Magic bullets (band)

Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Magic Bullets

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Background = group_or_band
Origin = San Francisco, California, USA flagicon|USA
Instruments = guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards, vocals
Genre = Pop
Years_active = 2004 - present
Labels = Words On Music
Also Known As = CHILD DOCTOR
Associated_acts = The Cosmos, Dominant Legs, Golden Soldiers
URL =
Current_members = Philip Benson (vocals 2004-present)
Corey Cunningham (guitar, 2004-present)
Colin Dobrin (drums, 2004-present)
Ryan "Gran" Lynch (guitar, 2004-present)
Matthew Kallman (keyboards, 2004-present)
Nathan Sweatt (bass guitar, 2004-present)
Past_members = Noah Brodsky (drums, 2005)

Overview

Magic Bullets are a United States pop band from San Francisco, California.

History

Magic Bullets formed in San Francisco, California in 2004 with musicians primarily hailing from the Bay area who had spent most of their musically formative years playing with or alongside one another in various punk rock outfits. Vocalist Philip Benson and guitarist and primary songwriter Cunningham first met in 2000 and later played together in The Cosmos [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/17/NSF0UENM5.DTL&hw=magic+bullets&sn=001&sc=1000 Magic Bullets ] ] (a musical project of Cunningham's which released a split 7" on England's Becalmed Records [ [http://www.becalmedrecords.com/release_lornathecosmos.html Becalmed Records: Releases - Lorna b/w The Cosmos ] ] with soon-to-be Words On Music artist Lorna in 2001).

After a few years Cunningham and Benson called upon friends Colin Dobrin (drums), Matthew Kallman (keys) and Nathan Sweatt (bass guitar) to form a new band to play music inspired by their favorite artists — drawing from the likes of Orange Juice, The Sound, and The Feelies, to name a few.

After developing an agreeable repertoire, and with the welcome addition of long time friend and musical collaborator and guitarist Ryan Lynch (also a former member of The Cosmos), Magic Bullets set out to play scores of shows in the winter of 2004/2005. Magic Bullets played dozens of shows including those with The Walkmen, Perry Farrell, Voxtrot, and Cold War Kids. In 2008 the band performed with comedy group Human Giant at the Noise Pop Festival [ [http://www.noisepop.com/2008/schedule.php Noise Pop XVI - February 26 to March 2 2008 ||| San Francisco CA ] ] .

In October 2005 the sextet had their first recording session of material to be included on their debut at Atomic Garden in East Palo Alto, California [ [http://www.words-on-music.com/magicbullets.html [magic bullets ] ] . In June 2006 Magic Bullets continued recorded six more songs at House of Faith in Oakland with Bart Thurber, with a few more songs recorded by Les Parley at The Emergency Room. Parley mixed the album in Summer 2006.

Discography

Albums

*"a CHILD but in life yet a DOCTOR in love" (2007, Words On Music) (recorded 2005-2006) [http://youtube.com/watch?v=zHn5yp4yFmI "Yesterday's Seen Better Days" video]
*"Young Man's Fancy (TBA)

External links

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hjfexqldldte AllMusic Guide entry]
* [http://www.myspace.com/magicbullets Myspace]
* [http://magicbullets.imeem.com iMeem entry]
* [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1560570/20070525/index.jhtml MTV.com review]
* [http://www.spin.com/articles/magic-bullets Spin.com review]
* [http://www.mbullets.com Official site]

Notes

References

* The San Francisco Chronicle (January 17th, 2008)
* www.becalmedrecords.com (2008).
* Noise Pop Festival (February 28th 2008)
* www.words-on-music.com (2007).