Coachwhips was a
garage rock
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band from
San Francisco, California
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, formed in 2001. The band consisted of
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(vocals, guitar), John Harlow (drums) and Mary Ann McNamara (keyboards, backing vocals, tambourine). In their second incarnation, Val-Tronic played keyboard/tambourine, and Matt Hartman (former guitarist for
Cat Power
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and multi-instrumentalist for
Sic Alps) played drums.
Coachwhips are known for their stripped-down, unpolished garage rock and completely unintelligible lyrics, a sound that is similar to
The Oblivians
The Oblivians are an American garage punk (fusion genre), garage punk trio that has existed since 1993. In the 1990s, their blues-infused brand of bravado, crudely recorded music made them one of the most popular and prominent bands within the u ...
and
The Gories.
Band members
*John Dwyer - guitar, vocals
*John Harlow - drums (2001–2003)
*Mary Ann McNamara - keyboards, tambourine, backing vocals (2001–2003)
*Matt Hartman - drums (2003–2005)
*Val(tronic) - keyboard, tambourine (2003–2005)
Discography
Splits
* ''Split 7" with A Tension'' (Kimosciotic, 2003, KSR-006)
* ''Split 7" with Trin Tran'' (Show And Tell Recordings, 2004, SAT 005)
* ''Split 7" with Intelligence'' (Omnibus Records, 2005, omni036)
Albums
* ''Hands On The Controls CD'' (Black Apple Records, 2002, 002)
* ''Get Yer Body Next Ta Mine LP'' (Show And Tell Recordings, 2002, SAT 003)
* ''Get Yer Body Next Ta Mine CD'' (
Narnack Records, 2003, NCK 7002)
* ''
Bangers Versus Fuckers'' (Narnack Records, 2003, NCK 7009)
* ''Peanut Butter And Jelly Live At The Ginger Minge LP/CD'' (Narnack Records, 2005, NCK 7024)
* ''Double Death CD'' (Narnack Records, 2006) (a collection of rarities and b-sides, it also comes with a DVD showcasing their live shows.)
* ''Hands on the Controls LP'' (
Castle Face Records, 2013)
Equipment
In a 2005 interview with
SLUG Magazine
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, Dwyer claims the band steals telephones for use in their music from hotel rooms every time the band stays in a hotel on tour, which he says is why the band is usually not invited back to the hotels they have visited.
References
Other sources
* Evert
Coachwhips''Grunnenrocks.nl''. Accessed June 16, 2007.
External links
Podcast Interview w/ John Dwyer - Nov 2007Show & Tell Recordings
*Coachwhips @ Allmusic
Coachwhips was a garage rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 2001. The band consisted of John Dwyer (vocals, guitar), John Harlow (drums) and Mary Ann McNamara (keyboards, backing vocals, tambourine). In their second incarnation, ...
br>Coachwhips "Body And Brains" live in Jamaica Plain, MA 2004 @ Esprit de CorpsLive video from the Burn My Eye TV show
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