High Places

High Places

High Places is a musical group from Brooklyn. The band is a duo comprising multi-instrumentalist Rob Barber and vocalist Mary Pearson.

Career

Rob is from Philadelphia. Mary is from Kalamazoo. After opening for Japanther at a Michigan show Mary visited Brooklyn for two days and met Rob, who was teaching printmaking at the Pratt Institute. In 2006 she moved to Brooklyn and the band was formed. cite web|first=Yancey|url=http://17dots.com/2008/02/12/high-places-full-qa/ |title=high places q&a|publisher=17dots.com|date=2008-02-12|accessdate=2008-02-23]

After playing some shows for Todd P in Brooklyn the band embarked on their first tour.

Having received a fair amount of online acclaim, [cite news| last=Drosin |first=Adam |url=http://media.www.nyunews.com/media/storage/paper869/news/2008/02/22/Music/Album.Reviews.High.Places.Amplive.Stephen.Malkus.And.The.Jicks.Goldfrapp-3228522.shtml|title=Album reviews|publisher=Washington Square News|date=2008-02-22|accessdate=2008-02-23|quote=deafening buzz] in January 2008 the band was one of just two selected by eMusic to inaugurate its new "eMusic Selects" feature to promote particularly noteworthy unsigned or underrepresented artists. [cite news|last=Cohen|first=Peter|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,142413-c,onlineentertainment/article.html|publisher=Macworld|date=2008-02-16|accessdate=2008-02-23|title=New EMusic Feature Spotlights Artists]

In May 2008 it was announced that the band had signed with Chicago independent label Thrill Jockey for the release of their debut full-length album which was released on September 23 2008. cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/50388-high-places-sign-to-thrill-jockey-prep-debut-album |title=High Places Sign to Thrill Jockey, Prep Debut Album |publisher=Pitchfork |accessdate=2008-05-13 |last=Solarski |first=Matthew |date=2008-05-01 ]

In June 2008 the band embarked on their first European tour.

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/hellohighplaces High Places] at MySpace
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93941441 High Places at NPR Music]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • High Places — est un groupe de musique d indie rock, originaire de Brooklyn, New York (USA). C est un duo entre le musicien Rob Barber et la chanteuse Mary Pearson, créé en 2006. Sommaire 1 Discographie 1.1 Albums 1.2 7 EPs 1.3 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • high places — plural noun Positions of importance and usu influence • • • Main Entry: ↑high …   Useful english dictionary

  • high places — The conventional translation of a Hebrew word (bamoth) whose meaning continues to be disputed. It refers to a place where sacrifices were offered in the open air. They were hated by prophets as being part of the fertility religion of the… …   Dictionary of the Bible

  • HIGH PLACES —    elevated spots on which altars were erected for worship in the rude belief that, as they were nearer heaven than the plains and valleys, they were more favourable places for prayer. The practice of worship on these spots, though from the first …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • high places — positions of power and influence …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Music in High Places: Live in Hawaii — Starring Deftones Music by Deftones …   Wikipedia

  • Music in High Places — Live album by Unwritten Law Released Januar …   Wikipedia

  • Friends in High Places — Infobox Album | Name = Friends in High Places Type = Live album Artist = Hillsong Church Released = flagicon|Australia 2 July, 1995 Recorded = 19 March, 1995, The Hills Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia Genre = Contemporary Christian Length …   Wikipedia

  • Hinds' Feet on High Places — Infobox Book | name = Hinds Feet on High Places title orig = translator = image caption = author = Hannah Hurnard cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Inspirational, Allegorical, Novel publisher = Christian… …   Wikipedia

  • In High Places (song) — Infobox Single Name = In High Places Artist = Mike Oldfield from Album = Crises Released = start date|1987|9|7|df=yes Recorded = Genre = Pop rock Length = 3:33 Label = Virgin Records Writer = Mike Oldfield (music) Mike Oldfield Jon Anderson… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”