The Out Crowd was a

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band featuring bass guitarist

Matt Hollywood Matt Hollywood (born June 11, 1973) is an American indie rock guitarist and singer. He was a founding member and leader of the Portland-based indie rock band The Out Crowd, as well as a founding member of the psychedelic rock band The Brian J ...

, a former member of

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. He formed the group in late 2001 in Portland,

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with drummer Stuart Valentine, guitarist Elliott Barnes, bassist Joe Patterson and tambourine player Sarah Jane. ''Go on, Give a Damn'' was produced by Gregg Williams (

The Dandy Warhols The Dandy Warhols are an American alternative rock band, formed in Portland, Oregon, in 1994 by singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Peter Holmström. They were later joined by keyboardist Zia McCabe and drummer Eric Hedford. H ...

) and released in early 2003 o
Elephant Stone Records
The band toured on the American West Coast in 2003. ''Then I Saw The Holy City'' was produced by Brian Coates, engineer/producer for

, and released in the fall of 2004 o
The Kora Records
The Out Crowd supported fellow

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bands

Dead Meadow Dead Meadow is an American psychedelic rock band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1998 and currently composed of vocalist and guitarist Jason Simon, bassist Steve Kille, and drummer Mark Laughlin. The band have released seven studio albums, two li ...

and

The Warlocks The Warlocks are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1998 by the guitarist/singer Bobby Hecksher. The band's music has ranged from psychedelic rock to drone music. There have been many changes in personnel since its for ...

nationally in 2004 as well as The Dandy Warhols on their 2005 North American tour. Matt Hollywood has confirmed that the band broke up in 200

Since the demise of the band, Matt Hollywood has been recording songs and playing shows for his new project The Rebel Drones, Sarah Jane joined Portland band

The Upsidedown The Upsidedown is an American alternative rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States. The band released their debut album, '' Trust Electricity'', in 2004, and reissued it on vinyl in 2020. The album has received national attention, and ...

and Stuart Valentine has been releasing solo material. In 2009, Matt Hollywood rejoined the Brian Jonestown Massacre. Scotch Recordings re-released their second album on limited edition vinyl in 2016.

Discography

* ''Then I Saw the Holy City'' ( 2004) The Kora Records * ''Go On, Give a Damn'' ( 2003) Elephant Stone Records

In the media

* The Out Crowd was featured briefly on the DVD extras of the movie '' Dig!'' about The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre * Their song "C'mon Children" from ''Go On, Give a Damn'' was featured on the soundtrack for London (2005 film) starring

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and

Jason Statham Jason Statham (; born 26 July 1967) is an English actor. He is known for portraying characters in various action-thriller films who are typically tough, hardboiled, gritty, or violent. Statham began practising Chinese martial arts, kickbox ...

References

External links

The Out Crowd's MySpace Site

The Kora Records

Elephant Stone Records
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DIG!

Indie Workshop
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Scotch Recordings
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