The Hong Kong

The Hong Kong

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Hong Kong


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Origin = New Orleans, Louisiana / Brooklyn, New York
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Genre = Indie rock
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Years_active = 2000 - Present
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Associated_acts = The Big Sleep, The Rowboats, Soulo
URL = [http://etherdrag.com/thehongkong/ Official Website]
Current_members = Catherine Culpepper Shawn King Harold Wayne Ted Casterline Aaron Carroll
Past_members = Sonya Balchandani
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The Hong Kong originally formed in New Orleans, but became more established after regrouping in Brooklyn. They are known for mixing a 1960s feel with modern indie rock sensibilities. They have also been compared to Blondie. In 2000, the band released their first album, the instrumental "Lights At Night", which included a post-rock sound that would become much less evident in the group's future efforts. 2003 saw the release of "Rock The Faces", which Allmusic said "is junk-shop pop at its finest. Built out of parts of various great bands and artists, it shines like a brand new artifact" ( [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ozkpu3laan5k link] ).

In January 2005, The Hong Kong went into the studio to record with Ric Ocasek of The Cars producing. Soon after, they signed to his label, Inverse Records. That Ocasek took the band under his wing was evidenced by their backing him up at live shows, such as a September 2005 performance at CBGB.

In 2006, the band released a video for a song called "Tongue-Tied." The video featured Culpepper with Dean Wareham (Luna / Galaxie 500) as Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.

Discography

* "Lights At Night" (2000)
* "Rock The Faces" (2003)
* "Slow Motion Gets Around" (2007)

References

* [http://www.plusonemusic.net/content.aspx?SID=NEWS +1 Music news page]
* [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/ricocasek/articles/story/7675335/ric_ocasek_rocks_cbgb Rolling Stone review of Ric Ocasek/The Hong Kong show at CBGB]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thehongkong MySpace profile]
* [http://etherdrag.com/thehongkong/news.html The Hong Kong official website news page]


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