
Little Brazil on FacebookLittle Brazil on MySpaceMt. Fuji RecordsLazy-i Interview: July 2014with Landon Hedges
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Indie rock musical groups from Nebraska
Musical groups from Omaha, Nebraska
Musical groups established in 2002
2002 establishments in Nebraska