Dead Meadow
Dead Meadow's unique marriage of Sabbath riffs, dreamy layers of guitars fuzz bliss, and singer Jason Simon's high-pitched melodic croon have won over both psychedelic pop/rock and stoner-rock fans alike. Although the band's members met while attending all-ages punk shows in and around Washington D.C.'s punk/indie scene, the trio's sound draws more of their sound from such classic rock legends as Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath. The trio formed in the fall of 1998 out the ashes of local indie rock bands The Impossible Five and Coulour by singer-guitarist Jason Simon, bassist Steve Kille, and drummer Mark Laughlin. The three members set out to fuse their love of early 70's hard rock and 60's psychedelia with their love of fantasy and horror writers J.R.R. Tolkien and H.P. Lovecraft.
Their first album, Dead Meadow, was released in 2000 on Tolotta Records, a label run by Fugazi bassist Joe Lally. This was quickly followed by 2001's Howls from the Hills, also released on Tolotta Records. At the completion of Howls from the Hills John Peel asked Dead Meadow to record a Peel Session which was recorded in Fugazi's home studio, the first time a Peel Session was recorded outside the BBC studios. In 2002, Stephen McCarty replaced Mark Laughlin on the drums and the band signed with Matador Records. They released Shivering King And Others and began to tour extensively, often sharing the stage with Brian Jonestown Massacre, Super Furry Animals, and Dinosaur Jr. The subsequent releases on Matador wereFeathers (2005) and Old Growth (2008). In 2007 the band moved its base to Los Angeles. In April 2010 they released Three Kings, an epic feature film and soundtrack album including material spanning their entire career. In July 2010, McCarty ended an eight year run with the band to pursue other life goals and musical opportunities. In August 2010 Mark rejoined the band, a reunion tour was planned and Deadie was born.
Cellar Doors
Cellar Doors began in early 2010 in San Francisco. The trio consists of Sean Fitzsimmons (Vocals, Guitar, Bass) Jason Witz (Bass, Guitar, Vocals), and Miro Rogulj (Percussion, Vocals). The band is influenced by various forms of art, ranging anywhere from The Velvet Underground to The Stone Roses, Serge Gainsbourg to Spacemen 3, or Hitchcock to Dali. Their name is derived from a J.R.R. Tolkien quote, stating that the phonetic pronunciation of 'cellar door' is beautiful, dissociated from its sense (and from its spelling). However, the words themselves portray a dark doorway to the underground. With this appreciation for both the beautiful and the macabre they create a unique concoction of reverberating rock & roll that washes over you like a psychedelic tidal wave.
The band has shared the stage with the likes of Roky Erickson, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Dead Meadow, The Warlocks, Spindrift, Allah-Las, Asteroid #4, Gringo Star, The Records, and have been known to back local legend Cyril Jordan of The Flamin' Groovies on occasion.
Since releasing their debut EP 'The Melody Haunts My Reverie' in September of 2011 they have been playing throughout the Pacific Coast and are currently recording for their next release.
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Dead Meadow's unique marriage of Sabbath riffs, dreamy layers of guitars fuzz bliss, and singer Jason Simon's high-pitched melodic croon have won over both psychedelic pop/rock and stoner-rock fans alike. Although the band's members met while attending all-ages punk shows in and around Washington D.C.'s punk/indie scene, the trio's sound draws more of their sound from such classic rock legends as Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath. The trio formed in the fall of 1998 out the ashes of local indie rock bands The Impossible Five and Coulour by singer-guitarist Jason Simon, bassist Steve Kille, and drummer Mark Laughlin. The three members set out to fuse their love of early 70's hard rock and 60's psychedelia with their love of fantasy and horror writers J.R.R. Tolkien and H.P. Lovecraft.
