- Tall Birds (band)
Infobox musical artist
Name = Tall Birds
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Background = group_or_band
Origin =Seattle, Washington
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Genre =punk rock ,indie rock ,acid rock ,psychedelic rock ,garage rock
Years_active = 2005 - present
Label = Currently unsigned
previous labels:Sub Pop , Shake Appeal
Associated_acts =The Catheters
URL = http://www.myspace.com/tallbirds
Current_members = Brian Standeford
Davey Brozowski
Past_members = Leo Gebhardt
Jiancarlo CaterianoTall Birds is an indie,
punk rock band fromSeattle, Washington . Formed in 2005, the band consisted of ex-Catheters members Brian Standeford, Davey Brozowski and Leo Gebhardt along with a newbassist , Jiancarlo Cateriano. Standeford is the force behind the band, [cite web | url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20061222&slug=nite220 | title="Seattle bands that had a very good year" | author=Scanlon, Tom | publisher=Seattle Times | date=2006-12-22] whose sound has elements ofpsychedelic rock and has been compared toThe Velvet Underground ,Rolling Stones andSonic Youth . [cite web | url=http://www.looserecord.com/LiveReview_Indv/LiveReview_Indv.php?docid=406 | title="Tall Birds: Live Review" | author=Mulholland, Mary | publisher=Loose Record | date=2007-01-19 | accessdate=2008-07-16] The band also embodies a chaotic and energetic sound, which could define it as a garage andacid rock [cite web | url=http://dev.sfbg.com/entry.php?page=4&entry_id=1672&catid=&volume_id=254&issue_id=306&volume_num=41&issue_num=42 | title="Picks Spread" | author=Huston, Johnny Ray | publisher=San Francisco Bay Guardian | date=2006-09-16 | accessdate=2008-07-15] ensemble, influenced by theStooges , Monoshock,Wipers andRoyal Trux . [ [http://www.seattlemag.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=F95B86E7A62A464F9BEA6879035FF577&nm=&type=Podcast&mod=Podcast&mid=E949D3B5DF8A48C28277DB5958B0D53A&tier=3&id=6CC8C0AA466647C486E913138E86325D&AudID=42BFF54AF0444B8F92E1C3E1A324650E Seattle Magazine] ]Lineup
Current members
*Brian Standeford: vocals,
guitar *Davey Brozowski: drums
Past members
*Leo Gebhardt: guitar, vocals
*Jiancarlo Cateriano:
bass guitar Discography
ingles
*"Action" (Shake Appeal) (song was also featured on "One Voice For Home", a compilation benefit CD)
*"Reality Dreams" (Shake Appeal)
*"Titus Andronicus" (Shake Appeal)
*"Internalize" and "The Sky is Falling" (
Sub Pop )References
External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/tallbirds Tall Birds' MySpace page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/standeforddesign/ Brian Standeford's design page at MySpace]
* [http://www.shakeappealrecords.com Shake Appeal Records Official Website]
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