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Mocket (band)
Mocket was an indie art rock band Band or BAND may refer to: Places *Bánd, a village in Hungary * Band, Iran, a village in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Band, Mureș, a commune in Romania * Band-e Majid Khan, a village in Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, ... formed in 1995 in Washington State. They created several albums and EPs which were released on Up Records, K Records and Kill Rock Stars. The band was led by multi-instrumentalist Matt Steinke. Notes Indie rock musical groups from Washington (state) Musical groups from Olympia, Washington {{US-indie-rock-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympia, WA
Olympia is the capital of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat and largest city of Thurston County. It is southwest of the state's most populous city, Seattle, and is a cultural center of the southern Puget Sound region. European settlers claimed the area in 1846, with the Treaty of Medicine Creek initiated in 1854, followed by the Treaty of Olympia in 1856. Olympia was incorporated as a town on January 28, 1859, and as a city in 1882. It had a population of 55,605 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the state's 23rd-largest city. Olympia borders Lacey to the east and Tumwater to the south. History The site of Olympia had been home to Lushootseed-speaking peoples known as the Steh-Chass (or Stehchass, later part of the post-treaty Squaxin Island Tribe) for thousands of years. Other Native Americans regularly visited the head of Budd Inlet and the Steh-Chass, including the other ancestor tribes of the Squaxin, as well as the Nisqually, Puyallup, Chehalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hole (band)
Hole was an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1989 in music, 1989. It was founded by singer Courtney Love and guitarist Eric Erlandson. It had several different bassists and drummers, the most prolific being drummer Patty Schemel, and bassists Kristen Pfaff (d. 1994) and Melissa Auf der Maur. Hole released a total of four studio albums between two incarnations spanning the 1990s and early-2010s and became one of the most commercially successful rock bands in history fronted by a woman. Influenced by Los Angeles' punk rock scene, the band's debut album, ''Pretty on the Inside'' (1991), was produced by Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth, and attracted critical interest from British and American alternative press. Their second album, ''Live Through This'', released 1994 by DGC Records, which featured less aggressive melodies and more restrained lyrical content, was widely acclaimed and reached RIAA certification, platinum status within a year of its relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musical Ensemble
A musical ensemble, also known as a music group or musical group, is a group of people who perform instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name. Some music ensembles consist solely of instrumentalists, such as the jazz quartet or the orchestra. Other music ensembles consist solely of singers, such as choirs and doo wop groups. In both popular music and classical music, there are ensembles in which both instrumentalists and singers perform, such as the rock band or the Baroque chamber group for basso continuo (harpsichord and cello) and one or more singers. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families (such as piano, strings, and wind instruments) or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles (e.g., string quartet) or wind ensembles (e.g., wind quintet). Some ensembles blend the sounds of a variety of instrument families, such as the orche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Sasaki
Danny is a masculine given name. It is related to the male name Daniel. It may refer to: People *Danny Altmann, British immunologist *Danny Antonucci, Canadian animator, director, producer, and writer * Danny Baker (born 1957), English journalist, radio and TV presenter * Danny Barnes (other), several people *Danny Bonaduce (born 1959), American radio/television personality, comedian *Danny Brown (born 1981), American rapper *Danny Joe Brown (1951–2005), American singer, Molly Hatchet *Danny Burawa (born 1988), American baseball player * Danny Carey (born 1961), American drummer, Tool * Danny Clark (other), several people *Danny Collins (footballer) (born 1980), Welsh footballer *Danny Boy Collins (born 1967), English wrestler *Danny Coulombe (born 1989), American baseball player *Danny Cox (other), several people *Danny Denzongpa (born 1948), Indian actor * Danny DeVito (born 1944), Italian-American actor, comedian, producer and director *Danny Donne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Rue
Hole was an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1989. It was founded by singer Courtney Love and guitarist Eric Erlandson. It had several different bassists and drummers, the most prolific being drummer Patty Schemel, and bassists Kristen Pfaff (d. 1994) and Melissa Auf der Maur. Hole released a total of four studio albums between two incarnations spanning the 1990s and early-2010s and became one of the most commercially successful rock bands in history fronted by a woman. Influenced by Los Angeles' punk rock scene, the band's debut album, ''Pretty on the Inside'' (1991), was produced by Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth, and attracted critical interest from British and American alternative press. Their second album, ''Live Through This'', released 1994 by DGC Records, which featured less aggressive melodies and more restrained lyrical content, was widely acclaimed and reached platinum status within a year of its release. Their third album, '' Celebr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audrey Marrs
