The Village Green (band)

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Name = The Village Green


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Origin = Portland, Oregon
Genre = Indie rock
Years_active = 2004–present
Label = spinART
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Current_members = J. Nicholas Allard Jeremy Sherrer Jon Almendarez Dusty Springfield
Past_members = Dave Depper Nathan Junior

The Village Green is a Portland, Oregon indie rock band, composed of lead vocalist/guitarist/composer J. Nicholas Allard and drummer/producer/back-up vocalist Jeremy Sherrer.

They have released an EP, "The Village Green", in 2005 and a full-length album, "Feeling the Fall", which was released in the United States on August 29, 2006.

They have been compared to their influences, including The Beatles and The Kinks, whose famous album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kinks_Are_the_Village_Green_Preservation_Society] they name themselves after. [cite web | url = http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:qgjw7i75g75r | title = The Village Green | last = Brown | first = Marissa | work = AllMusic.com | accessdate = 2007-01-28 ]

They also have a bass and a guitar player as part of their live band. They have recently played at Bumbershoot International Music and Arts Festival in Seattle, Washington; and also local venues around Seattle and Portland.

Discography

*"The Village Green" (2005) Hidden Peak Records
*"Feeling the Fall" (2006) spinART Records
*"When the Creepers Creep In" (EP/ Single) (2006)
*"Live on KEXP.org EP" (2006)

References

* [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:qgjw7i75g75r The Village Green] on Allmusic.

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/villagegreen The Village Green on] MySpace