Piñataland

Infobox musical artist
Name = Pinataland


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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Brooklyn, New York, USA
Genre = Alternative rock
Chamber Rock, Gypsy rock
Years_active = 1998–present
URL = http://www.pinataland.com| www.pinataland.com]
Current_members = David Wechsler, Doug Stone, and a rotating cast of other musicians.

Piñataland is a Brooklyn-based musical group created by David Wechsler and Doug Stone. Their songs are often about obscure historical events and people, including, among others:

The pygmy Ota Benga ("Ota Benga's Name")

The painter John Banvard ("The Ballad of John Banvard")

The daredevil Sam Patch ("The Fall of Sam Patch")

The elephant Topsy ("Coney Island Funeral")

The spiritualist John Murray Spear ("Dream of the New Mary")

The journalist William Cobbett's efforts to rebury Thomas Paine ("American Man")

Edward Leedskalnin's Coral Castle ("Latvian Bride")

The Inuit Minik Wallace ("If Ice Were Warm")

Pinataland have often performed at historical sites such as the Old Stone House (Brooklyn), the Cobble Hill Tunnel, and Green-Wood Cemetery. They have also covered historical tunes, such as President John Quincy Adams' campaign song "Little Know Ye Who's Comin'".

Discography

*"Songs from Konijn Kok" - EP (1999)
*"Songs for the Forgotten Future Volume 1" (2003)
*"Songs for the Forgotten Future Volume 2" (2008)

External links

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* Pinataland on All Music Guide
* Pinataland on National Public Radio [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4286267]
* Pinataland article in New York Observer [http://www.observer.com/2002/youre-grand-old-rag?observer_most_read_tabs_tab=2]
* Pinataland in Village Voice's Best of 2004 [http://www.villagevoice.com/bestof/2004/award/best-dark-old-weird-history-orchestrette-492003/]