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{{Short description|Czech rock band}} |
{{Short description|Czech rock band}} |
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⚫ | '''Půlnoc''' (pronounced "pool-knots" and [[Czech Language|Czech]] for "midnight") was a Czech rock band established in 1988 by three members of [[the Plastic People of the Universe]]: [[Milan Hlavsa]] (bass guitar), [[Josef Janíček]] (keyboards), and [[Jiří Kabeš]] (violin and guitar).<ref name=lat>{{Cite web |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-10-27/entertainment/ca-2935_1_pulnoc-show |title=Revolutionary Czech Band Pulnoc to Make L.A. Debut |last=Hochman |first=Steve |website=Los Angeles Times |publication-date=1990-10-27}}</ref> Hlavsa chose his sister-in-law, |
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| image = Půlnoc Habrovka 2014.jpg |
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⚫ | | caption = In 2014, the band reunited for a performance on the ''Habrovka'' music festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.superbeat.cz/tiskova-zprava-3843-posledni-prazsky-koncert-legendarni-ceske-kapely-pulnoc-bude-na-habrovce.html|title=Poslední pražský koncert legendární české kapely Půlnoc bude na HABROVCE!|date=20 May 2014|publisher=Superbeat.cz|language=Czech|accessdate=28 December 2016}}</ref> |
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| origin = [[Prague]] |
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| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] |
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| years_active = {{Start date|1988}}–{{End date|1993}}, {{Start date|2011}}–{{End date|2022}} |
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| label = [[Arista Records]] |
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| associated_acts = Globus International, [[The Plastic People of the Universe]] |
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| past_members = [[Milan Hlavsa]]<br />[[Josef Janíček]]<br />Petr Kumandžas<br />Tomáš Schilla<br />Karel Jančák<br />Michaela Němcová<br />Jiří Křivka<br />Jiří Michálek<br />[[Jiří Kabeš]]<br />Tadeáš Věrčák |
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⚫ | '''Půlnoc''' (pronounced "pool-knots" and [[Czech Language|Czech]] for "midnight") was a Czech rock band established in 1988 by three members of [[the Plastic People of the Universe]]: [[Milan Hlavsa]] (bass guitar), [[Josef Janíček]] (keyboards), and [[Jiří Kabeš]] (violin and guitar).<ref name=lat>{{Cite web |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-10-27/entertainment/ca-2935_1_pulnoc-show |title=Revolutionary Czech Band Pulnoc to Make L.A. Debut |last=Hochman |first=Steve |website=Los Angeles Times |publication-date=1990-10-27}}</ref> Hlavsa chose his sister-in-law, Michaela Němcová, to be the band's lead singer. Hlavsa started Pulnoc because the Plastic People was denied permission to travel or perform openly by the Czech government.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/24/arts/czechoslovak-band-that-suffered-for-its-art.html |title=Czechoslovak Band That Suffered for Its Art |last=Pareles |first=Jon |website=The New York Times |date=24 April 1989 |publication-date=1989-04-24}}</ref> In the spring of 1989, Pulnoc went on a tour of the United States that led to them gaining considerable favorable attention there. For example, [[Robert Christgau]] named a bootleg of a concert the band played in [[New York City]] the best album of 1989.<ref name=lat/> Steve Hochman described this tour as "remarkable at least as much musically as it was culturally," writing that when the band played a show in [[San Francisco]] in 1989, "Plastic People fans and the uninitiated curious alike were floored by the combination of heavy metal, art-rock, operatic vocals and locomotive-worthy propulsion."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-07-01/entertainment/ca-841_1_czech-band |title=The Distinctive Pulnoc Is but One Czech Band |last=Hochman |first=Steve |website=Los Angeles Times |publication-date=1990-07-01}}</ref> |
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In 2011, the band reunited (without Hlavsa and Kabeš) and played a number of concerts during the following decade. In April and May 2022, they embarked on an eight-date final tour, culminating on 13 May 2022 in [[Jihlava]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jihlavske-listy.cz/clanek35983-undergroundova-kapela-pulnoc-se-louci-na-male-scene-dko.html |title=Undergroundová kapela Půlnoc se loučí na malé scéně DKO |last=Varhaník |first=Jiří |date=13 May 2022 |website=Jihlavské listy |access-date=17 May 2022 |quote=Czech}}</ref> |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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==References== |
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*[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-11-28/features/9104170661_1_star-czech-band-plastic-people Review] by [[Greg Kot]] in the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' |
*[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-11-28/features/9104170661_1_star-czech-band-plastic-people Review] by [[Greg Kot]] in the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' |
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*[http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=pulnoc Reviews of Pulnoc's albums] by [[Robert Christgau]] |
*[http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=pulnoc Reviews of Pulnoc's albums] by [[Robert Christgau]] |
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Revision as of 16:55, 17 May 2022
Půlnoc | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Prague |
Genres | Rock |
Years active | 1988 | –1993 , 2011 –2022
Labels | Arista Records |
Past members | Milan Hlavsa Josef Janíček Petr Kumandžas Tomáš Schilla Karel Jančák Michaela Němcová Jiří Křivka Jiří Michálek Jiří Kabeš Tadeáš Věrčák |
Půlnoc (pronounced "pool-knots" and Czech for "midnight") was a Czech rock band established in 1988 by three members of the Plastic People of the Universe: Milan Hlavsa (bass guitar), Josef Janíček (keyboards), and Jiří Kabeš (violin and guitar).[2] Hlavsa chose his sister-in-law, Michaela Němcová, to be the band's lead singer. Hlavsa started Pulnoc because the Plastic People was denied permission to travel or perform openly by the Czech government.[3] In the spring of 1989, Pulnoc went on a tour of the United States that led to them gaining considerable favorable attention there. For example, Robert Christgau named a bootleg of a concert the band played in New York City the best album of 1989.[2] Steve Hochman described this tour as "remarkable at least as much musically as it was culturally," writing that when the band played a show in San Francisco in 1989, "Plastic People fans and the uninitiated curious alike were floored by the combination of heavy metal, art-rock, operatic vocals and locomotive-worthy propulsion."[4]
In 2011, the band reunited (without Hlavsa and Kabeš) and played a number of concerts during the following decade. In April and May 2022, they embarked on an eight-date final tour, culminating on 13 May 2022 in Jihlava.[5]
Discography
- Pulnoc (Globus International, 1990)
- City of Hysteria (Arista Records, 1991)
References
- ^ "Poslední pražský koncert legendární české kapely Půlnoc bude na HABROVCE!" (in Czech). Superbeat.cz. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ a b Hochman, Steve (1990-10-27). "Revolutionary Czech Band Pulnoc to Make L.A. Debut". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (24 April 1989). "Czechoslovak Band That Suffered for Its Art". The New York Times (published 1989-04-24).
- ^ Hochman, Steve (1990-07-01). "The Distinctive Pulnoc Is but One Czech Band". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Varhaník, Jiří (13 May 2022). "Undergroundová kapela Půlnoc se loučí na malé scéně DKO". Jihlavské listy. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
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