Their first album, Dead Meadow, was released in 2000 on Tolotta Records, a label run by Fugazi bassist Joe Lally. This was quickly followed by 2001's Howls from the Hills, also released on Tolotta Records. At the completion of Howls from the Hills John Peel asked Dead Meadow to record a Peel Session which was recorded in Fugazi's home studio, the first time a Peel Session was recorded outside the BBC studios. In 2002, Stephen McCarty replaced Mark Laughlin on the drums and the band signed with Matador Records. They released Shivering King And Others and began to tour extensively, often sharing the stage with Brian Jonestown Massacre, Super Furry Animals, and Dinosaur Jr. The subsequent releases on Matador wereFeathers (2005) and Old Growth (2008). In 2007 the band moved its base to Los Angeles. In April 2010 they released Three Kings, an epic feature film and soundtrack album including material spanning their entire career. In July 2010, McCarty ended an eight year run with the band to pursue other life goals and musical opportunities. In August 2010 Mark rejoined the band, a reunion tour was planned and Deadie was born.
Cellar Doors
Cellar Doors began in early 2010 in San Francisco. The trio consists of Sean Fitzsimmons (Vocals, Guitar, Bass) Jason Witz (Bass, Guitar, Vocals), and Miro Rogulj (Percussion, Vocals). The band is influenced by various forms of art, ranging anywhere from The Velvet Underground to The Stone Roses, Serge Gainsbourg to Spacemen 3, or Hitchcock to Dali. Their name is derived from a J.R.R. Tolkien quote, stating that the phonetic pronunciation of 'cellar door' is beautiful, dissociated from its sense (and from its spelling). However, the words themselves portray a dark doorway to the underground. With this appreciation for both the beautiful and the macabre they create a unique concoction of reverberating rock & roll that washes over you like a psychedelic tidal wave.
The band has shared the stage with the likes of Roky Erickson, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Dead Meadow, The Warlocks, Spindrift, Allah-Las, Asteroid #4, Gringo Star, The Records, and have been known to back local legend Cyril Jordan of The Flamin' Groovies on occasion.
Since releasing their debut EP 'The Melody Haunts My Reverie' in September of 2011 they have been playing throughout the Pacific Coast and are currently recording for their next release.
Dead Meadow
Dead Meadow's unique marriage of Sabbath riffs, dreamy layers of guitars fuzz bliss, and singer Jason Simon's high-pitched melodic croon have won over both psychedelic pop/rock and stoner-rock fans alike. Although the band's members met while attending all-ages punk shows in and around Washington D.C.'s punk/indie scene, the trio's sound draws more of their sound from such classic rock legends as Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath. The trio formed in the fall of 1998 out the ashes of local indie rock bands The Impossible Five and Coulour by singer-guitarist Jason Simon, bassist Steve Kille, and drummer Mark Laughlin. The three members set out to fuse their love of early 70's hard rock and 60's psychedelia with their love of fantasy and horror writers J.R.R. Tolkien and H.P. Lovecraft.
Their first album, Dead Meadow, was released in 2000 on Tolotta Records, a label run by Fugazi bassist Joe Lally. This was quickly followed by 2001's Howls from the Hills, also released on Tolotta Records. At the completion of Howls from the Hills John Peel asked Dead Meadow to record a Peel Session which was recorded in Fugazi's home studio, the first time a Peel Session was recorded outside the BBC studios. In 2002, Stephen McCarty replaced Mark Laughlin on the drums and the band signed with Matador Records. They released Shivering King And Others and began to tour extensively, often sharing the stage with Brian Jonestown Massacre, Super Furry Animals, and Dinosaur Jr. The subsequent releases on Matador wereFeathers (2005) and Old Growth (2008). In 2007 the band moved its base to Los Angeles. In April 2010 they released Three Kings, an epic feature film and soundtrack album including material spanning their entire career. In July 2010, McCarty ended an eight year run with the band to pursue other life goals and musical opportunities. In August 2010 Mark rejoined the band, a reunion tour was planned and Deadie was born.
