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Night Beats 
Night Beats at Mount Rainier National Park in 2010.Background information Origin Seattle, Washington, USA Genres Garage Rock, Psychedelic rock, R&B, Soul Instruments vocals, guitar, bass, drums Years active 2009 — present Labels Trouble In Mind
Holy Twist (UK)[1]Associated acts The Drug Purse
The UFO ClubMembers Danny Lee Blackwell
James Traeger
Tarek WegnerThe Night Beats are an American Psychedelic, Garage and Soul group based out of Seattle, Washington. The group consists of Lee Blackwell (Lead Guitar, Vocals), James Traeger (Drums) and Tarek Wegner (Bass). Night Beats incorporate sounds of early R&B, Texas Psychedelic Rock, UK Blues, Folk and Soul.[2]
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History
Lee Blackwell originally from Dallas, Texas founded Night Beats in 2009 when James Traeger moved from Austin, Texas to Seattle, Washington. Named as an homage to Sam Cooke's Magnum Opus[3] the then 2-piece picked up Tarek Wegner who was living in Seattle. The Night Beats toured extensively early on completing multiple North American tours during 2010 and were signed within weeks of self releasing their debut EP, the H-Bomb EP. Picked up by Chicago's Trouble in Mind Records (Ty Segall, Fresh and Only's, Hex Dispensers, etc).[4]
They have toured with groups such as The Black Angels (band) (in the UK and Europe), The Strange Boys, Black Lips and The Growlers.
Their H-Bomb 7" has topped several college radio charts competing with other Artists' full-length efforts. (September 6, 2010)[5]
In 2011, they released a split between The UFO Club and Night Beats on Austin's Reverberation Appreciation Society label. In April 2011, the Seattle-based art collective Portable Shrines along with Translinguistic Other released Portable Shrines Magic Sound Theater Vol. 1 on the Light In The Attic Records label, a deluxe double LP featuring rare and exclusive tracks from Night Beats, Eternal Tapestry, Prince Rama, AFCGT, and other established and up and coming psychedelic acts curated by Seattle's Portable Shrines Collective.[6]
On June 28, 2011 Trouble In Mind released the Night Beats Self Titled Debut LP.[7]
Side projects
The Drug Purse[8]
The UFO Club (Lee Blackwell with Christian Bland of The Black Angels (band))[9]Band members
Current
- Lee Blackwell (aka Danny Rajan, D. Lee Blackwell) - Lead vocals, lead guitar
- Tarek Wegner - Vocals, bass guitar, rhythm guitar
- James Traeger - Drums
Discography
Studio albums
- Night Beats - 2011 (Trouble In Mind Records)
Compilations
- Get Wyld! Vol. 1 - 2010 (Holy Twist)[10]
- Portable Shrines Magic Sound Theatre Vol. 1 - 2011 (Translinguistic Other/Light In The Attic)[11]
- Sailor Jerry Vol. 4 - 2011 (Sailor Jerry Rum)
Live Albums/Bootlegs
- Live @ KEXP - 2010[12]
- Live @ KDVS - 2010[13]
- Live @ Radio Valencia (San Francisco, CA) - 2010[14]
- Live @ The Soda Bar (San Diego, CA) - 2011[15]
- Live @ The Casbah (San Diego, CA) - 2011[16]
Singles/Splits/EPs
- H-Bomb 7" - 2010 (Self-Released)
- H-Bomb 7" - 2010 (Trouble In Mind Records)[17]
- H-Bomb EP (Itunes) - 2010 (Holy Twist)[18]
- Night Beats/UFO Club Split 10" - 2011 (Reverberation Appreciation Society)
Cassette releases
- Night Beats - 2011 (Burger Records)
References
- ^ http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2009/10/19/the-night-beats-announce-new-label-tour-and-recording-plans
- ^ http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2010/09/tonight_eldridge_gravy_and_the.php
- ^ http://austinist.com/2010/04/09/austin_psych_fest_preview_for_the_b.php
- ^ http://www.troubleinmindrecs.blogspot.com/
- ^ http://www.kdvs.org/thirty
- ^ http://records.translinguisticother.com/2010/09/22/tlo04-portable-shrines-magic-sound-theatre-vol-1/
- ^ http://www.troubleinmindrecs.com/bands/nightbeats.html
- ^ http://www.weeklyvolcano.com/music/features/2009/08/tacoma-weekly-volcano-mark-thomas-deming-band-practice-spaces-court-c-the-drug-purse/
- ^ http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2010/10/01/night-beats-black-angels-the-ufo-club
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/get-wyld-volume-1/id365190924
- ^ http://lightintheattic.net/releases/545-portable-shrines-magic-sound-theatre-vol-i
- ^ http://kexp.org/live/liveperformance.aspx?rID=31022
- ^ http://www.kdvs.org/show-info/1304
- ^ http://podcasts.radiovalencia.fm/dj_dirty_needles/dj_dirty_needles.2010-09-08.1700.mp3
- ^ http://nomorethanabigcrashingbeathappenings.blogspot.com/2011/03/night-beats-soda-bar-san-diego-march.html
- ^ http://nomorethanabigcrashingbeathappenings.blogspot.com/2011/08/night-beats-casbah-san-diego-ca-20th.html
- ^ http://troubleinmindrecs.com/purchase.htm
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/street-atomic-ep/id337224209
External links
- Official Night Beats Facebook
- Official Night Beats MySpace
- Trouble In Mind Records
- Night Beats Interview in The Austinist
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Categories:- Musical groups from Seattle, Washington
- Musical groups from Washington (state)
- Garage rock groups
- Psychedelic musical groups
- American punk rock groups
- Musical trios
- Psychedelic rock musicians
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