Madelia (band)

Madelia is a San Francisco based band that plays original music in the indie rock / gothic genre.

Madelia practice at Secret Studios on Cesar Chavez and have been performing live concerts in the San Francisco environs since January 2002. They have played at CDN, DNA Lounge, Club ID (Rickshaw Stop), The Elbo Room, BOTH, 12 Galaxies and have also played in LA and for the South By Southwest festival in Austin.

Madelia released a self-titled debut album in 2006, following their three EP releases that surfaced between 2001 and 2004. General reviews of the LP were given by SF Bay Guardian, West Coast Performer, The Owl Mag and Aquarius records. [ [http://www.live2nite.com/music_review.php?recordID=Madelia Madelia:MadeliaCd Review - Live2Nite Concert Listing ] ]

'The Compliment' was played on local station LIVE 105 FM, as well as being selected for a Bay Area compilation CD. 'Wither' has also received radio play credit with this station. Their song 'Cherry' was entered in the 2006 Not So Silent Night contest.

Madelia has survived several line-up changes across the years. It currently consists of original members Bryan Bindloss (lyrics/vocals/guitar) and Andrew Burmester (bass/vocals), along with Boone Spooner who joined the band in 2005 (drums/vocals), and recent newcomer Rachel Hoiem(piano/keyboards) who previously played for local band Lolita. Former members being Ralph de la Rosa (drums), Jennifer Kuca (keyboards/synth), Trevor Stearns (guitar/synth), and Benjamin Chapman (piano/keyboards).

Discography

*UNTRUE (UNTRUE, WOOLEN SWEATER WORDS, THE SAND, OF STILLNESS)
*DARK SONIC FUCK ROCK
*2004: EVERYDAY UNDERNEATH (VACANCY, NON FICTION, SCAFFOLDING, THE COMPLIMENT)
*2006: MADELIA: (DEPARTURES, CHORDS, SKIN, WITHER, VACANCY, SCAFFOLDING, NON FICTION, EVERYDAY UNDERNEATH, THE COMPLIMENT)

External links

*http://www.madeliamusic.com
*http://www.myspace.com/madelia
*http://madelia.imeem.com
*http://www.sanfranciscomusicnews.com/band-profile-madelia/

References

* http://www.live2nite.com/music_review.php?recordID=Madelia
* http://www.jusnhlado.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=1438&catid=107
* http://www.skratchmagazine.com/cd-reviews/CDreviewsAPR04.php
* http://www.aquariusrecords.org/cat/rockpop121.html
* http://www.theowlmag.com/cdreviews.asp?intPageCurrent=1&cdPage=1&lrPage=1&vPage=1&fPage=1&month=&year=&date=&id=290
* http://www.bayareabuzz.net/cdreviews/

Book (containing Madelia interview): 'San Francisco Music Vibes of the 2000s' copyright 2005 Sand-dee R.Waybill ISBN 978-1-4116-6693-1