Kid Dakota

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Kid Dakota
Origin	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Genres	Indie rock
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Chairkickers' Union, Graveface Records, Speakerphone Records
Website	http://www.kiddakota.com/
Members
Darren Jackson
Former members
Christopher McGuire Ian Prince

Kid Dakota is a two-man American indie rock band, formed in 2001 in Minneapolis, Minnesota by guitarist and vocalist Darren Jackson. After working on his own music during the mid 90s, "[Jackson] met drummer Christopher McGuire, and music began to flow."^[1] The band considers themselves to be a mixture of rock, folk, and country. Kid Dakota have released three full length albums. The latest, A Winner's Shadow, was released on March 11, 2008.

Contents 1 Band Members 1.1 Darren Jackson 2 Affiliated bands 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles 4 Other 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Band Members

[edit] Darren Jackson

Darren Jackson was born in the small, isolated town of Bison, South Dakota.

[edit] Affiliated bands

• Low – creators of the Chairkickers' Union label
• The Hopefuls
• Alva Star

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• So Pretty (Chairkickers' Union, 2002)
• The West Is the Future (Chairkickers' Union, 2004)
• A Winners Shadow (Graveface Records, 2008)

[edit] Singles

• Get Her Out Of My Heart 7'' (La Verdad Records, 2003)

[edit] Other

• Contributed music to the 2007 documentary Urban Explorers: Into the Darkness
• Stuck on AM 4: Live Performances from Radio K (2001–2003)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Kid Dakota official myspace
• "Pilgrim" music video
• "Stars" music video
• Chairkickers' Union Music
• Speakerphone Records
• Low official site
• Creepy Sleepy Darren Jackson talks with the Creepy Sleepy Show podcast about the state of indie rock, producing albums, and the song 'Pine Ridge.'

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