Twinemen is an
alternative rock
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band
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based in
Cambridge
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,
,
USA
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created by former members of the bands
Morphine
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and
Face to Face. The group includes
Dana Colley
Dana Colley (born October 17, 1961) is an American musician, best known as the baritone and tenor saxophonist in the alternative rock band Morphine.
Early life
Colley was born in Portland, Maine, but he was raised in Hanson, Massachusetts, wh ...
(saxophone / vocals),
Billy Conway (percussion / vocals / sometimes acoustic guitar), and
Laurie Sargent
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(lead singer / lead guitar). Various bass players, including former Face to Face guitarist Stuart Kimball, also perform with the band on the road and in the studio. Twinemen's music includes a mix of jazz, blues, acid rock, and lounge.
Twinemen chose their name as an
homage
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to Morphine's late leader
Mark Sandman
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and his ''The Twinemen'' comic series. ''The Twinemen'' depicted three
anthropomorphic
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balls of twine who play together in a band. Twinemen currently records in their Cambridge-based
Hi-n-Dry
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Studios.
Discography
Studio albums
# ''Twinemen'' (July 9, 2002)
# ''Sideshow'' (September 21, 2004)
# ''Twinetime'' (August 21, 2007)
Live albums
All live albums released through the
Kufala Recordings label.
* Madison, Wisconsin 02/01/2003
* Chicago, Illinois 02/02/2003
* Cambridge, Massachusetts 10/23/2003
* Denver, Colorado 09/25/2003
* San Francisco, California 10/01/2003
* Los Angeles, California 10/02/2003
External links
Twinemenon Myspace
Twinemen at Hi-N-Dry archive
Musical groups from Massachusetts
Alternative rock groups from Massachusetts
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