Manishevitz is an American

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band originally from

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and later based in

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. They released material on Jagjaguwar Records and Catbird Records.

History

Manishevitz was formed by Adam Busch (ex- The Curious Digit) in Virginia in the late 1990s. Their debut album was released on Jagjaguwar Records in 1999, and after this Busch and guitarist Via Nuon moved to

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. Manishevitzat

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Their sophomore LP, ''Rollover'', released in 2000, featured Chicago musicians

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, Joe Adamik of

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, and

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. Their 2002 EP ''Private Lines'' features a cover of the

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song "2HB". In 2003, their third full-length, ''City Life'', was issued on Jagjaguwar, and in 2007, ''East to East'' followed on

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Discography

*''The Grammar Bell and the All Fall Down'' ( Jagjaguwar Records, 1999) *''Rollover'' (

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, 2000) *''Private Lines'' EP (

, 2002) *''City Life'' (

, 2003) *''East to East'' ( Catbird Records, 2007)

References

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