I Was Totally Destroying It
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I Was Totally Destroying It is a five-piece powerpop band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, featuring current and former members of Saddle Creek band Sorry About Dresden. After self-releasing and touring the country behind their first full-length album, the band signed with Portland-based indie label Greyday Records[1]. Since forming in 2007, the band has toured much of the country, playing with artists such as Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band[2], Motion City Soundtrack[3], Cursive, Superchunk, Portastatic, Ryan Ferguson (formerly of No Knife), Dear and the Headlights, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, Snowden, Billy Bragg, Annuals, Joan Jett[4], The Actual, Ozma, Polvo[5], Birds of Avalon and Blankface. Their next full-length, Horror Vacui, was released by Greyday in October 2009, and was co-produced by Josh Cain of Motion City Soundtrack[6].
Band members
Curtis Armstead - Guitar
John Booker - Vocals, Guitar
James Hepler - Drums
Rachel Hirsh - Vocals, Keyboards
Joe Mazzitelli - Bass
Discography
I Was Totally Destroying It (2007) - self-released
Done Waiting EP (2008) - self-released
The Beached Margin/Done Waiting LP (2009) - Greyday Records
Horror Vacui (2009) - Greyday Records
References
- ^ http://www.indyweekblogs.com/scan/2009/04/totally-destroying-it-signs-to-pdxs-greyday-confirms-506-show/
- ^ http://trianglemusic.blogspot.com/2008/08/conor-oberst-brings-his-best-to-cradle.html
- ^ http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/091008/mar_330370684.shtml
- ^ http://www.budlightdowntownlive.com/scheduleDetails.php?date=2009-07-11
- ^ http://wknc.org/blog/post/1469/dbb-feature-2-polvo/
- ^ http://trianglemusic.blogspot.com/2008/11/i-was-totally-destroying-it-gives-away.html
External links
- Official Myspace Page
- Official Website
- Band Page on Greyday Records webpage
- Luxury Wafers article
- WRAL article and video
- New Raleigh Interview
- Live Review
- News and Observer article
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