- Evergreen (band)
Evergreen is a name that has been used by at least two bands, one an
emo band fromLos Angeles, CA , and the other, apost-punk band fromLouisville, KY .LA incarnation
Evergreen was a Southern California underground post-punk band from the early-to-mid 1990s.
They had several releases over their lifespan, including two 7"s, a split 7" with Los Angeles hardcore/screamo band Still Life, and a much sought 12", most of which was released on Anomaly Records. They still have a 7" out on
San Diego 'sGravity Records . They are notorious amongst record collectors due to the rarity of the "7 Songs" LP (Anomaly Records ).Band members include Aaron Calvert (cousin of Todd Calvert, drummer/percussionist of
Gertie Fox ) on guitar (now in Winfred E. Eye), Andy Ward on bass (also ofAntioch Arrow ), and Jason Boesel on drums (now inRilo Kiley [ [http://rilokileyplace.com/faq.html Rilo Kiley FAQ ] ] ).Louisville incarnation
The LA Evergreen was active at the same time another band called Evergreen was active in Louisville, KY. This Evergreen (their original name was 'Cinderblock') was initially a
Bad Brains /Minutemen inspired quartet featuring Tim Ruth, Troy Cox, Dave Pollard and Matt Tucker. This line-up released one single and a cassette on Self Destruct. Ruth and Cox later revised the group with former Undermine vocalist Sean McLaughlin and Britt Walford (drummer inSquirrel Bait ,Slint ,the Breeders , andthe For Carnation among others). This more minimalist blues version released a 7" (1994) and one LP/CD (1995 on The Cocktails Hi-Ball label) along with two others co-released between Ghetto Defendant and Black Planet Records. The LP was later reissued byTemporary Residence Records in 2005 [ [http://www.temporaryresidence.com/descriptions/trr64.php Evergreen - Evergreen - Temporary Residence Limited ] ] [ [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17565-evergreen Evergreen: Evergreen: Pitchfork Record Review ] ] . The LP was recorded by futureLCD Soundsystem and DFA creator/producerJames Murphy .References
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