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Gram Rabbit

Gram Rabbit is a rock band based in Joshua Tree, California. The group consists of vocalist/keyboardist/bassist/guitarist Jesika von Rabbit, guitarist/bassist/programmer/vocalist Todd Rutherford, drummer Hayden Scott and guitarist/producer Ethan Allen. Their musical style has been described as an amalgamation of psych-rock and electropop. Their fanbase is sometimes referred to as a self-styled "cult" called The Royal Order of Rabbits.[1][2]

The band was formed in 2004 by von Rabbit and Rutherford, who had first met in 2003.[2] That same year, the outfit's debut album Music to Start a Cult To was recorded with Ethan Allen producing, and was released on the Stinky Records label. Gram Rabbit were hailed as best new LA Band in 2005 at the LA Weekly Music Awards. Three songs from the band's second album Cultivation were featured in three episodes of the first season of the NBC television drama, Life. The song 'Devil's Playground' from their earlier album was then featured on the second season opener, as well as in the film War, Inc. The song 'Dirty Horse' was used in the BBC show Long Way Round in which Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman travel around the world on their motorcycles. Their third album RadioAngel and the RobotBeat was released in 2007 and their fourth, Rare Bits in 2008. A record release concert for their fifth album, Miracles and Metaphors, was held at The Troubadour in Los Angeles on July 21, 2010, with copies available for sale, though the official release date has been set for October 12.

The name Gram Rabbit is a combination of Gram Parsons and Jesika von Rabbit.[3] Jesika had been called "von Rabbit" on the music scene before meeting Rutherford, and after meeting, the duo played covers of Gram Parsons. (Note that Gram Parsons and Gram Rabbit both have strong ties to the Joshua Tree area, including the legendary burning of Parson's casket and remains).

Discography

Music to Start a Cult To (2004)[4], Track Listing

  1. "Dirty Horse" 3:47
  2. "Cowboy Up" 4:38
  3. "Kill A Man" 4:34
  4. "Disco #2" 5:14
  5. "Witness" 4:50
  6. "Land of Jail" 3:33
  7. "Lost In Place" 4:13
  8. "Devil's Playground" 5:23
  9. "I & Susej" 0:24
  10. "Cowboys & Aliens" 4:47
  11. "New Energy" 5:30

Cultivation (2006)[4], Track listing

  1. "Waiting In the Kountry" 5:10
  2. "No Thoughts" 0:22
  3. "Bloody Bunnies (Superficiality)" 3:28
  4. "Angel Song" 4:33
  5. "Charlie's Kids" 2:54
  6. "Paper Heart" 3:53
  7. "Slopoke" 4:27
  8. "Jesus & I" 4:09
  9. "Sorry" 4:11
  10. "Crossing Guards With Guns" 3:48
  11. "Follow Your Heart" 4:05
  12. "Hares Don't Have Tea" 1:38

RadioAngel and the RobotBeat (2007)[4]

References

  1. ^ "The Sun Runner" (thesunrunner.com) interview: The exaltation of the Royal Order of Rabbits
  2. ^ a b stinkyrecords.com (website of the band's publishing label) about Gram Rabbit
  3. ^ 11 Questions interview with Jesika von Rabbit
  4. ^ a b c Gram Rabbit discography at Allmusic
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