- The Great Northwest
The Great Northwest (previously "The Every Thing") is a
neo-psychedelic project created by studio engineer and producer Brian James "Coatsie" Coates (The Dandy Warhols ,Dead Meadow ). The group is based around acollective philosophy in which "every one is welcome to participate". Their debut album was recorded inFresno, California andPortland, Oregon in 2006 and was released in 2008. [http://www.thekorarecords.com The Kora Records] .The group went on their first East Coast tour in late 2006 playing the CMJ festival in
New York City (with guest drummerCourtney Taylor-Taylor ) and the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center inWashington, D.C. .The group toured again in 2008 in support of
Dead Meadow before releasing their debut album "The Widespread Reign of The Great Northwest" on The Kora Records on July 29th, 2008.Past and Present Band Members:
Brian Coates, Randall Crush, Josh Kalberg, Joe Kaczmarek(
Rick Bain ), Caleb Spiegel, Peter Holmström(The Dandy Warhols ), Brent Fellows, Jeff Baldwin, Mike Faith, Marty Smith, Andy Olmstead, RJ Abbate. [http://www.myspace.com/highcouncilpdx]External links
* [http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/artist_detail.cfm?artist_id=EVERYTHING# The Great Northwest on the Kennedy Center webpage]
* [http://www.thekorarecords.com The Kora Records]
* [http://www.myspace.com/highcouncilpdx The Great Northwest on Myspace]
* [http://www.oldmancoatsie.com Official Brian Coates homepage]
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