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'''Hockey''' is an [[United States|American]] [[New wave music|new wave]] band from [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]]. |
'''Hockey''' is an [[United States|American]] [[New wave music|new wave]] band from [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]]. |
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The band comprises singer Benjamin Grubin, guitarist Brian White, bassist Jeremy Reynolds, drummer Anthony Stassi and touring keyboardist Ryan Dolliver, and have been compared in their sound to bands such as [[The Strokes]] and [[LCD Soundsystem]]. <ref name="stv">{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/home/80515-hockey-couldnt-give-a-puck-about-band-buzz|title=Hockey couldn’t give a puck about band buzz|work=stv|accessdate=2009-03-16}}</ref> |
The band comprises singer Benjamin Grubin, guitarist Brian White, bassist Jeremy Reynolds, drummer Anthony Stassi and touring keyboardist Ryan Dolliver, and have been compared in their sound to bands such as [[The Strokes]] and [[LCD Soundsystem]]. <ref name="stv">{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/home/80515-hockey-couldnt-give-a-puck-about-band-buzz|title=Hockey couldn’t give a puck about band buzz|work=stv|accessdate=2009-03-16}}</ref> |
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They released home-made EP ''Mind Chaos'' in 2008 which attracted attention from the likes of Radio 1 DJ [[Zane Lowe]], |
They released a home-made EP ''Mind Chaos'' in 2008 which attracted attention from the likes of Radio 1 DJ [[Zane Lowe]], and the band are now signed to [[Capitol Records]] in the [[United States|US]] and [[Virgin Records]] in the [[United Kingdom|UK]]. <ref name="stv" /> |
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Hockey played the [[John Peel]] Stage at [[Glastonbury Festival 2009|Glastonbury 2009]] |
Hockey played the [[John Peel]] Stage at [[Glastonbury Festival 2009|Glastonbury 2009]] |
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Hockey is an American new wave band from Portland, Oregon.
The band comprises singer Benjamin Grubin, guitarist Brian White, bassist Jeremy Reynolds, drummer Anthony Stassi and touring keyboardist Ryan Dolliver, and have been compared in their sound to bands such as The Strokes and LCD Soundsystem. [1]
They released a home-made EP Mind Chaos in 2008 which attracted attention from the likes of Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe, and the band are now signed to Capitol Records in the US and Virgin Records in the UK. [1]
Hockey played the John Peel Stage at Glastonbury 2009 [2] They also appeared at the Peace and Love festival i Borlänge, Sweden. In July 2009 they played the Red Bull Bedrooms Jam Futures Stage at the T in the Park festival in Scotland[3], The have also made appearances at the 2009 Bonnaroo Festival, and the main stage of the 2009 Hove Festival in Norway on 23 June.[4] The band's debut single "Too Fake" was released in the UK on March 16[1]; it was later made available as iTunes' free single of the week. The band released "Learn To Lose" on June 1 ahead of their debut album Mind Chaos, which was release in the US on September 14 and in the UK on September 28.[5] They appeared on Later with Jools Holland on 24 April 2009. The song "Work" is on the soundtrack for MLB 09: The Show. A remixed version song "Too Fake" is featured in a JCpenny's commercial, while the original version appears in the video game NHL 2K10. On 1 October 2009 the band played in Brighton, UK at the venue Digital. As well as the gig being a total success, it also led to the band deeming the show as their "best so far" across the Atlantic, much to the delight of the small but lively crowd. On 16 October 2009, the band played "Too Fake" on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
Discography
Albums
- Smoking Weed in the President's Face (Released 2004 on independant label)
- Mind Chaos (released September 28, 2009)[6]
Singles
- 4 Track EP (2006)
- "Too Fake" (March 16, 2009) #29 US Billboard Alternative Songs[7], #49 Rock Songs
- "Learn to Lose" (June 1, 2009)
- "Song Away" (September 14, 2009)
References
- ^ a b c "Hockey couldn't give a puck about band buzz". stv. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- ^ "glastonbury/2009/artists/hockey". glastonbury/2009/artists/hockey. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ^ "2009 line up". T in the Park. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Artists". Hove Festivalen. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Hockey announce album, single and tour plans". NME. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mind-Chaos-Hockey/dp/B001VMAVDW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1251146512&sr=1-1
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/hockey/chart-history/1062159?f=377&g=Singles
External links
- Official website
- Hockey at AllMusic
- Template:MySpace-music
- Interview on Music.Virgin.Com
- Talking Shop: Hockey, interview from BBC
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