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Biography

Pollard started off as a member of Louisville post-hardcore stalwarts Hedge and Out, before moving on to the energetic prog-punk of the Calf Fiends in 1996-1997. Pollard joined

in the late 1990s as drummer, playing on the band's seventh studio album, ''

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in 2000 with

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continued when he played on

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's ''Free Sentridoh: Songs from Loobiecore'' album, and he is also a member of the

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''. After Alaska!'s final album ''

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in Los Angeles, as singer and guitarist. The debut Everest album, ''Ghost Notes'', was released in 2008. Everest toured with

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in 2008-09, signed to Young's Vapor Records label, and played live on ''

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as Amnesiac Godz, and played bass and drums on Earlimart's 2007 album ''

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Discography

with Sebadoh

;Albums: *''

'' (1999),

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with Amnesiac Godz

*''Guided Missile Split Single'' (1999), Guided Missile

with Sentridoh

*'' Free Sentridoh: Songs from Loobiecore'' (2002), Domino

with The Folk Implosion

;Albums: *''

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with Alaska!

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with Lou Barlow

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with Earlimart

*''

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with Everest

;Albums: *''Ghost Notes'' (2008), Vapor *''On Approach'' (2010), Vapor/Warner Bros. *''Ownerless'' (2012), Vapor/ATO Records ;Singles: *''Everest'' EP (2008) - self-released *"Let Go" (2010), Vapor

Other appearances

*'' Laurel Canyon (Original Soundtrack)'' (2003), Hollywood: "Shade & Honey"/"Someday I Will Treat You Good" - Alessandro Nivola Featuring Lou Barlow, Ahmad Wasif And Russ Pollard

References

External links

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