Madigan Shive

Infobox musical artist

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Name = Madigan Shive
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Madigan Rachel Ruth Shive
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Origin = Seattle, Washington, United States
Instrument = Cello, guitar, vocals
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Years_active = 1992–present
Label = Kill Rock Stars
St. Francis
MoonPuss Music
Associated_acts = Tattle Tale
Bonfire Madigan
URL = http://www.bonfiremadigan.com/
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Madigan Rachel Ruth Shive is an American rock/punk musician based in San Francisco. She is a cellist, singer and guitarist, formerly of the band Tattle Tale and currently with Bonfire Madigan.

Biography

Shive's parents were "intentional future community" people and her mother called her Running Pony until she was about six years old, and regularly changed her name. Shive eventually chose one of them, Madigan, as her permanent name when she was fourteen. [cite web
last =Pritchett
first =Jenny
title =An Interview with Madigan Shive
publisher =Posthoc.com
date =2002
url =http://www.posthoc.com/madiganshive.htm
accessdate =2007-08-05 ] The family lived in a teepee in Washington for about two years when she was a child, and moved often. At the age of seventeen, she formed the Seattle based duo Tattle Tale with Jen Wood. [cite web
last =Ankeny
first =Jason
title =Tattle Tale Biography
publisher =Allmusic
url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fvfqxq8gldde
accessdate =2007-08-05 ] The band broke up in 1995. She formed Bonfire Madigan with contrabassist Sheri Ozeki, guitarist Shelley Doty, and percussionist Tomas. [cite web
last =Ankeny
first =Jason
title =Bonfire Madigan Biography
publisher =Allmusic
url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gjfwxqehldae
accessdate =2007-08-05 ] Shive has formed her own music label, Moonpuss. Her songs have appeared in films including "Sleeping Beauties" (1999), "But I'm a Cheerleader" (1999), "Better Luck Tomorrow" (2002), "Chain Camera" (2001), ' and ' (2002). In 2001, Shive made the news while raising money to fight tenant eviction and trying to raise awareness of tenant's rights. [cite news
title =Bonfire Madigan's Shive Fights Eviction
publisher =Aversion.com
date =2001-07-03
url =http://www.aversion.com/news/news_article.cfm?news_id=397
accessdate =2007-08-05 ]

Discography

* 1993: "Julep (Compilation)" (with Tattle Tale) – Yoyo Recordings
* 1994: "Tattle Tale" (with Tattle Tale) – Kill Rock Stars
* 1994: "Move into the Villa Villakula (Compilation)" (with Tattle Tale) – Villa Villakula Records
* 1994: "Post 10: Early daze"(with Tattle Tale) – Pillarbox Red Records
* 1994: "Unknown cassette"
* 1994: "Periscope" (with Tattle tale) – Yoyo Recordings
* 1995: "Alderwood Mall/Loose lips (aka The Alderwood Mall Ep" (with Tattle Tale) – Chou Chou records
* 1995: "Sew True" (with Tattle Tale) – St. Francis
* 1996: "Rock Stop" – MoonPuss Music
* 1998: "...From the Burnpile" (with Bonfire Madigan) – Kill Rock Stars
* 2000: "Saddle the Bridge" (with Bonfire Madigan) – Kill Rock Stars
* 2002: "88" (EP, with Bonfire Madigan) – MoonPuss Music
* 2003: "Plays for Change" (with Bonfire Madigan, live) – MoonPuss Music
* 2004: "i bleed: a decade of song" – MoonPuss Music

References

External links

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* [http://www.bonfiremadigan.com/ Bonfire Madigan website]