Cellar Doors
Cellar Doors began in early 2010 in San Francisco. The trio consists of Sean Fitzsimmons (Vocals, Guitar, Bass) Jason Witz (Bass, Guitar, Vocals), and Miro Rogulj (Percussion, Vocals). The band is influenced by various forms of art, ranging anywhere from The Velvet Underground to The Stone Roses, Serge Gainsbourg to Spacemen 3, or Hitchcock to Dali. Their name is derived from a J.R.R. Tolkien quote, stating that the phonetic pronunciation of 'cellar door' is beautiful, dissociated from its sense (and from its spelling). However, the words themselves portray a dark doorway to the underground. With this appreciation for both the beautiful and the macabre they create a unique concoction of reverberating rock & roll that washes over you like a psychedelic tidal wave.
The band has shared the stage with the likes of Roky Erickson, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Dead Meadow, The Warlocks, Spindrift, Allah-Las, Asteroid #4, Gringo Star, The Records, and have been known to back local legend Cyril Jordan of The Flamin' Groovies on occasion.
Since releasing their debut EP 'The Melody Haunts My Reverie' in September of 2011 they have been playing throughout the Pacific Coast and are currently recording for their next release.
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Dead Meadow's unique marriage of Sabbath riffs, dreamy layers of guitars fuzz bliss, and singer Jason Simon's high-pitched melodic croon have won over both psychedelic pop/rock and stoner-rock fans alike. Although the band's members met while attending all-ages punk shows in and around Washington D.C.'s punk/indie scene, the trio's sound draws more of their sound from such classic rock legends as Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath. The trio formed in the fall of 1998 out the ashes of local indie rock bands The Impossible Five and Coulour by singer-guitarist Jason Simon, bassist Steve Kille, and drummer Mark Laughlin. The three members set out to fuse their love of early 70's hard rock and 60's psychedelia with their love of fantasy and horror writers J.R.R. Tolkien and H.P. Lovecraft.
Their first album, Dead Meadow, was released in 2000 on Tolotta Records, a label run by Fugazi bassist Joe Lally. This was quickly followed by 2001's Howls from the Hills, also released on Tolotta Records. At the completion of Howls from the Hills John Peel asked Dead Meadow to record a Peel Session which was recorded in Fugazi's home studio, the first time a Peel Session was recorded outside the BBC studios. In 2002, Stephen McCarty replaced Mark Laughlin on the drums and the band signed with Matador Records. They released Shivering King And Others and began to tour extensively, often sharing the stage with Brian Jonestown Massacre, Super Furry Animals, and Dinosaur Jr. The subsequent releases on Matador wereFeathers (2005) and Old Growth (2008). In 2007 the band moved its base to Los Angeles. In April 2010 they released Three Kings, an epic feature film and soundtrack album including material spanning their entire career. In July 2010, McCarty ended an eight year run with the band to pursue other life goals and musical opportunities. In August 2010 Mark rejoined the band, a reunion tour was planned and Deadie was born.
Cellar Doors
Cellar Doors began in early 2010 in San Francisco. The trio consists of Sean Fitzsimmons (Vocals, Guitar, Bass) Jason Witz (Bass, Guitar, Vocals), and Miro Rogulj (Percussion, Vocals). The band is influenced by various forms of art, ranging anywhere from The Velvet Underground to The Stone Roses, Serge Gainsbourg to Spacemen 3, or Hitchcock to Dali. Their name is derived from a J.R.R. Tolkien quote, stating that the phonetic pronunciation of 'cellar door' is beautiful, dissociated from its sense (and from its spelling). However, the words themselves portray a dark doorway to the underground. With this appreciation for both the beautiful and the macabre they create a unique concoction of reverberating rock & roll that washes over you like a psychedelic tidal wave.
The band has shared the stage with the likes of Roky Erickson, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Dead Meadow, The Warlocks, Spindrift, Allah-Las, Asteroid #4, Gringo Star, The Records, and have been known to back local legend Cyril Jordan of The Flamin' Groovies on occasion.
Since releasing their debut EP 'The Melody Haunts My Reverie' in September of 2011 they have been playing throughout the Pacific Coast and are currently recording for their next release.
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