- Hopewell (band)
Infobox musical artist
Name = Hopewell
Img_capt = Jason Russo Plays in Hopewell atSin-é , New York City in 2003
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Landscape = A wide plane, made of quicksand and surrounded by black waters.
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Origin =Hopewell Junction, NY ;Brooklyn, NY
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Genre =Psychedelic rock
Label =TeePee Records ;Star Mole (Japan)
Associated_acts =The Silent League ,Mercury Rev
URL = [http://hopewell.tv/ Official Website]
Current_members =
Jason Russo Jay GreenRich Meyer Tyson Lewis Lyndon Roeller
Past_members =Justin Russo ,Dalia Garih ,Reno Bo ,Phil Williams Hopewell is an American rock music band. The band was founded by Jason Russo, of
Hopewell Junction, New York . At 19, RussojoinedMercury Rev for a world tour, and then struck out on his ownwith a band named after his hometown Fact|date=August 2007.Hopewell's albumThe Curved Glass was followed upwith 2005's space rock operaHopewell & The Birds Of Appetite -- an album produced byDave Fridmann , ofFlaming Lips fame,and featuring the song "Calcutta."The band has toured extensively since 2004, including tours across the US and most recently in the UK.
In 2006, the band recorded a new album,
Beautiful Targets , in theupstate New York wilderness. This album was released in July 2007.The band has also toured with several notable acts, including (but notlimited to):
*My Bloody Valentine
*Brian Jonestown Massacre
*The Sleepy Jackson
*British Sea Power
*The Comas
* The Black Angels
*Elefant
*Goldrush
*Mark Gardener
*Mike Watt
*The Posies
*The Lovetones
*Garth Hudson
*Adam Franklin
*Nicole Atkins Albums
* "Contact" (Burnt Hair, 1998)
* "The Purple Balloon EP " (Priapus, 1999)
* "The Curved Glass " (Priapus, 2001)
* "Hopewell & The Birds of Appetite" (TeePee Records, 2005)
* "The Notbirds EP" (Sunnylane, 2006 EP)
* "Beautiful Targets" (TeePee Records / Star Mole (Japan), 2007)External links
* [http://www.hopewell.tv/ Official site]
* [http://www.teepeerecords.com/bands/hopewell/ Tee Pee Records page]
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