- Petra Haden
Petra Haden (born
October 11 ,1971 inNew York City ) is an Americanviolinist andsinger . She is or has been a member of several bands, includingthat dog. ,Tito & Tarantula ,The Rentals andThe Decemberists ; has contributed to recordings byThe Twilight Singers ,Beck ,Mike Watt ,Luscious Jackson ,Jimmy Eat World ,Foo Fighters ,Green Day ,Weezer ,Victoria Williams ,Yuka Honda andThe Gutter Twins . She is the daughter of the jazz bassistCharlie Haden ; the triplet sister of bassistRachel Haden (her bandmate inthat dog. ) and cellistTanya Haden (married to singer and actorJack Black ) with whom she has performed as The Haden Triplets; and the sister of bassist-singerJosh Haden , formerly leader of the group Spain.In 1999 she released her first album, "
Imaginaryland ", consisting mostly ofa cappella covers. In 2000, Petra was struck by a car while crossing a street inLos Angeles ; the resulting injuries forced her out of performance for several months. In 2005 she released the home-recorded album "" (Bar/None), a completea cappella rendition of "The Who Sell Out ." The project was suggested to Haden by longtime friendMike Watt , who also gave her the eight-channel multi-track cassette recorder she used to make it. Funded in part by a Durfee grant and wanting to perform the work live, Haden created a new arrangement of "The Who Sell Out " for a ten womana cappella choir called Petra Haden &The Sellouts . The premier live performance of the full work occurred in July 2005 at the Ford Amphitheatre as a part of the "sound." concert series.She has also released a self-titled collaboration with jazz guitarist
Bill Frisell , and a collaboration with accordionistMiss Murgatroid (otherwise known as photographerAlicia J. Rose ) entitled "Bella Neurox".She contributed to the recording of
ØØ Void bydrone metal bandSunn O))) and played on the debut and follow up album ofSunn O))) guitarist Greg Anderson's other doom metal band Goatsnake.She is also at work on a collection of songs with
Yuka Honda , [ [http://www.culturebot.org/?p=759 http://www.culturebot.org/?p=759] "Culturebot.org" ] apparently with contributing performances bySean Lennon .In 2007, Haden recorded an a capella cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" for the compilation album "Guilt by Association".
She recently performed on the soundtrack to the film "
An American Crime ", starringCatherine Keener andEllen Page , which premiered on Showtime in May 2008. [http://homepage.mac.com/tommyohaver/FileSharing1.html]Discography
Albums
*"Imaginaryland" (1999)
*"Bella Neurox" "(credited asMiss Murgatroid & Petra Haden)" (1999)
*"Petra Haden & Bill Frisell" "(credited as Petra Haden &Bill Frisell )" (2003)
*"" (2005)
*"Hearts & Daggers" "(credited asMiss Murgatroid & Petra Haden)" (announced, not yet released)
*"Ten Years" "(credited as "Petra Haden &Woody Jackson " (2008)that dog. Albums
*"That Dog." (1994)
*"Totally Crushed Out!" (1995)
*"Retreat From The Sun " (1997)References
External links
* [http://www.petrahadenmusic.com Petra Haden Official Web site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/petrahaden Petra Haden on Myspace]
* [http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2005/03/13/she_opened_her_mouth_and_the_who_came_out/ Pete Townshend on "Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out"] from The Boston Globe.
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* [http://www.soundnet.org/concerts/mov_refs/2004.shtml#corpse Petra Haden performing as a part of "Exquisite Corpse"] at the SASSAS/sound. concert archive
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNFoNBz9Dbs Petra Haden and the Sell Outs performing "I Can See for Miles"] at SASSAS @ YouTube
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