The Curtains
| The Curtains | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 2000 - present |
| Past members | |
| Annie Lewandowski, John Ringhofer, Nedelle Torrisi, Corey Fogel, Greg Saunier, Andrew Maxwell, Jamie Peterson, Trevor Shimizu, Satomi Matsuzaki, Jordan Dalrymple | |
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[edit] History
The Curtains are a California Pop music group that was founded by Chris Cohen and Trevor Shimizu in San Francisco, California in 2000.[1] The first three Curtains albums are mostly instrumental music which uses electric guitar, analog synthesizer and drums (see Fast Talks and Flybys). Initially influenced by film soundtracks, TV jingles, West Coast jazz and early electronic music, the Curtains have slowly gravitated towards melodic vocal-based rock music.
The Curtains lineup changes often and has included members of bands such as Deerhoof,[2] Old Time Relijun, Nedelle, Half-Handed Cloud, Subtle and The Mae-Shi. Principal songwriter and guitarist Chris Cohen is the only continuous member of The Curtains.[3] Cohen also plays in the band Cryptacize and has played guitar with Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti,[4] Cass McCombs,[5] Danielson,[6] </ref> and drums with the band White Magic.[7]
[edit] Discography
- Calamity CD/LP(Asthmatic Kitty, 2006)
- Vehicles of Travel CD (Frenetic, 2004)
- split-CD w/Maher Shalal Hash Baz (Yik Yak, 2004)
- split 7" w/Ghost to Falco (Collective Jyrk, 2004)
- Flybys CD/LP (Thin Wrist, 2003)
- Fast Talks LP (Thin Wrist, 2002)
- "Athletes In the Stars" b/w "Watch for the Eliminator" lathe-cut 7" (Snowy Visitor, 2000)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.urbanhonking.com/greatestband/archives/2005/08/the_curtains.html
- ^ Phares, Heather "The Curtains Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-08-11
- ^ http://ww.sfbg.com/entry.php?page=2&entry_id=2627&catid=77&volume_id=398&issue_id=415&volume_num=43&issue_num=17
- ^ http://www.tinymixtapes.com/live-blog/ariel-pink
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/wits-end-r2140002/credits
- ^ Petrusich, Amanda (2011) "Danielson The Best of Gloucester County", Pitchfork Media, February 28, 2011, retrieved 2011-08-11
- ^ "John Dieterich (Deerhoof): Interview", tinymixtapes.com, February 2011, retrieved 2011-08-11