Audrey Marie Marrs (born June 25, 1970) is an American film producer, the Chief Operating Officer of Representational Pictures, Inc. She is a former punk rock musician and co-founder of Ladyfest. Biography Marrs is also half-Japanese. Her mother, Mariko, is a native of Japan and also did set decoration for Marrs' Oscar-winning film, ''Inside Job''. She attended Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, graduating with an undergraduate degree in 1996. In 2008, Marrs received a Master of Arts degree in Curatorial Practice from California College of the Arts. She was married to musician Jesse Michaels. She has since remarried and she and her husband have two children. Film Marrs is the producer of'' No End in Sight'', which is her first film. It won a Special Jury Prize for documentaries at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. She and Charles H. Ferguson were also nominated for an Oscar in the Best Documentary Feature film category for the film. Marrs next produced ''Insid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Steinke
Matt may refer to: *Matt (name), people with the given name ''Matt'' or Matthew, meaning "gift from God", or the surname Matt *In British English, of a surface: having a non-glossy finish, see gloss (material appearance) *Matt, Switzerland, a municipality *"Matt", the cartoon by Matthew Pritchett in the UK ''Telegraph'' newspapers See also * Maat (other) * MAT (other) * Mat (other) * Matte (other) * Matthew (name) Matthew is an English language male given name. It ultimately derives from the Hebrew name "" (''Matityahu'') which means "Gift of Yahweh". Etymology The Hebrew name "" (Matityahu) was transliterated into Greek to "Ματταθίας" (''Mattath ... * Mutt (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27 Faces (band)
7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, superstition and philosophy. The seven Classical planets resulted in seven being the number of days in a week. It is often considered lucky in Western culture and is often seen as highly symbolic. Unlike Western culture, in Vietnamese culture, the number seven is sometimes considered unlucky. It is the first natural number whose pronunciation contains more than one syllable. Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, Indians wrote 7 more or less in one stroke as a curve that looks like an uppercase vertically inverted. The western Ghubar Arabs' main contribution was to make the longer line diagonal rather than straight, though they showed some tendencies to making the digit more rectilinear. The eastern Arabs developed the digit f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratmobile
Bratmobile was an American punk band from Olympia, Washington, active from 1991 to 2003, and known for being one of the first-generation "riot grrrl" bands. The band was influenced by several eclectic musical styles, including elements of pop, surf, and garage rock. Beginnings Allison Wolfe (from Olympia, Washington) and Molly Neuman (from Washington, D.C.) met during fall 1989 while living next door to each other in dorms at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. The two had been raised in activist families: Wolfe had been raised by a lesbian activist mother, and Neuman's father worked for the Democratic National Committee and had introduced his daughter to leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). Their shared musical influences included punk, hip hop, and the Olympia band Beat Happening. Neuman was influenced by the writings of Eldridge Cleaver. Together, Neuman and Wolfe took classes in women's studies and music, traveled to Olympia on the weekends, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octant (band)
Octant was an experimental noise rock duo formed in 1999 in Washington State. They recorded two full-length albums, released on Up Records. The duo was led by multiinstrumentalist and instrument designer Matt Steinke, with Tassany Zimmerman primarily on synthesizer. Their live show included an electromechanical automated drum machine designed and built by Steinke. In 2010, Steinke announced a Kickstarter campaign for a new Octant record. Zimmerman was not involved. The self-titled album was released on January 15, 2011. Discography * ''Shock-No-Par ''Shock-No-Par'' is the debut studio album by American musical group Octant, a project led by Seattle-based musician Matt Steinke. Recorded at the group's own studios, the album was then released by Up Records in August 1999. ''Shock-No-Par'' ...'', album from Up Records; (1998) * ''Car Alarms and Crickets'', album from Up Records; (2000) * ''Octant'', self-released album (2011). References American noise rock music grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Rock
Art rock is a subgenre of rock music that generally reflects a challenging or avant-garde approach to rock, or which makes use of modernist, experimental, or unconventional elements. Art rock aspires to elevate rock from entertainment to an artistic statement, opting for a more experimental and conceptual outlook on music."Art Rock" Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 15 December 2011. Influences may be drawn from genres such as , avant-garde music, classical music, and |
Satisfact
Satisfact is an American post-punk band formed in 1996 in Washington State, abridging the post-hardcore movement with the nascent post-punk revival of the 21st century. They created 3 full-length albums which were released on K Records and Up Records. Members * Matt Steinke — vocals, guitar * Josh Warren — bass * Chad States — synthesizer * Jeremiah Green — drums Discography *''The Unwanted Sounds of Satisfact ''The Unwanted Sounds of Satisfact'' is the debut album by American post-punk band Satisfact. Released on September 10, 1996 through Up Records, the album was produced by the musician Steve Wold, better known by his stage name Seasick Steve. The a ...'' (1996) *'' Satisfact'' (Orange album) (1997) *''The Third Meeting At The Third Counter'' (1999) Notes External links Up Records Mocket album announcementBand Review on ink19.comNME Review of ''Third Meeting At The Third Counter''KEXP.org review of ''Third Meeting At The Third Counter'' American post-punk mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
