Waxwing (band)

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Infobox musical artist
Name = Waxwing


Img_capt = Left to Right: Rocky Votolato, Andrew Hartley, Cody Votolato, Rudy Gajadhar
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Origin = Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre = Indie rock
Years_active = 1996 - 2005
Label = Henry's Finest
Second Nature
Associated_acts = Rocky Votolato
The Blood Brothers
Gatsbys American Dream
Jaguar Love
Head Wound City
Bugs in Amber
Lying on Loot
URL = [http://www.plainsofabraham.com/waxwing/ Archived Site]
Past_members = Rocky Votolato
Rudy Gajadhar
Andrew Hartley
Cody Votolato

Waxwing was an indie rock band from Seattle, Washington that drew influences from a wide variety of folk and punk groups.

History

The band was formed in 1996 after the dissolution of Lying on Loot, of which Rocky Votolato (vocals/guitar) and Rudy Gajadhar (drums) were members. The two began playing music with bassist Andrew Hartley and later recruited Rocky's younger brother Cody as a second guitarist.

The band released a self-titled 7" single for Henry's Finest Recordings before signing with Second Nature Recordings. The band released their debut full-length, "For Madmen Only", in 1999 and released a follow-up in 2000, titled "One for the Ride". In this time, the band's profile in the Seattle music scene had grown substantially. Rocky had released several solo albums containing material he'd written that didn't fit Waxwing's style while Cody's other band, The Blood Brothers, had gained significant popularity.

The band's 2001 release, "", collected the band's numerous vinyl and compilation appearances and a handful of live and rare tracks. In 2002, the band released "Nobody Can Take What Everybody Owns" and toured briefly in support of the album. In early 2003, the band announced they were taking an indefinite hiatus to focus on their other projects, which now included Gajadhar's role as drummer for Gatsbys American Dream. The band officially broke up in late 2005, stating simply [http://www.punknews.org/article/14574 "we are finally calling it quits."] The band played 2 farewell shows in the Seattle area in December 2005.

Discography

*"Waxwing 7"" (Henry's Finest Recordings, 1998)
*"For Madmen Only" (Second Nature Recordings, 1999)
*"One for the Ride" (Second Nature Recordings, 2000)
*"" (Second Nature Recordings, 2001)
*"Nobody Can Take What Everybody Owns" (Second Nature Recordings, 2002)

Compilations

*"Living Silent" (Status Recordings, 1998) - Track "Charmageddon"
*"Split 7" with The Casket Lottery" (Second Nature Recordings, 2000) - Track "Laboratory"
*"This Changes Everything" (Second Nature Recordings, 2001) - Track "Laboratory"

Post-Waxwing projects

* Rocky Votolato has since enjoyed a successful alt-country solo career.
* Cody Votolato played in The Blood Brothers until their breakup in late 2007. During this time, he was also in Head Wound City with Jordan Blilie, the vocalist for The Blood Brothers, and members of The Locust. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon and is the guitarist of Jaguar Love with Johnny Whitney, The Blood Brothers' other vocalist, and Jay Clark, former guitarist for Pretty Girls Make Graves.
* Rudy Gajadhar played with Gatsbys American Dream until the release of their 2006 self-titled album, after which point the band went on an unofficial hiatus. The rest of his band went on to play in other bands, while Rudy currently has no other known projects.
* Andrew Hartley also played as a member of the band Lightheavyweight during the time that Waxwing was active. They released one album on Your Best Guess records before disbanding (members went on to play in Slender Means, which features Rocky's older brother Sonny). Andrew's current projects, if any, are unknown.